Optimum Shaping Parameters of the Middle Mesial Canal in Mandibular First Molars: A Finite Element Analysis Study

Nawar Naguib Nawar is a lecturer (assistant professor) of Endodontics. He got his Bachelor degree in Dentistry from the prestigious Ain Shams University in 2008. In 2014 and 2018 Nawar got his Master’s degree and PhD respectively, both from the department of Endodontics of Ain Shams University. He is an experienced endodontist with more than a decade of endodontics-limited practice. 

Nawar joined academia in 2011 when he became a demonstrator then an assistant lecturer in the department of Endodontics in Nahda University in Baniswef (NUB). In 2014, he joined the academic staff of the British University in Egypt participating in different aspects of teaching and supervision. After being granted his PhD, he became a lecturer of Endodontics in January 2019 and since then he coauthored many publications in the Journal of Endodontics, International Endodontic journal, European Endodontic Journal, Clinical Oral Investigations as well as BMC Oral Health. He has also extended his contribution in the scientific community by reviewing for the European Endodontic Journal. 

Nawar contributes in different aspects of both undergraduate and postgraduate programs of the British University in Egypt including lecturing, hands-on supervision, examinations, clinical work, multiple theses supervision as well as some administrative work being the one responsible for quality assurance of the endodontic undergraduate program. Nawar is the 2022 winner of the Young Investigator Research Award “YIRG” and his publications earned him the International Conference Grant – BUE “ICG” and Scopus Researcher Award – BUE “SRA” twice. 

Dr. Mostafa Elkholy graduated from the Faculty of Oral and Dental Medicine at Cairo University in 2006. He received his endodontic training as a resident in the Endodontics Department from 2007-2008 and then as a master’s degree student in the same department where he graduated in 2012. He joined the doctoral program at Ain Shams University in 2014, where he achieved his PhD. in 2018.

Dr. Elkholy has been serving as an Academic Instructor in the Endodontics Department for undergraduate and postgraduate programs at The British University in Egypt since 2012. He became a Lecturer of Endodontics at the same University in 2018. Dr. Elkholy is currently a senior lecturer of endodontics and the acting disciple lead in endodontics at the school of dentistry, University of Western Australia. Mostafa’s private practice has been limited to endodontics since 2008. From 2012, Dr. Elkholy has been lecturing at national and international conferences in the field of Endodontics and providing training sessions and continuing education courses covering all the scope of endo-discipline.

Dr. Mostafa Elkholy has several international publications concerning Endodontics. Mostafa has an interest in canal instrumentation and the effect of instrumentation on root canals. He recently published a couple of articles supporting this topic in the Journal of Endodontics. In addition, Dr. Elkholy is a reviewer for the Journal of Endodontics and a member of the Editorial Board of the European Journal of Endodontics

Associate Professor William Ha is the Head of Endodontics at the University of Sydney and Sydney Dental Hospital. He completed his Bachelor of Dental Science in 2007, Graduate Certificate in Research Commercialisation in 2012 and Doctor of Philosophy in Endodontics in 2017. He then completed his Doctor of Clinical Dentistry in Endodontics in 2021 from the University of Adelaide. He has over 30 published peer-reviewed articles, including 6 in the Journal of Endodontics. He also developed two endodontic cell phone applications, Endoprep and AAE Endocase.

Graduated from the Faculty of Oral and Dental Medicine, Cairo University in 1994. Then obtained the Master degree and Ph.D. Degree in Conservative Dentistry (Endodontics) from the Faculty of Dentistry, Ain Shams University, Cairo in 2000 and 2006. 

Working currently as a professor at the Endodontic department at the British University in Egypt. Director of the Endodontics Master program, the continuing education programs and the Center of Innovative Dental Sciences (CIDS) at the British University in Egypt.

A Key opinion leader for VDW, Septodont and Woodpecker, an active Board member of the Egyptian Association of Endodontists. An Editorial board member for the Australian Endodontic Journal, Endodontic Practice Today, BMC Oral Health, The Egyptian Dental Journal and Panendo Journal. 

Research interests include tooth morphology and CBCT, Stem cells, tissue engineering and regenerative endodontics, endodontic biofilms, pain control, Bioceramics, instruments and instrumentation. 

Published more than 40 international publications since 2009 in peer reviewed indexed journals
 
Lectured internationally at conferences organized by the European society of Endodontology the Arab society of Endodontology, and the Egyptian Association of Endodontists.