Nima Laghapour Lighvan

Education

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Honors Bachelor of Science (High Distinction)

University of Toronto, St. George campus

Class of 2019, Life Sciences

 

Leadership and Research Experience

 

Research Student August 2021 – present

Florida Craniofacial Institute

 

Research Student  June 2021 - present

Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry

 

Dental Student Intern June 2021 – August 2021

EDMS

VP Finance May 2021- present

Alpha Omega Foundation of Canada, Western University Chapter

 

Dental Student Intern February 2021 – August 2021

Sowingo

Director of Finance August 2020 – present

Dental Entrepreneurship, Business, and Innovation (DEBI)

 

Vice President Research June 2020 - present

Federation of Canadian Dentistry Student Associations (FCDSA)

 

Junior Representative for Schulich Dentistry May 2020 - present

Federation of Canadian Dentistry Student Associations (FCDSA)

 

Intern October 2019 – May 2020

Federation of Canadian Dentistry Student Associations (FCDSA)

 

Research Student March 2016 - present

University of Toronto Faculty of Dentistry, Discipline of Dental Public Health

 

Research Student April 2016 - present

Mt. Sinai Hospital, Department of Dentistry and Oral Surgery Clinic

 

School Representative September 2019 - present

Iranian Ontario Dental Association (IODA)

 

Class Representative September 2019 - present

Alpha Omega Foundation of Canada, Western University Chapter

 

President March 2016 - June 2019

The University of Toronto Pre-Dental Society

 

Research Student January 2017 – June 2019

Phoenix Smiles

 

President March 2018 - June 2019

Operation Smiles, U of T - St. George

 

Vice-President August 2017 - June 2019  U of T Heart

 

Vice-President August 2017 - June 2019

U of T Bioethics Debate Club

 

Vice-President February 2016 - June 2019

Students Fighting Cancer (University of Toronto)

             

Vice-President January 2016 - June 2019

Global Society for Genetics and Genome Biology

 

Volunteer Team Leader September 2015 - November 2016

Emergency Department of North York General Hospital

 

Research Activities

 

Authorships:

• Surgical Management of Velopharyngeal Insufficiency: A Systematic Review and Network Meta-Analysis (in-progress article)

• Labial Frenectomy for Breastfeeding: A Systematic Review (in-progress article)

• Treatment of Positional Plagiocephaly: A Systematic Review and Network Meta-Analysis (in-progress article)

• Use of Transdermal NSAIDs Patches For Postoperative Pain Management After Oral and      Maxillofacial Surgery Procedures: A Literature Review (in-progress article)

• A scoping review of four decades of outcomes in non-surgical root canal treatment, non-surgical retreatment and apexification studies. Part 1: process and general results. (October 2021, Journal of Endodontics)

• A scoping review of four decades of outcomes in non-surgical root canal treatment, non-surgical retreatment and apexification studies. Part 2: outcome measures. (October 2021, Journal of Endodontics)

• Chlorhexidine-related mortality rate in critically ill patients in intensive care units (Published, March 2019, Journal of Respiratory Care)

• Role of dentists in prescribing opioid analgesics and antibiotics: an overview. (Published, April 2018, Dental Clinics of North America)

• Knowledge and practices of family and emergency physicians in managing non-traumatic dental conditions: a case-based survey (Published, March 2019, Journal of Endodontics)

• Efficacy and safety of pulpal anesthesia strategies during endodontic treatment of permanent mandibular molars with symptomatic irreversible pulpitis: a systematic review and network meta-analysis (Published, December 2019, Journal of Endodontics)

• Effectiveness and safety of postoperative oral medications in managing pain following endodontic treatment: a systematic review and network meta-analysis (Published, July 2020, Journal of Endodontics)

• Efficacy and safety of different interventions to accelerate canine retraction following premolar extraction: a systematic review and network meta-analysis (Published, July 2020, Journal of Orthodontics and Craniofacial Research)

• Quality of evidence in systematic reviews and meta-analyses of randomized controlled trials in endodontics (in-progress article)

• Efficacy of nutrition and physical activity counselling for pre-adolescent children in a dental setting: a randomized clinical trial (in-progress article)

 

Acknowledgements:

• Validity of a simplified screening instrument for assessing overweight children in a dental setting: a cross sectional study (Published, February 2017, BMC Pediatrics)

• Use of and Access to Deep Sedation and General Anesthesia for Dental Patients: A Survey of Ontario Dentists (Published, July 2017, JCDA)

• Interventions for preventing osteoradionecrosis of the jaws in adults receiving head and neck radiotherapy (Published, November 2019, Cochrane Database Syst Rev)

 

Presentations: (*presenter)

• Efficacy and Safety of Different Interventions to Accelerate Orthodontic Tooth Movement in the First Month of Treatment: A Systematic Review and Network Meta-analysis

• Canadian Association of Orthodontists (September 2019)

• U of T Faculty of Dentistry Research Day (February 2020) – 2nd place in clinical studies category

• Effectiveness and safety of postoperative oral medications in managing pain following endodontic treatment: a systematic review and network meta-analysis

  • Iranian Ontario Dental Association Scientific Symposium (December 2020)*

• Efficacy and safety of interventions in achieving pulpal anesthesia during endodontic treatment: a systematic review and network meta-analysis

  • U of T Faculty of Dentistry Research Day (February 2019)

  • Canadian Dental Student Conference, Vancouver (January 2020)*

• Antibiotic Stewardship in Endodontics:  An Overview

  • UofT Faculty of Dentistry research day (February 2018)*

• Oral Health Related Quality of Life in Rural Uganda: An Observational Study

  • Annual Scientific Session of the Academy of Prosthodontics (April 2017)

• Chlorhexidine-related mortality rate in critically ill patients in intensive care units

  • U of T Faculty of Dentistry research day (February 2017)*

  • Canadian Association of Public Health Dentistry annual conference (October 2017) *

 

Program Contributions:

• Hospital Dentistry Observational Program - Mt. Sinai Hospital

• Advanced Training Program in Craniofacial Pain Management - Mt. Sinai Hospital

• UofT Faculty of Dentistry International Student Outreach Program

 

Accomplishments and Scholarships

                 

• Schulich Dentistry Dean’s Honour List (2019-2020)

• Human Biology Program Excellence Award (2018)

• Nominated for the Cressy Leadership Award by University College (2018)

• Interviewed by University College Office of Advancement for excellence in leadership and academics (2018)

• Dean’s List Scholar (winter 2016, 2017, 2018)

• Dora Burke Playfair Leadership Award (2018, 2019)

• Dr. James A. & Connie P. Dickson Scholarships in the Sciences and Mathematics (2017, 2018)

• UC Literary and Athletic Society Leadership Bursaries (2017)

• Fletcher-Clark OSOTF Scholarships in Science and/or Economics (2017, 2018)

• Louis Savlov (UC'37) Scholarships in Science, Social Sciences and Humanities (2016)

• University College Grant (2015)