Clinical Assistant Professor
New York University College of Dentistry
Iruma, Saitama, Japan
Katsushi Okazaki, D.D.S., Ph.D., is a Clinical Assistant Professor of the Department of Endodontics at New York University College of Dentistry, operating a variety of clinical training programs as the course director and served as Director of Endodontics course in Linhart Continuing Dental Education program at NYU College of Dentistry. Furthermore, K. Okazaki is a Clinical Associate Professor of the Department of Endodontics at Tokyo Dental College, JAPAN, engaging in dental education and research. Besides, He is an Adjunct Faculty member, at Tohoku University Graduate School of Dentistry, operating research activities. K. Okazaki is a co-author of the book chapter in the seventh edition of Ingle’s Endodontics and the main author of the book chapter in Diagnosis of Pulpal-Periapical Disease, In Endodontic Prognosis. K. Okazaki received his DDS, then earned a Ph.D. in Anatomy and Physiology and served as a Teaching Fellow in Oral Anatomy at Aichi Medical University in Japan. After Postdoctoral Research as a research fellow in the Department of Development and Surgical Sciences at the University of Minnesota, K. Okazaki completed Postgraduate Programs in Endodontics at New York University College of Dentistry in the USA. K. Okazaki received the Distinguished Educators Award in 2015, the Research Award in 2018, and the Outstanding Professional Distinction in 2019 from NYU. K. Okazaki lectured on various topics on Endodontics to post-graduate students, as well as pre-doctorate students. K. Okazaki gave a speech at the AAE Annual Meeting in 2021 and 2023 on 3D-guided Endodontic Microsurgery and Extended Reality (XR) in Endodontic Education and Treatment Simulation, respectively. K. Okazaki actively supervised and conducted research projects, including international research projects supported by the Japanese Government.
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SP-7 - Augmented and Mixed Reality Technologies for Endodontic Visualization and Interaction
Thursday, April 18, 2024
2:00 PM – 2:45 PM PT