Michael J. Casas	Michael J. Casas Associate Professor Department of Paediatric Dentistry S524, The Hospital for Sick Children 555 University Avenue Toronto, ON M5G 1X8 Phone: 416-813-8220 Fax: 416-813-6375 michael.casas@sickkids.ca www.dentalspeakers.org
Current academic / hospital appointments
Staff Paediatric Dentist, Department of Dentistry, The Hospital for Sick Children, 555 University Avenue, Toronto, ON M5G 1X8 Associate Professor, Department of Paediatric Dentistry & Full Member, School of Graduate Studies Faculty of Dentistry, University of Toronto, 123 Edward Street, Toronto, ON, M5G 1G6
Education
1985 – Doctor of Dental Surgery, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Western Ontario, London, ON 1991 – Master of Science, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON
Courses
Graduate/Postgraduate: Pediatric Dentistry 5, Clinical teaching, Clinics of The Hospital for Sick Children Developmental Neurophysiology of the Head and Neck (Paediatric Dentistry) Continuing education: see www.dentalspeakers.org
Research interests
Dentoalveloar trauma Primary tooth pulp therapy Swallowing ventilation coordination Quality assurance/Risk management in dentistry
Recent publications
Campbell K, Casas MJ, Kenny DJ: Ankylosis of traumatized permanent incisors: A review of pathogenesis and current approaches to diagnosis and management. Journal of the Canadian Dental Association 2005 71(10):763-9 Casas MJ, Kenny DJ, Johnston DH, Judd PL: Do we still need formocresol in pediatric dentistry? Journal of the Canadian Dental Association 2005 71(10):749-51 Casas MJ, Kenny DJ, Johnston, DH, Judd, PL: Long-term outcomes of primary molar ferric sulfate pulpotomy and root canal therapy, Pediatric Dentistry 2004; 26:44-8 Casas MJ, Kenny DJ, Johnston DH, Judd PL, Layug MA: Outcomes of vital primary incisor ferric sulfate pulpotomy and root canal therapy, Journal of the Canadian Dental Association 2004; 760:34-8 Kenny DJ, Barrett EJ, Casas MJ: Avulsions and intrusions: the controversial displacement injuries. Journal of the Canadian Dental Association 2003; 69:308-13
Awards and Honours
2000 University of Western Ontario Alumni of Distinction Award 2006 Presentation Award, Dysphagia Research Society
Editorships
Associate Editor, Journal of the Canadian Dental Association
Students
Tracy Doyle: MSC Candidate current: Ferric sulfate and MTA vital primary pulp therapy Karen Campbell: Master of Science 2005: Characterization of ankylosis in traumatized incisors Michael Layug: Master of Science 2002: Longitudinal prospective outcome investigation of ferric sulfate pulpotomy in vital primary molars