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Prof. Paul Abbott AO is the Winthrop Professor of Clinical Dentistry at The University of Western Australia. He is a Specialist Endodontist and works in private practice on a part-time basis. Prior to taking a full-time University position in 2002, he spent 17 years in private specialist practice in Perth and Melbourne. He was Head of the UWA School of Dentistry and Director of the Oral Health Centre of WA from 2003-2009. He has lectured extensively (over 1,000 lectures and courses) in 42 countries, has published over 172 articles in refereed journals and 23 textbook chapters. He has been the Editor-in-Chief of the international refereed journal "Dental Traumatology" since August 2015. He has served on Editorial Boards and Scientific Review Panels of 17 other international journals. In 2004, he was awarded the University of Western Australia’s Excellence in Teaching Award for Individual Teaching, and in 2015 the University awarded him the Excellence in Teaching Award for Postgraduate Coursework Teaching. In 2016, he received an Excellence in Teaching Award for Large Group Teaching. In 2017 he received the University of Western Australia’s Excellence in Teaching Award for Research Supervision. This latest award meant that Prof. Abbott has been recognised as an excellent teacher in all categories of teaching within the University of WA. He was nominated by The University of WA for a Citation Award as part of the Australian Government's Australian Awards for University Teaching (AAUT) in 2017. Prof. Abbott was awarded by the UWA Student Guild for his teaching in 2014 and in 2015 he received a Commendation for Lifetime Achievement from the WA Clinical Training Network Team. In June 2015, he was appointed as an Officer of the Order of Australia in recognition of his services to clinical dentistry, teaching, research and professional societies.
Previous positions
Teaching overview
Graduate-entry (Doctor of Dental Medicine) Endodotnics and Dental Traumatology
Postgraduate (Doctor of Clinical Dentistry) Endodontics and Dental Traumatology
Various other topics in dentistry - especially: tooth resorption, pain control, emergency management of oral and dental problems, use of antibiotics, use of analgesics and non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, diagnosis, pulp testing, treatment planning.
Education/Academic qualification
Dentistry - Endodontics, MDS, University of Adelaide
Dentistry, BDSc, The University of Western Australia
Keywords
- Assessment in dentistry
- Bleaching of teeth
- Cracks in teeth
- Dental trauma
- Diagnostic processes for pulp disease
- Endodontic irrigants
- Endodontic medicaments
- Endodontics
- Endodontic treatment outcome
- Inflammatory root resorption
- Interim tooth restorations
- Invasive root resorption
- Pulp and periapical diseases
- Endodontic–periodontal diseases
- Pain control during dental treatment
- Tooth fractures and strength
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Projects 2004 2016
- 11 Finished
Assessment of operator variability in identifying dentinal cracks: Comparing transillumination, dye, magnification loupes and operating dental microscope
Abbott, P. & Ramineni, H.
Australian Society of Endodontology
1/12/15 → 30/11/16
Project: Research
Effects of Calcium Hydroxide Intra-canal Medicament and Disinfectant Solutions on the Fracture Resistance of Immature Human Teeth
Abbott, P. & Alampath Puthan Purayil, N.
Australian Society of Endodontology
1/01/15 → 31/12/16
Project: Research
Influence of Access Cavity Design Canal Preparation Taper Irrigation & Intracanal Medicaments on Fracture Susceptibility of Endodontically Treated Teeth
Abbott, P., Haddadin, R., Boyd, N. & Sercombe, T.
Australian Society of Endodontology
1/01/13 → 30/06/14
Project: Research
Influence of Assess Cavity Canal Preparation Taper Irrigation & Intracanal Medicament on Fracture Susceptibility of Endodontically Treated Teeth
Abbott, P., Haddadin, R. & Boyd, N.
International Federation of Endodontic Associations
1/01/13 → 31/12/13
Project: Research
Influence of Access Cavity Design Canal Preparation Taper Irrigation & Intracanal Medicaments on Fracture Susceptibility of Endodontically Treated Teeth
Haddadin, R., Abbott, P. & Boyd, N.
Australian Dental Research Foundation
1/01/12 → 31/12/12
Project: Research
Research Output 1994 2018
A comparison of hydroxyl ion diffusion through root dentine from various calcium hydroxide preparations
Plataniotis, E. & Abbott, P., 28 May 2018, In : Australian Endodontic Journal. 8 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
An analysis of the timing and materials associated with pulp disease following restorative dental treatment
Yong, J., Sivarajan, S. & Abbott, P., Dec 2018, In : International Endodontic Journal. 51, 12, p. 1327-1335 9 p., iej.12955.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
A survey of patients' perceptions about, and their experiences of, root canal treatment
Chandraweera, L., Goh, K., Lai-Tong, J., Newby, J. & Abbott, P., 19 Oct 2018, In : Australian Endodontic Journal. 8 p., aej.12312.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
Can we re-grow pulps?
Abbott, P. V., Apr 2018, California Dental Association Journal, 46, 4, p. 249-259 11 p.Research output: Contribution to specialist publication › Article
Clinical and histological responses of human dental pulp to MTA and combined MTA/treated dentin matrix in partial pulpotomy
Mehrvarzfar, P., Abbott, P. V., Mashhadiabbas, F., Vatanpour, M. & Savadkouhi, S. T., Apr 2018, In : Australian Endodontic Journal. 44, 1, p. 46-53 8 p., aej.12217.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
Prizes
Commendation for Lifetime Achievement from The WA Clinical Training Network Team
Paul Abbott (Recipient), 2015
Prize/award: Other distinction
Excellence in Teaching - Individual Teaching
Paul Abbott (Recipient), 2004
Prize/award: Other distinction
Excellence in Teaching - Individual Teaching
Paul Abbott (Recipient), 2016
Prize/award: Other distinction
Excellence in Teaching - Postgraduate Coursework Teaching
Paul Abbott (Recipient), 2015
Prize/award: Other distinction
Excellence in Teaching - Research Supervision
Paul Abbott (Recipient), 2017
Prize/award: Other distinction