Parashos Peter
Prof. 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
- 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