Ahmed Hieawy

Investigator and Staff Endodontist, BC Children's Hospital
Director of Undergraduate Endodontics, Faculty of Dentistry, University of British Columbia

Academic Affiliations

Associate Professor, Division of Endodontics, Department of Oral Biological & Medical Sciences, Faculty of Dentistry, University of British Columbia

Research Theme

Evidence to Innovation

Research Areas

Endodontic Instrumentation

Endodontic Outcome Assessment

Pediatric Endodontics

Affiliate Websites

UBC Faculty of Dentistry

Contact

ahmed.hieawy@cw.bc.ca

Mailing Address

University of British Columbia
Room 310, 2199 Wesbrook Mall
Vancouver, British Columbia
V6T 1Z3

Overview: Accidental or sports-related injuries can damage the teeth and its related structure and may end up with losing a tooth totally or having one knocked out completely which will lead to more serious complications. The type, location, and severity of each injury may affect the course of treatment. Teeth has to be examined right away by a specially trained dentist. Adjacent teeth may occasionally sustain an additional, undetected harm that can only be found by a comprehensive examination.
The findings of our outcomes research, which take into account clinical, economic, and quality of treatment and post-treatment follow up outcomes, can help health care decision-makers choose the most suitable procedure or treatment, as well as how to enhance existing dental/medical interventions and treatments.
Publications: Endodontic Treatment of Two Calcified Mandibular Central Incisors: A Case Report
Cureus
01/2024
Gingival phenotype determination: Cutoff values, relationship between gingival and alveolar crest bone thickness at different landmarks
Journal of Dental Sciences
Haiyan Zhao and Lei Zhang and Heng Li and Ahmed Hieawy and Ya Shen and He Liu
DOI: 10.1016/j.jds.2023.03.003
10/2023
Advances in nanomaterials for the diagnosis and treatment of head and neck cancers: A review
Bioactive Materials
DOI: 10.1016/j.bioactmat.2022.08.010
2023
Evaluation of extracellular polymeric substances matrix volume, surface roughness and bacterial adhesion property of oral biofilm
Journal of Dental Sciences
DOI: 10.1016/j.jds.2022.12.022
2023
Antimicrobial effects of agitational irrigation on single- and multispecies biofilms in dentin canals
Odontology
DOI: 10.1007/S10266-022-00719-3
2023
A novel model to evaluate the fatigue resistance of NiTi instruments: Rotational and axial movement at body temperature
Australian Endodontic Journal
DOI: 10.1111/AEJ.12733
2023
Efficacy of XP-endo instruments in removing 54 month-aged root canal filling material from mandibular molars
Journal of Dentistry
DOI: 10.1016/J.JDENT.2021.103734
2021
Effect of canal curvature location on the cyclic fatigue resistance of reciprocating files
Clinical Oral Investigations
DOI: 10.1007/S00784-020-03348-8
2021
Acute Vision Loss as an Ophthalmic Complication of Dental Procedures
Seminars in Ophthalmology
DOI: 10.1080/08820538.2021.1890788
2021
Micro-computed Tomographic Evaluation of the Quality of Root Canal Fillings in Mandibular Molars after Obturation for 54 Months
Journal of Endodontics
DOI: 10.1016/J.JOEN.2021.08.015
2021
Effect of Curvature Location on Fatigue Resistance of Five Nickel-titanium Files Determined at Body Temperature
Journal of Endodontics
DOI: 10.1016/J.JOEN.2020.06.041
2020
Fatigue resistance of ProTaper gold exposed to high-concentration sodium hypochlorite in double curvature artificial canal
Bioactive Materials
DOI: 10.1016/J.BIOACTMAT.2019.07.003
2019
Effect of Torsional and Fatigue Preloading on HyFlex EDM Files
Journal of Endodontics
DOI: 10.1016/J.JOEN.2017.12.002
2018
Fatigue Resistance of a 3-dimensional Conforming Nickel-Titanium Rotary Instrument in Double Curvatures
Journal of Endodontics
DOI: 10.1016/J.JOEN.2016.02.012
2016
WaveOne Rotary Instruments after Clinical Use
Journal of Endodontics
DOI: 10.1016/J.JOEN.2015.10.008
2016
Physical properties and hydration behavior of a fast-setting bioceramic endodontic material
BMC Oral Health
DOI: 10.1186/S12903-016-0184-1
2016
Phase Transformation Behavior and Resistance to Bending and Cyclic Fatigue of ProTaper Gold and ProTaper Universal Instruments
Journal of Endodontics
DOI: 10.1016/J.JOEN.2015.02.030
2015
Cyclic Fatigue of ProFile Vortex and Vortex Blue Nickel-Titanium Files in Single and Double Curvatures
Journal of Endodontics
DOI: 10.1016/J.JOEN.2015.06.012
2015
Luxation dental injuries: Review of treatment guidelines and endodontic considerations
Middle East Journal of Emergency Medicine
Hieawy, A.T. and Taher, D.K.
2006
Research: Current Projects
The outcome and prognostic factors affecting the success of traumatic injuries of permanent teeth

Complicated crown fracture in permanent dentition: Treatment outcome

Post traumatic root resorption: Prognostic prospective

Contemporary assessment and modulation of pulpal healing following dental trauma

Honours & Awards

ACFD National Dental Teaching Award 2024
2023 Recipient of the UBC Killam Teaching Prize in recognition of excellence in teaching
Undergraduate Endodontic Teaching Award: 2020, 2021, S 2022, W 2022, 2023S
Graduate Endodontic Teaching Awards: 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023
American Association of Endodontists Award: 2013, UBC/Canada
International Award in Dentistry: 2013, UBC/Canada

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