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Prof. Rephael Zeltser

Updated Jan. 2012

 

 

Head, Department of Oral and

Maxillofacial Surgery

Hebrew University Hadassah

School of Dental Medicine

E-mail: omfs@hadassah.org.i

 

 

Born – 1950, Israel.

Degree - D.M.D (Hadassah), DipOdont (RSA).

Board certified in O.M.F.S. since – 1984.

Academic degree – Clinical Professor.

Telephone – +972 – 2 -6776148. 

Fax - +972 – 2 – 6779110

E-mailrzeltser@hadassah.org.il

 

 

Academic education

 

1971-1978 - Dentistry Hebrew University

1979-1985 - Oral and Maxillofacial surgery faculty of Dentistry Hadassah- Hebrew University

1990-1992 - Sub specialty (fellowship) congenital facial deformities and malformations, University of Pretoria, South Africa

 

Academic positions and rewards

 

·       Head and Chair Oral and Maxillofacial surgery department

·         Head of the Maxillofacial Rehabilitation department

·     Faculty elected outstanding excellence in residency program

·       Magna Cum Laude Post graduate fellowship – University of Pretoria, RSA

 

Research interests

 

·      Basic and clinical research in Traumatic Neuropathic pain

·     Clinical research in maxillofacial trauma and congenital malformations

 

Extracurricular activities

·     Active member in Faculty  academic committees

·      Supervision of PhD, Master's and Doctoral degrees.

 

Recent publications (since 2003) –

 

Casap N, Alterman M, Lieberman S, Zeltser R.: Enigma of missing teeth in maxillofacial trauma. J Oral Maxillofac Surg. 2011 May;69(5):1421-9.

Cohen A, Maly A, Shteyer A, Zeltser R.: Intrauterine diagnosis of teratoid cyst with bronchogenic epithelium.  J Oral Maxillofac Surg. 2011 Jan;69(1):214-7.

 

Casap N, Zeltser C, Wexler A, Tarazi E, Zeltser R.: Immediate placement of dental implants into debrided infected dentoalveolar sockets. J Oral Maxillofac Surg. 2007 Mar;65(3):384-92.

 

Chaushu G, Becker A, Zeltser R, Vasker N, Branski S, Chaushu S.: Patients' perceptions of recovery after routine extraction of healthy premolars. Am J Orthod Dentofacial Orthop. 2007 Feb;131(2):170-5.

 

Casap N, Zeltser R, Abu-Tair J, Shteyer A.: Removal of a large odontoma by sagittal split osteotomy.  J Oral Maxillofac Surg. 2006 Dec;64(12):1833-6.

 

Chaushu S, Becker A, Zeltser R, Branski S, Vasker N, Chaushu G.: Patients perception of recovery after exposure of impacted teeth: a comparison of closed- versus open-eruption techniques.   J Oral Maxillofac Surg. 2005 Mar;63(3):323-9.

 

Casap N, Zeltser R, Regev E, Shteyer A. (2004): Maxillofacial gunshot injuries in hostility activities in 2000-2003.  Refuat Hapeh Vehashinayim 21(1):47-53 [Hebrew]  

 

Barron RP, Benoliel R, Zeltser R, Eliav E, Nahlieli O, Gracely RH:  Effect of dexamethasone and dipyrone on lingual and inferior alveolar nerve hypersensitivity following third molar extractions: preliminary report. J Orofac Pain. 2004 Winter;18(1):62-8.

 

Nitzan DW, Kreiner B, Zeltser R.: TMJ lubrication system: its effect on the joint function, dysfunction, and treatment approach. Compend Contin Educ Dent. 2004 Jun;25(6):437-8, 440, 443-4 passim; quiz 449, 471. Review.

 

Chaushu S, Becker A, Zeltser R, Vasker N, Chaushu G.: Patients' perceptions of recovery after surgical exposure of impacted maxillary teeth treated with an open-eruption surgical-orthodontic technique.  Eur J Orthod. 2004 Dec;26(6):591-6.

 

Chaushu G, Becker A, Zeltser R, Branski S, Chaushu S.: Patients' perceptions of recovery after exposure of impacted teeth with a closed-eruption technique. Am J Orthod Dentofacial Orthop. 2004 Jun;125(6):690-6.

 

Stabholz A, Zeltser R, Sela M, Peretz B, Moshonov J, Ziskind D, Stabholz A.:  The use of lasers in dentistry: principles of operation and clinical applications. Compend Contin Educ Dent. 2003 Dec;24(12):935-48; quiz 949. Review.

 

Kupietzky A, Flaitz CM, Zeltser R.:Eruption of a severely displaced second permanent molar following surgical removal of an odontoma. Pediatr Dent. 2003 Jul-Aug;25(4):378-82.

 

Zeltser R, Kalter A, Casap N, Regev E.: Oropharyngeal impalement injuries in children: report of 2 cases. J Oral Maxillofac Surg. 2003 Apr;61(4):510-4.

 

Chapters in Books

 

Regev, E., Zeltser, R.: Maxillofacial injuries related to terror. In: Essentials of Terror Medicine.

 

Shapira, S.C, Hammond, J.S,  Cole, L.A. Chap.21, pp 347-364, 2009.

 

 

                                                                                   




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