Mazin Askar, B.D.S., M.S.

Clinical Associate Professor
University of Detroit Mercy School of Dentistry
Detroit, Michigan

Dr. Askar teaches in the Postgraduate Endodontics Residency Program as well as Preclinical and Clinical Endodontics for pre-doctoral Dental students. He has special interest in Microsurgical Endodontics. He received his B.D.S. degree in Dentistry from the University of Baghdad, Iraq in 1973 and a Certificate and Master's Degree in Endodontics from the University of Minnesota in 1980. He has received several teaching awards. His areas of interest include microbiology of the root canal system, metallurgy of the root canal file systems, cytotoxicity and genotoxicity of different root canal materials, and tissue reaction to the growth factors. Dr. Askar joined University of Detroit Mercy School of Dentistry in 2014.

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Presentation(s):

• OR02 - Antibacterial Efficacy of Benefect Botanical Disinfectant Compared to Sodium Hypochlorite and Chlorohexidine Against Multiple Endodontic Pathogens: An Ex Vivo Study

  Wednesday, April 17, 2024
  12:45 PM – 1:00 PM PT

• OR05 - SEM Study on the Effect of 6% Sodium Hypochlorite, 17% Ethylenediamine Tetraacetic Acid, and Triton All-in-One on Smear Layer Removal, Dentin Erosion and Microhardness

  Wednesday, April 17, 2024
  1:30 PM – 1:45 PM PT