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Prof. Avinoam Yaffe

Updated March 2009

 

 

Department of Prosthodontics

The Hebrew University-Hadassah

School of Dental Medicine

P.O.Box 12272, Jerusalem 91120

Telephone 972-2- 677-6142

Fax 972-2-642-9683

 

 

PERSONAL DATA

 

Born: May 24, 1947, in Tel-Aviv, Israel

 

1965-1968: Israel Defense Forces

 

PRESENT POSITION

 

Professor, Instructor teaching six year students in Oral Rehabilitation, Incumbent Morton Amsterdam Chair in Periodontal Prosthesis, Head teaching committee Department of Oral Rehabilitation, Vice Dean for education, Head curriculum committee, NBUPP Driver, Hebrew University-Hadassah, School of Dental Medicine, Jerusalem

 

EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND

 

1968-1974  D.M.D. program, The Hebrew University-Hadassah School of Dental Medicine, Jerusalem, Israel.

 

1977-1980: Graduate Program in Periodontal Prosthesis, University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, PA. U.S.A

 

1988: Tissue Guided Regeneration Course Dr. W.Becker, Gortex Corp, Jerusalem, Israel.

 

1989: Participant Brenmark Implant Combined Surgical and Prosthetic Procedures Course, Goteburg, Sweden.

 

DEGREES, ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS, AND AWARDS.

 

1970: Award for Achievements in Studies, Hebrew University, Jerusalem.

 

1972/73: Award for Excellency in Studies, Hebrew University, Jerusalem

 

1973/74: Award for Excellency in Studies, Hebrew University, Jerusalem

 

1974: The Dr. Simon Prize for achievement in studies, Hebrew University, Jerusalem

 

1974: D.M.D. Hebrew University, Jerusalem

 

1976:  Instructor in Oral Rehabilitation, Hebrew University, Jerusalem.

 

1979: Lecturer in Oral Rehabilitation, Hebrew University, Jerusalem

 

1979: Diplomate, Israel Board of Oral Rehabilitation

 

1980: Diplomate, Israel Board of Periodontics

 

1985: Clinical Senior Lecturer in Oral Rehabilitation, Hebrew University, Jerusalem

 

1989: Senior Lecturer in Oral Rehabilitation, Hebrew University, Jerusalem

 

October 1992 Visiting Scholar The University of Washington, Graduate Program in Prosthodontics, Seattle U.S.A.

 

1993: Adjunct Professor U. of P. School of Dental Medicine, Pennsylvania.

 

1995: Associate Professor in Oral Rehabilitation, Hebrew University, Jerusalem

 

2008: Professor  in Oral Rehabilitation, Hebrew University, Jerusalem

 

SPECIAL RESEARCH ACTIVITIES

 

1992: The effect of mucoperiosteal flap elevation on alveolar bone resorption

 

1993: The effect of Bisphosphonates (Aldronate) in preventing alveolar bone resorption following mucoperiosteal flap elevation.

 

1995: Topical treatment with Alendronate to prevent bone resorption

 

2004: A novel therapeutic strategy to reduce alveolar bone loss, based on the strain relaxation theory.

 

2007: Bone derived matrices control bone regeneration

 

FACULTY APPOINTMENTS AND PROFFESIONAL ACTIVITIES

 

2002- Member of the Teacher promotion Committee

 

2004- Head Teaching Committee Department of Prosthodontics

 

2005- Head curriculum committee Hebrew University-Hadassah, School of

Dental Medicine, Jerusalem

 

2007- NBUPP Driver. (Nobelbiocare university partner program )

 

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIP

 

1974:  Israel Dental Association

 

1979: American Academy of Periodontology

 

1980: Israel Periodontal Association

 

1984: Alpha Omega Fraternity

 

1985: The Israel Society of Oral Rehabilitation

 

1988: IADR

  

 

For List of Publications: See PubMed

 

                                                                                       




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