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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 MSc/Specialty Program in Prosthodontics at the University of Toronto and is the dentist-in-chief at Baycrest Hospital. Dr. Chvartszaid is the associate editor of the Ontario Dentist journal, an examiner for the Royal College of Dentists of Canada (RCDC) and National Dental Examining Board (NDEB), and the vice-president of the Association of Prosthodontists of Canada. At the international level, Dr. Chvartszaid serves 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.

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, and implant dentistry. In the last few years, Dr. Chvartszaid has lectured in Chile, Czech Republic, Germany, Hong Kong, Iran, Italy, Kenya, Singapore, South Africa, South Korea, Taiwan, Turkey, and all across Canada and the US.

Dr. Chvartszaid’s specialty practice successfully merges prosthodontic, implant surgical and periodontal approaches to address the patients’ needs. His diverse clinical practice includes patients from all over Canada with difficult-to-treat or difficult-to-diagnose dental challenges.

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 Graduate Prosthodontics Program, University of Toronto, Faculty of Dentistry, Toronto, ON

Dentist-in-Chief, Baycrest Hospital

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