Faculty Profile - Dr. Asbjørn Jokstad

Dr. Asbjørn Jokstad

Dr. Asbjørn Jokstad Professor and Head Discipline of Prosthodontics / Department of Clinical Sciences  Faculty of Dentistry 124 Edward Street, Room 356C Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5G 1G6 Phone: 416 979-4930 x4427 Fax: 416 979-4936 a.jokstad@dentistry.utoronto.ca

Current academic / hospital appointments

• Professor, Prosthodontics, University of Toronto
• George Zarb/ Nobel Biocare Endowed Chair in Prosthodontics

Education

• DDS (Cand. Odont.) University of Oslo, 1979
• Ph.D. (Dr. Odont.) University of Oslo, 1992
• Prosthodontic Specialist, University of Oslo, 1994

Courses

Undergraduate:

• Course Co-Director, 2nd, 3rd & 4th year prosthodontics

Graduate / Postgraduate:

• Director, Graduate Prosthodontics Program
• Course Director, Clinical Epidemiology and Evidence-Based Practice, School of Graduate Studies. Postgraduate Course DEN1014
• Course Director, Occlusion, School of Graduate Studies. Postgraduate Course DEN1016
• Course Director, TMD, School of Graduate Studies. Postgraduate Course DEN1017

Research interests

• Biocompatibility of Dental Materials
• Clinical Trials in Dentistry
• Ethics in Dental Research
• Evidence Based Dentistry
• Osseointegration and Implant Dentistry
• Temporomandibular Dysfunction (TMD)

Recent publications

Teigen K, Jokstad A. Dental Implant Supra-Structures using Cobalt-Chromium-Alloy Compared to Gold-Alloy Framework Veneered with Ceramic or Acrylic Resin. A Retrospective Cohort Study over 20 Years. Clinical Oral Implants Research 2011.

Jokstad A, Ellner S, Gussgard A. Comparison of two Early Loading Protocols in Full Arch Reconstructions in the Edentulous Maxilla using the Cresco Prosthetic System. A 3-arm parallel group Randomised Controlled Trial. Clinical Oral Implants Research 2011.

Jokstad A. Thirty-Five Year Review of a Mercury Monitoring Service for Scottish Dental Practices. British Dental Journal 2011.

Jokstad A. Patients undergoing craniofacial tumour ablation surgery may benefit from having the implants placed simultaneously instead of waiting. Evidence Based Dentistry 2010.

Jokstad A. After 10 Years Seven out of Ten Fixed Partial Dentures (FDP) Remain Intact and Nine out of Ten FDPs Remain in Function Following Biological and Technical Complications That Have Been Repaired. Journal of Evidence Based Dental Practice 2010.

CAREER TOTALS
Books / Chapters in Books: 2 / 6
Articles in Refereed Journals: 85
Technical Writings/Reports/commentaries: 17
Abstracts and/or Papers Read: 37
Other appropriate to the discipline: 18

View a complete list of publications on Medline.

Awards and Honours

• 2008 Fellow, Canadian Section of the International Team for Implantology (ITI)
• 2008 Honorary Fellow, International College of Dentistry
• 2007 Teacher of the Year Award, Fourth-year, Class 0T7
• 2004 Fairfax Fellowship Stipend, University of Sydney

Editorships

Associate Editor:

• Editor, Europe, Evidence Based Dentistry (Nature publishing group) 2002 -
• International Journal of Prosthodontics (Quintessence Publishing) 2004 - 2008
• Prosthodontic Research & Practice (Japan Prosthodontic Society) 2005 -

Editorial board:

• Clinical Oral Implants Research (Blackwell Publishing) 2005 -
• Deutsche Zahnärztliche Zeitung (Deutscher Ärzte Verlag) 2002 -
• International Dental Journal (FDI World Dental Press) 2002 - 2006
• International Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Implants (Quintessence Publishing) 2005 -
• International Journal of Prosthodontics (Quintessence Publishing) 2001 - 2003
• ISRN Dentistry (Hindawi Publishing Corp.) 2009 -
• Journal of Canadian Dental Association (Canadian Dental Association) 2001 -
• Journal of Dental Research (International Association for Dental Research) 2003 - 2005
• Journal of Investigative and Clinical Dentistry (Wiley Blackwell Publishing) 2009 -
• Journal of Oral Rehabilitation (Wiley Blackwell Publishing) 2007 -
• Journal of Prosthodontic Research (prev. Prosthodontic Research & Practice (Japan Prosthodontic Society) 2006 -
• Oral & Craniofacial Tissue Engineering (Quintessence Publishing) 2010 -
• Prosthodontic Research & Practice (Japan Prosthodontic Society) 2006 -
• Protetyka Stomatologiczna, (Polish Association of Prosthodontics) 2005 -

Editorial referee:

• Acta Odontologica Scandinavica, 1995 -
• BMC Oral Health, 2005- British Dental Journal, 2004 -
• Clinical Dentistry and Research, 2009 -
• Clinical Oral Investigations, 2010 -
• Cochrane Collaboration Oral Health Group, 2001 -
• Community Dental Health, 2003 -
• European Journal of Oral Sciences, 2002 -
• Journal of Adhesive Dentistry, 2001
• Journal of Clinical Periodontology, 2005
• Journal of Dental Research 2006
• Journal of Dentistry, 1999 -
• Journal of Evidence-Based Dental Practice, 2009 -
• Journal of the American Dental Association, 2006 -

Students

PhD candidates:

• Fatima Jadu. Department of Maxillofacial Radiology, Thesis: The development of 3D sialography utilizing our new cone beam CT scanner. University of Toronto. Ongoing
• Mohammed Zahran. Department of Dental Materials, Thesis: Factors affecting the Fracture Strength and Fatigue Resistance of All-Ceramic Zirconium Oxide Molar Crowns. University of Toronto. Ongoing
• Sara Al-Fadda, Department of Prosthetic Dentistry, Thesis: On Treatment Outcome of Implant Supported Fixed Prosthesis in The edentulous Patient. University of Toronto. 2009

MSc candidates:

• Eszter Somogyi-Ganss, Prosthodontics, Thesis: Evaluation of the accuracy of NaviDent, a novel dynamic computer-guided navigation system in dental implantology. University of Toronto, Ongoing
• Brent Winnett, Prosthodontics, Thesis: T.B.D. University of Toronto, Ongoing,
• Babak Shokati, Prosthodontics, Thesis: Complications Associated With Metal-Acrylic Implant-Retained Full Fixed Dental Prostheses. University of Toronto, Ongoing,
• Brett Ayliffe, Prosthodontics, Thesis: Evaluation of the Toronto Palatal Lift Appliance for patients with hypernasal resonance disorders. University of Toronto, Ongoing,
• Joseph Fava, Prosthodontics, Thesis: Single Implant Supported Crowns in the Aesthetic Zone. Patient Satisfaction with own Treatment Compared to Evaluations of Aesthetic Appearance by Laypersons and Dentists. University of Toronto, Ongoing
• Robert Kotzer, Dental Public Health, Thesis: Oral health-related quality of life in an aging population. University of Toronto, Ongoing
• Sagun Suri, Prosthodontics, Thesis: Dental implant outcomes in patients with osteoporosis: A retrospective case-control study. University of Toronto, Dec 2010
• Dr. Deepak Nallasamy, Prosthodontics, Thesis: Intracortical Microstimulation Analysis of Rat Motor Cortex following Maxillary Molar. University of Toronto, Aug 2010
• Mark Lin, Prosthodontics, Thesis: Interproximal Papillae Adjacent to Single Implant Crowns in the Aesthetic Zone: Clinical and Radiographic Findings from a Multi-Private Practice Based Research Network (PBRN) and Post-Graduate Prosthodontics/Periodontology Residency Programs. University of Toronto, June 2010
• Muneera AlShamrany, Dental Public Health. Thesis: Is depression associated with edentulism in Canadian adults?University of Toronto, Sep 2007
• David Chvartszaid, Prosthodontics, Thesis: Differences in outcomes of implant-supported prostheses as a function of the number of root-formed implants. A cochrane Systematic Review on dental implants. University of Toronto, June 2007
• Kirk Preston, Prosthodontics, Thesis: Differences in outcomes of implant-supported prostheses as a function of the number of root-formed implants. A Cochrane Systematic Review on dental implants. University of Toronto, June 2007
• Soheila Haji- Kermani, Prosthodontics, Thesis: On Ectodermal Dysplasias Patients. Best Evidence for Oral Habilitation: A review of the literature. University of Toronto, May 2007

Current research grants

• 2006- Nobel Biocare A.G. (Switzerland). Clinical Trials of Edentulous Patients Treated with Immediately Loaded Implant-Supported Mandibular Prostheses. Primary Investigator. Awarded: CAD 107.000
• 2011- International Team of Implantology (Switzerland). Retrospective analyses of patients with implant-retained partial fixed dental prostheses. Primary Investigator. Awarded: CAD 200.400
• 2011- Claron Technology (Toronto). NaviDent navigation surgery development. Primary Investigator. Awarded: CAD 126.000