“CURRICULUM VITAE”
Asunción García Casares, M.D., D.D.S., M.S.D.
DEGREES AND LICENSES
1980 - Licensed in General Medicine and Surgery. Universidad Autónoma de Barcelona, Spain
1982 - Licensed in Stomatology (General Dentistry). Universidad Central de Barcelona, Spain
1985 - Certificate of Advanced Graduate Studies, in Endodontics. Boston University, Boston, MA, U.S.A.
1986 - Master of Science in Dentistry, Endodontics and Periapical Surgery (“The Warm Guttapercha Schilder Technique”). Boston University, Boston, MA, U.S.A.
1986 - National Board Certified , U.S.A.
1991 - Licensed in Dental Radiology. Colegio Oficial de Odontólogos de Cataluña y Baleares. Barcelona, Spain.
1994 - Homologation of the Dental License for the European Community.
CONTINUING EDUCATION
December 1981- “Clinical Endodontics”. Dr. Herbert Schilder. Spanish Association of Endodontics (A.E.D.E.), Barcelona, Spain.
February 1982 - “Temporomandibular Joint”. Dr. L. Echevarría Muro. Academy of Medical Sciences of Barcelona (A.C.M.C.B.), Barcelona, Spain.
February 1982 - “Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation”. Dr. Escuer Ibars. A.C.M.C.B. Barcelona Spain.
February 1982 - “Estetic Restorations” . Dr. L. Suñol. A.C.M.C.B, Barcelona Spain.
March 1982 - “Implants”. Dr. Borrell. A.C.M.C.B. Barcelona, Spain
March 1982- “Endodontics”. Dr. E Brau. A.C.M.C.B. Barcelona, Spain.
March 1982 - “Partial Dentures”. Dr. E. Mallat. A.C.M.C.B. Barcelona, Spain.
April 1982 - “Full Dentures” Dr. J.M. Llena. A.C.M.C.B. Barcelona, Spain.
May 1982 - “Amalgam Fillings”. Dr. J.L. Navarro. A.C.M.C.B. Barcelona, Spain.
June 1982 - “Amalgam”. Dr. J.L. Navarro.A.C.M.C.B. Barcelona, Spain.
September 1982 - “Actualization on Practical Dentistry”. Drs. Barrachina, Casas, Cabra, Cedó, Llena, Oliveres, Pericot and Prió. A.C.M.C.B. Barcelona, Spain.
October 1982 - “Crown and Bridges”. Dr. Albert Solnit of the University of Southern California. Barcelona, Spain.
November 1982 - “Oral Diseases and Dental Analgesia by Acupunture”. Center of Difusion of the Traditional Chinese Acupunture. Barcelona, Spain.
February 1983 - “Dentistry Every Day”. Dr. Peter K. Thomas from the University of Southern California. Barcelona, Spain.
March 1983 - “Endodontics”. Dr. Angel Lasala from the University of Caracas, Venezuela. Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Spain.
April 1983 - “Endodontics Then and Now, 1943-1983”. Dr. Alvin A. Krakow, Dr. Robert A. Uchin and Dr. Harold R. Stanley. Hollywood, Florida, U.S.A.
April 1983 - “Update in Endodontics”. American Association of Endodontists (A.A.E.). Hollywood, Florida, U.S.A.
May 1983 - “Endodontics”. Dr. Calvin D. Torneck, from Toronto University. Madrid, Spain.
May 1983 - “Endodontics”. Dr. Franklin Weine from Loyola University. Boston University, U.S.A.
October 1983 - “Obturation with Injection Molded Thermoplasticized Guttapercha”. Dr. Jay Marlin. Forsyth Dental Center, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, U.S.A.
April 1984 - “Traumatic Injuries of the Teeth”. Dr. J.O. Andreasen from Oslo University. Boston Univeristy, Boston, MA,U.S.A.
April 1984 - “Automated Thermatic Condenser and Dynatrak”. Dr. McSpadden. Forsyth Dental Center, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, U.S.A.
May 1984 - “Chronic Pain”. Dr. John Ingle. Boston University, Boston, MA, U.S.A.
May 1984 - “Intraligamental Injection”. Dr. Kim. Tufts University, Boston, MA, U.S.A.
August 1984 - “Biological Foundations of Endodontology”. Boston University. U.S.A.
October 1984 - “Endodontics Today”. Dr. Harold Gerstein. Boston University. U.S.A.
November 1984 -“Periapical Surgery”. Dr. Melvyn Harris. Boston, MA, U.S.A.
February 1985 - “Endodontic Surgery”. Dr. Harrison. Tufts University, Boston, MA, U.S.A.
March 1985 - “Pulp Capping”. Dr. Kaare Langeland, from Connecticut University. Boston University, Boston.
April 1985 - “Comprehensive Diagnosis and Management of Pain in Endodontic Practice”. American Association of Endodontists, San Diego, California, U.S.A.
October 1985 - “Mecanisms and Control of Dental and Pulpal Pain”. Columbia University, New York, NY, U.S.A.
April 1986 - “Critics on the Biological basis of Modern Endodontics”. A.A.E. Yankee Dental Congress. Boston, MA, U.S.A.
1986-1993 - C.E. Courses on General Dentistry, Prosthetics, Implantology, Dental Marketing. Spain
1992 - “Surgical Endodontics. Participating Workshop on ultrasounds and SuperEBA”. Dr. Cliff Ruddle, Santa Barbara, California, U.S.A.
CONVENTIONS AND MEETINGS
December 1981- 2nd National Meeting of the Spanish Association of Endodontists, Barcelona, Spain
April 1981 - 40th Annual Session of the American associaton of Endodontists, Hollywood, FL, U.S.A.
May 1983 - 4th National and 1srt International Meeting of the Spanish Association of Endodontists, Madrid, Spain
January 1984 - Yankee Dental Congress, Boston, MA, U.S.A.
January 1985 - Yankee Dental Congress, Boston, MA, U.S.A.
April 1985 - 42nd Annual Session of the American Association of Endodontists.
San Diego, CA, U.S.A.
April 1989 - 46th Annual Session of the American Association of Endodontists. U.S.A.
April 1990 - 47th Annual Session of the American Association of Endodontists. U.S.A.
April 1991 - 48th Annual Session of the American Association of Endodontists. U.S.A.
April 1992 - 49th Annual Session of the American Association of Endodontists. U.S.A.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
April 1982 - June 1982: Substitution of General Dentist. Prevention of Dental Decay in Children. City Government, Hospitalet, Barcelona, Spain.
June 1982 - September 1982: Substitution of General Dentist in the Social Security Service. Ambulatorio de la S.S., Badalona (Barcelona), Spain
September 1982 - June 1983: Endodontist at Dr. Mirave’s Private Clinic. Barcelona, Spain
September 1984 - December 1984: Assistant to Dr. Herbert Schilder at his private clinic. 677 Beacon Street, Boston, MA, U.S.A.
July 1985 - Consecutive translator for the CE Course “Clinical Endodontics” at Tufts University School of Dental Medicine, 1 Kneeland Street, Boston, MA, U.S.A.
Feb. - June 1986: Endodontist. Periodontics Clinic of Dr. Echevarría. Barcelona. Spain.
June 1986 - March 1988: Endodontist: Odontoclinca Dr. Jané. Barcelona. Spain.
Sept. 1986 - June 1987: Endodontist. Hospital General de Cataluña, San Cugat, Spain.
Oct. 1988 - July 1995: Director of my own private Dental Clinic practicing GeneralDentistry an Endodontics having two collaborators, Dr. Antonio Santos (Master in Periodontics by Tufts University, Boston) and one Doctor assisting in prosthetics. Barcelona, Spain.
March 1997 - Feb. 1998: Endodontist. Policlinica Marfany & Rogé. Sant Juliá de Lória, Andorra.
Feb. 1999 - May. 1999: Endodontist and General Practitioner. Dental Rubí Clinic. Rubí, Barcelona, Spain
Sept. 2004 - April. 2005: Trader Online on Foreign Currencies.
Feb. 2006 - Present:
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ENDODONTICS TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Teaching Practical Clinics
May 1984 – Clinic Instructor at a “Participation Course in Surgical Endodontics”, for General Dentists. Department of Endodontics’ Clinic. Boston University, Boston, MA, U.S.A.
June 1984 - Clinic Instructor at a “Participation Course in Surgical Endodontics”, for General Dentists. Department of Endodontics’ Clinic. Boston University, Boston, MA, U.S.A.
August 1984 – Clinic Instructor at a “Advanced, Advanced Endodontics”, for General Dentists.. Department of Endodontics’ Clinic. Boston University, Boston, MA, U.S.A.
August 1984 – Clinic Instructor at a “Participation Course in Three Dimensional Filling of Root Canals with Warm Guttapercha”, for General Dentists.. Department of Endodontics’ Clinic. Boston University, Boston, MA, U.S.A.
October 1984 – Clinic Instructor at a “Non Surgical Endodontics”, for General Dentists.. Department of Endodontics’ Clinic. Boston University, Boston, MA, U.S.A.
December 1984 – Clinic Instructor at a “Participation Course in Three Dimensional Filling of Root Canals with Warm Guttapercha”, for General Dentists.. Department of Endodontics’ Clinic. Boston University, Boston, MA, U.S.A.
January 1985 - Clinic Instructor at a “Participation Course in Three Dimensional Filling of Root Canals with Warm Guttapercha”, for General Dentists.. Department of Endodontics’ Clinic. Boston University, Boston, MA, U.S.A.
April 1985 - Clinic Instructor at a “Participation Course in Three Dimensional Filling of Root Canals with Warm Guttapercha”, for General Dentists.. Department of Endodontics’ Clinic. Boston University, Boston, MA, U.S.A.
June 1985 – Clinic Instructor at a “Advanced Endodontics”, for General Dentists.. Department of Endodontics’ Clinic. Boston University, Boston, MA, U.S.A.
June 1985 – Clinic Instructor at a “Participation Course in Surgical Endodontics”, for General Dentists. Department of Endodontics’ Clinic. Boston University, Boston, MA, U.S.A.
March 1990 – Seminar in “Practical Cases of Endodontics in teeth with one root with the Schilder Technique”. Colegio Oficial de Odontologos de Cataluña, Barcelona, Spain.
May 1992 – Seminar in “Cleaning and Shaping of the Root Canal System. Cases in extracted teeth”. Annual Meeting of the Spanish Association of Endodontists. Valencia, Spain.
Teaching through Lectures to General Practioners, Endodontists and other specialities
May 1986 – “An introduction to the Warm Guttapercha Techinique by Schilder”. Hospital de la Cruz Roja, Barcelona, Spain
October 1986 - “An introduction to the Warm Guttapercha Techinique by Schilder”. Colegio de Odontólogos de Cataluña y Baleares, Barcelona, Spain.
November 1986 – “Endodontic Failures, and Re-Treatment”. The Academy of Medical Sciences, Barcelona, Spain.
February 1987 – “Pulpal-Periodontal Interaction”. IV Annual Meeting of the Spanish Society of Periodontics, Baqueira Beret, Lérida, Spain.
May 1987 – “Endodontics – Periodontics”. To under-graduate students at the Central University of Barcelona, Spain
November 1989 – “Re-treatment in Endodontics”. Martini Terrace, Barcelona, Spain.
February 1989 – “Three Dimensional Obturation of the Root Canal System”. Symposium of the Spanish Association of Endodontists, Madrid, Spain.
October 1991 – “Endodontic Failures and Non-Surgical Endodontic Retreatment with the Schilder Technique”. V Biannual Congress of the European Society of Endodontics, Cannes, France.
February 1991 – “Re-treatment with the Schilder Technique of a Triple Failure. Case presentation”. Communication on the 1rst Catalán Congress of Dentistry, Barcelona, Spain.
August 1993 – “Advances in Oral Medicine in the Western World”. The Mokichi Okada International Foundation, Atami, Japan.
January 1995 – “Vertical Condensation”. III National Symposium of Endodontics, Madrid, Spain.
June 1995 – “Endodontic Failures”. British Dental Association Middlesex and Hertfordshire Branch Meeting. Barcelona, Spain.
One to two day courses to Professionals
April 1989 – “The Warm Guttapercha with Vertical Condensation Technique by Schilder”. To the Grupo Alicantino of Dental Studies, Alicante, Spain.
February 1991 – “Introduction to the Warm Guttapercha Technique by Schiler”. Colegio Oficial de Odontólogos de Cataluña, Junta de Gerona, Gerona, Spain.
March 1991 – “A Course on Non-Surgical Endodontics: Introduction to the Vertical Condensation”. Colegio Oficial de Odontólogos de Cataluña, Barcelona, Spain.
PUBLICATIONS AND RESEARCH
April 1985 – Presentation: Poster Clinic “A Preliminary Study on the Apical Seal of the Injection Molded Thermoplasticized Guttapercha Technique”, at the 42nd Annual Meeting of the American Association of Endodontists, San Diego, CA, U.S.A.
1983 – 1985 - Research: “Research on the apical leakage of ink in the Injection Molded Thermoplasticized Guttapercha root filling of Jay Marlin”, done at Boston University, Boston, MA, U.S.A.
November 1985 - Master Thesis: “Study of the Apical Seal of the Injection Molded Thermoplasticized Guttapercha Technique”. Not published. Boston University’s Library. Boston, MA, U.S.A.
1987: Publication: “Diagnosis of the Crack Tooth Syndrome”. Journal Archivos de Odontoestomatología. Ediciones Ergon, Barcelona, Spain.
1989: Publication: “Three Dimensional Obturation of the Root Canal System”. Spanish Journal of Endodontics, Madrid, Barcelona, Spain.
1993: Publication: “Advances in Oral Medicine in the Western World”. M.O.A. International Foundation’s Scientific Journal, Tokyo, Japan.
MEMBERSHIP IN PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS
1983 – 1995 – Asociación Española de Endodoncia. Spain.
1984 – 1995 – American Association of Endodontics, Specialist Member. U.S.A.
1984 – 1995 – American Dental Association. U.S.A.
1985 – 2001 – ExGrantees Fulbright Association
PARTICIPATION IN THE COMMUNICATION MEDIA
Television:
1989 – Assistant to Dr. Herbert Schilder during a Periapical Surgery Demostration. Sociétè FranÇaise de Endodontologie’s Congress. TV France. Paris, France.
1993 – Demonstration of the feelings of a patient during a dentist’s visit. In my private Dental Clinic. Program “The adventure of knowledge”, Channel 2 Televisión Española. Barcelona, Spain.
Radio:
March 1990 – “Introduction to Endodontics as a speciality of Dentistry. Advises”. Radio Salud. Barcelona, Spain.
January 1991 – “Information on Prevention, Fluorization, Chemical Bleaching and Esthetics”. Radio Salud. Barcelona, Spain.
October 1991 – “Healthy gums and Periodontics”. Radio Salud. Barcelona, Spain.
November 1991 – “General Health in Relation with Dentistry”. Radio Salud. Barcelona, Spain.
December 1991 – “New advances for complicated cases of Endodontics. Nutrition”. Radio Salud. Barcelona, Spain.
March 1992 – “Information about all the Specialities in Dentistry”. Radio Salud. Barcelona, Spain.
HONORS AND AWARDS
Grantee of the Fulbright Association for Post-graduate studies in Endodontics in the U.S.A.
REFERENCES
DENTISTS
Dr. Jose Antonio Ferrándizs Esteve
Dr. Antonio Santos
Dr. López Roura
Dr. Borja Zabalegui (Bilbao)
Dr. Santiago Jané
Dr. Navarro
Dr. Raspall
Dr. Miravé
ENDODONTISTS
Dr. Barry J. Goldberg (Boston)
Dr. Terry Panckuk (San Diego)
Dr. Michael Marshall (Boston)
Dr. Thomas Biziorek (Michigan)
Dra. Gretchen Heinsen (Florida)
Dra. Magdalena Moreno (Colombia)
Dra. Anna Cohen (Paris)
Pr. Machtou (Paris)
Dra. Maria Rodríguez (Puerto Rico)
OPHTALMOLOGISTS
Dr. Rafael Barraquer Compte
Dr. Borja Corcostegui
Dr. José García Asumí
DERMATOLOGISTS
Dr. Alex Camps
Dr. Ignacio Humbert
UROLOGIST
Dr. Javier Solé Balcells
PSYQUIATRISTS
Dr. Javier Solé
Dr. Cristian Herrera
DR. Humbert
PLASTIC SURGERY
Dr. Javier Herrero Jover
Dr. Armando López
Colegio de Odontólogos Barcelona
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