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Dr. David Chvartszaid

DDS, MSc(Prostho), MSc(Perio), FRCD(C)

Dr. David Chvartszaid [pronounced shwarts-zaid] is a double specialist in Prosthodontics and Periodontics with a history of professional leadership and a strong commitment to patient care. Dr. Chvartszaid is the director of the Undergraduate Clinical Periodontics Program at the University of Toronto and is the dentist-in-chief at the Department of Dentistry, Alpha Omega Dental Center, Baycrest Hospital. Dr. Chvartszaid is the associate editor of the Ontario Dentist journal and an examiner for the Royal College of Dentists of Canada (RCDC). At the international level, Dr. Chvartszaid served as the scientific co-chair of the 2019 meeting of the International College of Prosthodontists in Amsterdam and as the reviewer for several international specialty journals. He is the past director of the Graduate Prosthodontics Program at the University of Toronto and a past president of the Association of Prosthodontists of Canada.

Dr. Chvartszaid's education includes hospital residencies in New York city and dual specialty training at the University of Toronto, where he also completed two master's degrees. His research focuses on optimizing implant treatment outcomes. Dr. Chvartszaid lectures extensively nationally and internationally on various topics related to prosthodontics, periodontics, implantology and geriatric dentistry. In the last few years, Dr. Chvartszaid has lectured in Chile, China, Czech Republic, Germany, Hong Kong, Iran, Italy, Kenya, Portugal, Singapore, South Africa, South Korea, Taiwan, Turkey, United Kingdon and all across Canada and the US. He has presented at major national and international professional organizations including the International College of Prosthodontists, Academy of Prosthodontics, American College of Prosthodontists, Canadian Academy of Periodontology, Future Leaders in Prosthodontics, Special Care Dentistry Association, Canadian Academy of Restorative Dentistry and Prosthodontics, and International Association for Dental, Oral, and Craniofacial Research. Dr. Chvartszaid's scientific publications have appeared in the Journal of the Canadian Dental Association, the Journal of Prosthetic Dentistry, the International Journal of Prosthodontics, the International Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Implants, the International Journal of Oral Implantology, the Journal of Prosthodontics, the Journal of Gerodontology, and the Journal of Endodontics. His poster presentations have won awards at the meeting of the International College of Prosthodontics in Shanghai, China in 2023 and at the meeting of the Academy of Prosthodontics in Naples, Florida, US in 2023.

Dr. Chvartszaid's specialty practice successfully merges prosthodontic, implant surgical and periodontal approaches to address each patient's unique needs. His diverse clinical practice sees patients from all across Canada with difficult-to-treat or difficult-to-diagnose dental problems.

Dr. Chvartszaid has significant expertise in the management of numerous Implant issues and procedures including:

• implant placement
• immediate implants
• immediate restoration and loading
• "all-on-four"
• implant complications and trouble-shooting
• removal of broken or loosened screws
• discontinued implant brands
• implant infections, bone loss, peri-implantitis, and retained cement
• implant removal
• bone grafting, sinus lift

Dr. Chvartszaid has significant expertise in the management of numerous Prosthodontic issues and procedures including:

• fixed, removable and implant-based prosthodontic treatment
• restoration of worn dentition
• demanding aesthetics
• veneers
• occlusal problems, uncomfortable bite
• patients who break everything
• problems adapting to new prostheses

Dr. Chvartszaid has significant expertise in the management of numerous Periodontal issues and procedures including:

• crown lengthening and aesthetic crown lengthening
• recession and gum grafting
• periodontal disease
• surgical periodontal treatment
• uncovery of impacted teeth

Clinical Staff Member, Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, ON

Director of Undergraduate Clinical Periodontics Program, University of Toronto, Faculty of Dentistry, Toronto, ON

Dentist-in-chief, Department of Dentistry, Alpha Omega Dental Center, Baycrest Hospital

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