Dr. Yasmi Crystal is the founder and senior specialist at Comprehensive Pediatric Dentistry, NJ, Clinical Professor of Pediatric Dentistry at New York University (NYU) College of Dentistry and on the medical staff of the Robert Wood Johnson, Rutgers University Hospital.
Dr. Crystal is a Diplomate and an Examiner for the American Board of Pediatric Dentistry and holds a MSc in Clinical and Translational Research from CTSI, NYU School of Medicine.
She is active in scientific, awards and research groups of AAPD, IAPD and IADR, Editorial Board Member of Pediatric Dentistry and associate editor of IJPD and Frontiers in Oral Health. She has participated in the writing of national (AAPD) and international (IAPD) guidelines to improve the practice of Pediatric Dentistry and has published numerous research articles in prestigious peer reviewed journals.
As a researcher, educator and with over 30 years’ experience as a private primary care provider, her presentations blend evidence-based recommendations with down-to-earth approaches for the provision of pediatric dental care in public and private settings.
Advances in our knowledge of pulp biology and its healing capacity, in conjunction with the use of new biocompatible materials that promote preservation of pulp vitality, provide the current evidence for the new IAPD consensus recommendations to manage pulpal diseases generated by caries or trauma. This presentation will describe the protocols for diagnosing pulp diseases and using minimally invasive, biologically driven tiered approaches that prioritize pulp preservation in both primary and permanent teeth. The role of these consensus statements in a contemporary pediatric dentistry practice will be discussed.
