Overview
Background
Dr Jessica Zachar is a Lecturer and Senior Dental Officer at the UQ Oral Health Centre. She currently teaches in the disciplines of oral surgery, general medicine, dental therapeutics and medical emergencies to both BDSc(Hons) and DMD students. She is also the Program Convenor for the undergraduate dental program.
Jessica is a General Dental Practitioner who graduated in 2015 with a Bachelor of Dental Science. She has undertaken further postgraduate studies, including a Bachelor of Science (Honours), a Graduate Certificate in Learning and Teaching in Higher Education, a Graduate Diploma in Clinical Dentistry (Surgical Dentistry), and a Master of Clinical Dentistry (Oral Surgery).
Jessica is currently a PhD Candidate, with her research focusing on the therapeutic efficacy of dental analgesia using a polychromatic light-emitting diode for dental procedures.
Availability
- Dr Jessica Zachar is:
- Not available for supervision
Qualifications
- Bachelor of Dental Science, Charles Sturt University
- Bachelor (Honours) of Science, Charles Sturt University
- Graduate Certificate in Learning and Teaching in Higher Education, Charles Sturt University
- Masters (Coursework) of Clinical Dentistry, Griffith University
- Graduate Diploma in Clinical Dentistry, University of Sydney
- Higher Education Academy, Higher Education Academy
- Pierre Fauchard Academy, Pierre Fauchard Academy
Works
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2019
Conference Publication
Awareness and knowledge of oral cancer amongst adult dental patients
Zachar, Jessica, Huang, Boyen and Yates, Erica (2019). Awareness and knowledge of oral cancer amongst adult dental patients. In: Junior Category-IADR Unilever Hatton Competition. 2019 IADR/AADR/CADR General Session, Vancouver, BC, Canada, (). 19-22 June 2019.
2018
Conference Publication
Awareness and knowledge of oral cancer amongst adult dental patients
Zachar, Jessica, Huang, Boyen and Yates, Erica (2018). Awareness and knowledge of oral cancer amongst adult dental patients. In: Junior Category - Colgate Poster Competition. IADR ANZ Division 58th Annual Scientific Meeting, Perth, WA Australia, (). 22-25th September 2018.
2015
Journal Article
Root canal treatment success factors in regional Australia from 2009 to 2014: a retrospective study
Zachar, J. J., Sadr, A., Hassan, N. M. and Akhter, R. (2015). Root canal treatment success factors in regional Australia from 2009 to 2014: a retrospective study. Australian Dental Journal, 60 (4), S25-S25. doi: 10.1111/adj.12386
2015
Journal Article
Should retention of a tooth be an important goal of dentistry? How do you decide whether to retain and restore a tooth requiring endodontic treatment or to extract and if possible replace the tooth?
Zachar, Jessica J. (2015). Should retention of a tooth be an important goal of dentistry? How do you decide whether to retain and restore a tooth requiring endodontic treatment or to extract and if possible replace the tooth?. Australian Endodontic Journal, 41 (1), 2-6. doi: 10.1111/aej.12102
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