ABRIDGED CURRICULUM VITAE
Name :
Ashraf Ahmed Mamdouh Zaazou
Nationality:
Egyptian
E-Mail :
[email protected]
--------------------------------------------------------------------Occupation:
Professor of Endodontics from sep. 2105
Current, Conservative Dentistry Department
Faculty of Dentistry, Alexandria University.
Head of endodontic division faculty of dentistry Alexandria university.
Education/Training:
High school : College De Saint Marc 1984
BDS :
Faculty of Dentistry , Alexandria University
Jun 1990 with general grade “VERY GOOD & HONOUR
DEGREE”.
M.S:
Master Degree of conservative dentistry Crown & Bridge
&Endodontics Faculty of Dentistry , Alexandria University
1996 with general grade GOOD
PhD :
Doctor Degree of Conservative Dentistry, Crown & Bridge &
Endodontics “ Nov 2002 With General grade ///.
Languages : Arabic, English & French.
Teaching Experience:
- Demonstrator in Conservative Dentistry department from 1991
till1996.
- Assistant lecturer in Conservative Dentistry Department from
1996 till 2002.
- Lecturer of Endodontics from sep. 2002 till 2008.
- Associate professor of Endodontics from sep 2008 till current.
- Professor of Endodontics from sep 2015 till current.
- Teaching clinical sessions for undergraduate students from
1991 till current.
- Teaching Post Graduates students from 2002 till current .
- Teaching under graduate & post graduate students in Beirut
arab University Lebanon for 4 weeks. From 7/1/2007 till
4/2/2007.
- Visiting Lecturer in El marqab University in Lybia from
10/3/2207 till 23/3/2007.
- Visiting Lecturer in Beirut Arab University from 8/4/2007 till
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3/6/2207.
- Member of the Egyptian Association of endodontics from 1999
till current.
- Visiting Lecturer in Beirut Arab University From 1/1/2008 till
9/2/2008.
- External examiner of Restorative dentistry Beny Ghazi
University from 3 to 17/6/2008.
- External examiner at pharos university from 2008 till 2015.
- Head of endodontic division faculty of dentistry Alexandria
university from april 2015 till now.
Scientific activities :
- Participating in Alexandria dental congress.
- Speaker at the second symposium of Endodontics held at
Ramada hotel in Alexandria 2005.
- Speaker at the 3rd dental congress in Menia University.
- Infection control committee Faculty of dentistry 2004 till 2009.
- Attended the 5th till the 18th International Alexandria dental
congress
- Attended from the 4th till the 13th International dental congress
held by the Egyptian dental association.
- Attended the International Endodontics dental congresses held
by the Egyptian association of endodontics.
- Attended the post congress educational course in esthetics
dentistry held by Prof. Dr. Nasser Barghi at the 8th international
dental congress.
- Attended the continuing dental educational implantology
course at the faculty of dentistry Alexandria University
accredited by the royal college of surgeons (Edin).
- Attended from the 2nd till the 8th international implantology
congress.
- Attended the course entitled Restorative solutions for
orthodontic Problems .
- Attended the course practicing low stress endododntics held by
Dr. Khaled Balto in November 2011.
- Certificate of achievement in time & conference management
accredited by FLDC.
- Certificate of achievement in curriculum design accredited by
FLDC.
- Certificate of achievement in new concepts in teaching
accredited by FLDC.
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- Certificate of achievement in teaching with technology
accredited by FLDC.
- Certificate of achievement in writing scientific paper &
international publication accredited by FLDC.
- Member in the post graduate studies committee since 2007till
2013.
- Member of Egyptian Dental Association.
- Member of the Egyptian Endodontic Association.
- Teaching Assistant Professor in Beni Ghazi university from
14/11/2008 till 30/11/2008.
- Course director for 3rd year from 2005 till now.
- Postgraduate director from 2005 till now.
- Course director for the undergraduate Malaysian program from
2012 till current.
- Courses presentation:
- Progressive chances towards success in endodontics presented
at the Alexandria Dental Research Center on 6th of May 2010.
- Course on protaper ,pathfiles and thermafil presented at the
center of excellence on the 18 of april 2012.
- Endodontic retreatment (what to tackle?) presented at the
center of excellence on 29/2/2012 &1/3/2012Sponsored by
Maileffer Dentsply.
- Progressive chances towards succeful endodontics presented at
the center of excellence on 5/3/2013 sponsored by Maileffer
Dentsply.
- Course on endodontic retreatment presented at the center of
excellence on 6-7/3/2013 sponsored by Maileffer Dentsply.
- Course on endodontic retreatment presented at cecil steingberg
hotel on 23-24/9/2016 sponsored by FKG Dentaire.
- Course held on the 20th international dental congress (Protaper
Next- Time to change to a flexible performance.4/11/2016
Clinical Experience:
- Consultant of Endodontics Mowasa Hospital & Clinics 19992000.
- Consultant of Restorative Dentistry Faculty Clinics from1999
till 2005.
- Private practice from 1991 till current.
Published research:
1- Histological & Histochemical Evaluation of furcal perforation repair
in dogs using mineral trioxide aggregate mixed with water based
lubricant. E.D.J:52 (2),1103-18,Apr 2006 .
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2- Fracture resistance of immature teeth filled with MTA.
E.D.J:54(1)267-73,Jan 2008.
3- In vitro evaluation of R-Endo files versus conventional methods for
removal of thermoplastic polymer based resin & gutta percha root
canal filling. Alexandria .Dental .J. 32 (1-4) .Jan-oct 2007.
4- Evaluation of the effect of apical enlargement on the sealing ability of
a resin root canal filling material. Egyp den J :54 (2); apr 2008.
5- Comparison of the cleaning ability of two different techniques in
removal of laterally & vertically condensed gutta percha.
Cairo. Dent. J:24(1);jan 2008.
6- The effect of apical enlargement on the ability of three apex locators
to locate the apical foramen: An in vitro study.
Alexandria .Dental .J. vol 32 (1-4) .Jan-oct 2007.
7- Sealing ability of different obturation techniques over apically
separated rotary nickel titanium files. Cairo Dent J may 2008.
8- A comparison of the shaping characteristics of oval canals using two
Nickel titanium endodontic rotary instruments with a stainless steel
endodontic hand instrument. Cairo Dent J 29 (1) 195-203.Jan 2013
9- Radiographic Detection and Histological Evaluation of Cleaning of
Accessory canals.
10- Accuracy of Root ZX Apex locator in primary molars in relation to
anatomical factors.
11- Apical sealing efficiency of different obturation techniques over
apically broken rotary nickel-titanium files (An in vitro study).Alex.
dent.j. 2015 vol 40; 46-50.
International publications:
1- Saoud TM, Zaazou A, Nabil A, Moussa S, Lin LM, Gibbs JL.
Clinical and radiographic outcomes of traumatized immature
permanent necrotic teeth after revascularization/revitalization
therapy. J Endod. 2014;40(12):1946-52.
2- Saoud TM, Zaazou A, Nabil A, Moussa S, Aly HM, Okazaki K,
Rosenber PA, Lin LM. Histological observations of pulpal
replacement tissue in immature dog teeth after revascularization of
infected pulps. Dent Traumat 2015; 31: 243-9.
3- Abstract Title: Recruitment of Circulating CD34+ Stem Cells
Following Endodontic Periapical Surgery. poster presented at the
2016 IADR/APR General Session & Exhibition (June 22-25,
2016).
4- Effect of Platelet-Rich Plasma Biomembrane on Enhancing Bone
Regeneration Following Endodontic Surgery.poster published in j of
endodo march 2017
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Master thesis under supervision:
1- An in vitro comparative study of the profile, Gates Glidden &
Stainless steel removal of gutta percha & sealer during root canal
Re-treatment.
2- A comparative analysis of the hardness and the microstructure of
rotary nickel titanium files manufactured by different techniques.
3- Comparison of reciprocating versus rotary motion for removal of
gutta percha using cone beam computed tomography (an in vitro
study).
4- Intracanal irradiation with Er,Cr:YSGG laser versus passive
ultrasonic and conventional irrigation in root canals infected with
enterococcus faecalis (in vitro study).
Supervised Master Thesis:
1- In vitro evaluation of R-Endo files versus conventional methods for
removal of thermoplastic polymer based resin and gutta percha root
canal filling.
2- Radiographic Detection & Histologic evaluation of cleaning of
accessory canals.
3- Efficacy of a new brush covered irrigation needle in removing root
canal debris: A scanning electron microscope.
4- An In vitro comparative study of the effect of two Ni-Ti rotary
systems versus hand instrumentation on canal centering ability &
apical canal transportation.
5- The effect of removal of smear layer by MTAD & EDTA on the
adaptation of the root canal filling material.
6- Evaluation of the effect of curved root canals preparation on the
surface changes of Ni-Ti rotary system.
7- In vitro evaluation of the efficacy of universal Protaper system in
removing three different obturating materials.
8- A comparative study of the effect of two different Ni-Ti rotary
systems and a hand instrument on the incidence of dentinal defects in
narrow canals.
9- An in vitro study to compare the effect of apical enlargements on
reducing intra-canal bacterial count.
10- In vitro comparative study of bacterial coronal leakage between roots
filled with a thermoplastic synthetic polymer and gutta percha with resin
sealer.
11- A comparison of the shaping characteristics of oval canals using two
nickel-titanium endodontic rotary instruments with a stainless steel
endodontic hand instrument.
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12- Comparison of area-metric analysis of root canals obturated with
different obturation techniques.
13- Evaluation of the effect of apical enlargement on the sealing ability of
a resin root canal filling material.
14- In vitro assessment of the accuracy of an electronic apex locator for
determination of root canal length in primary teeth.
15- Comparison of the amount of apical extrusion of two types of sealers
following preparation with three types of files (An In vitro study).
16Effect of acidic environment on the push out bond strength
of mineral trioxide aggregate and bio-ceramic root repair material
(An in vitro study).
17Cleaning efficiency of two different Nickel titanium systems
in curved root canals (An In vitro study)
18Coronal leakage between intermediate temporary filling and
restorative materials used for restoration of badly broken down
teeth.(In vitro study)
19Effect of moisture on the sealing ability of two different
hydrophilic resin sealers .An in vitro study.
20Apical sealing efficiency of two different obturation
techniques over apically separated rotary nickel titanium files.( In
vitro study)
21Comparison of bacterial coronal leakage between different
obturation materials. (An in vitro study).
22Evaluation of surface changes and deformation of two nickel
titanium systems used for retreatment.( in vitro study)
23Evaluation of two different materials for pre-endodontic
restoration of badly destructed teeth.(In vitro study).
24Effect of different irrigating protocols on the bond strength
of the active gutta percha root canal obturation system
(comparative in vitro study).
25A comparative study of the amount of apically extruded
debris after using different types of glyde path files.
Supervised Phd Thesis:
1- Study of the ability of induced blood clot with cervical mineral
trioxide aggregate on regeneration of the pulp and apical maturation
of immature permanent teeth ( A clinical ,radiographic and
histological study).
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Phd Thesis under supervision:
1- Effect of platelet rich plasma biomembrane on enhancing bone
regeneration following endodontic surgery (A randomized controlled
clinical study).
Examiners for the following Master thesis :
1- Clinical and radiographic study of the effect of gutta percha with
calcium hydroxide based sealer and thermoplastic polymer with
resin based sealer on periapical tissues.
2- In vitro comparative study of the cleaning and the shaping ability
of Hero 642 and protaper rotary systems in the preparation of
severly curved root canals.
3- In vitro bacteriological study of apical leakage of root canals
prepared with race Ni-Ti system and obturated with two different
materials.
4- Fracture resistance of splinted mid-root fractured anterior teeth
using glass fiber and titanium posts.
5- Effect of prednisolone medication on postoperative pain after
single visit endodontic therapy. A randomized controlled trial.(Part
XIII)
6- Computed tomography analysis of canal centering ability in curved
root canals prepared by protaper and twisted file rotary systems.
7- Effect of dental loope magnification in detection of the second
mesiobuccal canal in first maxillary molars.
8- Apical sealing efficiency of two apical plugs used in over
instrumented narrow curved root canals (in vitro study).
9- Evaluation of interfacial bond strength and adhesive properties of
dentin to newly developed bioceramic and MTA based sealers.
10- A comparative study of the effect of three different endodontic
sealers on the survival rate of enterococccus faecalis in infected
root canals (an in vitro study).
11- A comparative study of apical transportation and straightening
of two rotary nickel titanium systems when using apical brushing.
12- Comparison between canal centering ability of two different NiTi rotary systems in curved root canals using multi-slice CT
analysis ( an in vitro study).
13- Evaluation of radicular dentinal defects formation using
different instrumentation techniques by cone beam computed
tomography. (An in vitro study)
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14- Evaluation of the effect of two rotary instruments on the
amount of apically extruded debris and irrigant.
15- Anesthetic efficacy of 2% mepivacaine versus 4% articaine for
inferior alveolar nerve blocks in patients with symptomatic
irreversible pulpitis in mandibular molars: a randomized clinical
trial Therapeutic study.
16- Radiographic evaluation of irrigant delivery in curved canals
using four irrigation techniques.(In vitro study)
17- The effect of two rotary systems versus manual instrumentation
on the reduction of enterococcus faecalis count in the root canal.(In
vitro study)
Social Activities:
- Member of Alexandria Sporting club.
- Member of Alexandria Yacht club.
- Playing sports Basket ball, swimming & tennis.
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