Associate Professor Peter Parashos
CONTACT
E-mail: parashos@unimelb.edu.au
Telephone: +61 3 9341 1472
QUALIFICATIONS
- BDSc (Melb)
- LDS (Vic)
- MDSc (Melb)
- FRACDS
- PhD (Melb)
- FACD
- FICD
CURRENT POSITION
- Associate Professor in Endodontics and Convener of Postgraduate Endodontics
SHORT HISTORY
- 1980-1988: Private general practice in Melbourne
- 1989-now: Private specialist endodontic practice in Melbourne
- 2005-2008: Senior Lecturer in Endodontics
- 2008-now: Associate Professor in Endodontics.
RESEARCH INTERESTS
- Rotary NiTi instruments
- Diffusion of innovation in dentistry
- Questionnaire survey research
- Technical aspects of endodontic treatment
CURRENT RESEARCH PROJECTS
- Clinician and patient preferences for single vs multiple endodontic treatment
- Micro-ct investigation of instrumented root canals
- Specialist referral patterns
- Fracture properties of electropolished rotary NiTi instruments
- Antimicrobial activity of intracanal medicaments
CURRENT PUBLICATIONS (SELECTED)
- Parashos P., Messer, H.H. Rotary NiTi instrument fracture and its consequences. J Endod 2006;32(11):1031-1043.
- Sathorn C, Parashos P, Messer HH. Antibacterial efficacy of calcium hydroxide intracanal dressing: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Int Endod J 2007;40(1):2-10.
- Sathorn C, Parashos P, Messer HH. How useful is root canal culturing in predicting treatment outcome? J Endod 2007;33(3):220-225.
- Yeng T, Messer HH, Parashos P. Treatment planning the endodontic case. Aust Dent J 2007;52(1):S32-S37.
- Young G, Parashos P, Messer HH. The principles of techniques for cleaning root canals. Aust Dent J 2007;52(1):S52-S63.
- John V, Chen S, Parashos P. Implant or the natural tooth – a contemporary treatment planning dilemma? Aust Dent J 2007;52(1):S138-S150.
- Sathorn C, Parashos P. Questions and answers in evidence-based patient care. Brit Dent J 2007;203:309-319.
- Anderson ME, Price JW, Parashos P. Fracture resistance of electropolished rotary nickel-titanium endodontic instruments. J Endod 2007;33:1212-1216.
- Yeng T, Parashos P. An investigation into dentists’ perceptions of barriers to providing care of dental trauma to permanent maxillary incisors in children in Victoria, Australia. Aust Dent J 2007;52:210-215.
- John V, Parashos P. Factors involved in the translation of continuing professional development programmes into clinical practice among Victorian dentists. Aust Dent J 2007; 52: 305-314.
- Sathorn C, Parashos P, Messer H. The prevalence of postoperative pain and flare-up in single- and multiple visit endodontic treatment: A systematic review. Int Endod J 2008; 41:91-99.
MEMBERSHIPS
- Australian Dental Association
- International Association for Dental Research
- Australian and New Zealand Society of Paediatric Dentistry
- International Organisation for Forensic Odontostomatology
- Australian Society of Endodontology
- Australian and New Zealand Academy of Endodontists
- American Association of Endodontists
- British Endodontic Society
- International Association for Dental Traumatology
TEACHING INTERESTS
- Postgraduate endodontics
- Continuing professional development programmes
- Undergraduate endodontics