CONTACT

E-mail: parashos@unimelb.edu.au

Telephone: +61 3 9341 1472

QUALIFICATIONS

• BDSc (Melb)
• LDS (Vic)
• MDSc (Melb)
• FRACDS
• PhD (Melb)
• FACD
• FICD
• MRACDS (Endo)

CURRENT POSITIONS

• Chair and Professor of Endodontics
• Head of Restorative Dentistry
• 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
• 2008-2013: Associate Professor in Endodontics
• 20130-now: Professor and Chair of Endodontics

RESEARCH INTERESTS

• Rotary NiTi instruments
• Diffusion of innovation in dentistry
• Questionnaire survey research
• Technical aspects of endodontic treatment
• Restoration of endodontically treated teeth
• Chemistry of endodontic medicaments

CURRENT RESEARCH PROJECTS

• Decision making in endodontics
• Informed consent in endodontics
• Effectiveness of anti-inflammatory intracanal medicaments
• Epidemiology of dental trauma in Victoria
• Infection control in endodontics
• Structural implications of different restorations in endodontically treated teeth

CURRENT PUBLICATIONS (SELECTED)

Also see Prof. Parashos's Find an Expert page at The University of Melbourne.

• Yapp KE, Hopcraft MS, Parashos P. Dentists’ perceptions of a new local anaesthetic drug – articaine. Aust Dent J 2012; 57(1): 18-22.
• Liu V, Dashper S, Parashos P, Liu S-W, Stanton D, Shen P, Chivatxaranukul P, Reynolds EC. Antibacterial efficacy of casein-derived peptides against Enterococcus faecalis. Aust Dent J 2012; 57(3); 339-343.
• Al-Ali M, Sathorn C, Parashos P. Root canal debridement efficacy of different final irrigation protocols. Int Endod J 2012; 45(10): 898 –906.
• Rahimi M, Jainaen A, Parashos P, Palamara J, Messer HH. Enhancing the bond of a resin based sealer to root dentine. Int Endod J 2012; 45(12): 1141-7.
• De Angelis L, Chockalingam R, Hamidi-Ravari A, Hay SV, Lum V, Sathorn C, Parashos P. In vitro assessment of Mineral Trioxide Aggregate set in the presence of interstitial fluid alone. J Endod 2013; 39: 402-405.
• Athanassiadis M, Jacobsen N, K. Nassery, Parashos P. The Effect of Calcium Hydroxide on the Antibiotic Component of Odontopaste® and Ledermix® Paste. Int Endod J 2013; 46(6); 530-7.
• Felman D, Parashos P. Coronal tooth discoloration and white MTA. J Endod 2013; 39(4); 484-7.
• Pakdeethai S, Abuzar M, Parashos P. Fracture force patterns of GIC overlays versus stainless steel bands for endodontically treated teeth; an ex-vivo study. Int Endod J 2013; in press.
• Yoon M, Burrow MF, Wong R, Parashos P. Effect of sodium ascorbate on resin bonding to sodium perborate-bleached dentine. Oper Dent 2013; in press.

MEMBERSHIPS

• Australian Dental Association
• International Association for Dental Research
• Australian Society of Endodontology
• Australian and New Zealand Academy of Endodontists
• American Association of Endodontists
• International Association for Dental Traumatology

TEACHING INTERESTS

• Postgraduate endodontics
• Continuing professional development programmes
• Undergraduate endodontics