Alpha Omega Dental Centre

Dr. David Chvartszaid is a double specialist in Prosthodontics and Periodontics with a history of leadership in academia and a strong commitment to patient care in a hospital setting. He is the director of the Undergraduate Clinical Periodontics Program at the University of Toronto and is the dentist-in-chief at the Department of Dentistry, Alpha Omega Dental Center, Baycrest Hospital. Dr. Chvartszaid is the associate editor of the Ontario Dentist journal and an examiner for the Royal College of Dentists of Canada (RCDC). At the international level, He has served 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 is the past director of the Graduate Prosthodontics Program at the University of Toronto and a past president of the Association of Prosthodontists of Canada.

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, implantology and geriatric dentistry. In the last few years, Dr. Chvartszaid has lectured in Chile, China, Czech Republic, Germany, Hong Kong, Iran, Italy, Kenya, Portugal, Singapore, South Africa, South Korea, Taiwan, Turkey, United Kingdon and all across Canada and the US. He has presented at major national and international professional organizations including the International College of Prosthodontists, Academy of Prosthodontics, American College of Prosthodontists, Canadian Academy of Periodontology, Future Leaders in Prosthodontics, Special Care Dentistry Association, Canadian Academy of Restorative Dentistry and Prosthodontics, and International Association for Dental, Oral, and Craniofacial Research. Dr. Chvartszaid's scientific publications have appeared in the Journal of the Canadian Dental Association, the Journal of Prosthetic Dentistry, the International Journal of Prosthodontics, the International Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Implants, the International Journal of Oral Implantology, the Journal of Prosthodontics, the Journal of Gerodontology, and the Journal of Endodontics. His poster presentations have won awards at the meeting of the International College of Prosthodontics in Shanghai, China in 2023 and at the meeting of the Academy of Prosthodontics in Naples, Florida, US in 2023.

Dr. Chvartszaid’s hospital-based specialty practice at Baycrest successfully merges prosthodontic, implant surgical and periodontal approaches to address each patient's unique needs. His diverse clinical practice includes patients from the community, medically compromised patients, patients with disabilities, patients in long-term care, and patients with difficult-to-treat or difficult-to-diagnose dental problems. Dr. Chvartszaid works collaboratively with other members of the Department of Dentistry and Baycrest medical staff.

Dr. Banafsheh Abbasnezhad-Ghadi is general dentist. She has been a member of the Royal College of Dental Surgeons of Ontario (RCDSO) since 2000. Banafsheh received her master degree in dental public health from the University of Toronto in 2010, “through my master program I learned how oral health plays a critical role as a part of the general health and how dental professionals’ contribution can improve the overall health.” She believes access to dental care is a challenge for geriatric population, individuals with developmental/ physical disorders and medically compromised patients and strives to help those patients. Her compassionate nature along with her clinical skills has drawn her to the field of geriatric dentistry. Her main focus is providing tailored dental treatments for each patient who comes to the Baycrest department of dentistry, as there is a lot of variation when treating this population.
She is a member of Ontario Dental Association (ODA), The Canadian Association of Public Heath Dentistry (CHPHD), and Toronto Crown & Bridge Study Club.

Presentations:
She presented her master program research (Access to dental care for a selected group of children and adolescents with autism) in Canadian Association of Public Heath Dentistry conference in 2010. She had poster research presentation in Autism Symposium in 2012.

Awards:
She was the recipient of “Outstanding Contribution to Heath Discipline Education award” from Baycrest Science Centre in 2017.

Dr. Ginny Eidinger has been a full- time, Private Practitioner in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery and Anesthesia in Toronto for over thirty years.  She completed her specialty training at the University of Toronto, in 1990.  In 1993, she was awarded her Fellowship examinations from the Royal College of Dentists of Canada in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery.  Prior to that, she spent a year in the Dental Department at the then Hospital for Sick Children, where she completed a one-year Internship from 1986-1987.  She received her Doctor of Dental Medicine degree in 1986, from the College of Dentistry, University of Saskatchewan. Dr. Eidinger has been a member of the Baycrest Hospital staff for over 25 years, where she has provided specialty care services to patients in need of oral surgical care.

Dr. David Fortinsky is a valuable member of our dental team with many years of experience in managing geriatric and medically compromised patients.

Dr. Strauss, an Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon, received his dental degree at the University of Toronto. He was awarded the James Branston Wilmot Scholarship, the Oral B Scholarship, and the Alpha Omega Proficiency Award. He was also a Medical Research Council student. He completed a general dental internship at Mount Sinai Hospital and completed his Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Residency at Michael Reese Hospital in Chicago. Dr. Strauss is a fellow of the Royal College of Dentists of Canada in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery. He is also a fellow of the American Academy of Dentists. Dr. Strauss is past president of the Omicron Kappa Upsilon Honors Dental Society and the H M Worth Radiology study club. Dr. Strauss has taught at the University of Toronto in the areas of Oral Medicine, General Pathology, Prosthetic Dentistry, and is currently on Staff in the Graduate Periodontic Department. Dr. Strauss is affiliated with Mount Sinai Hospital and Baycrest Hospital.