Nestor Amit Cohenca, DDS

Nestor Amit Cohenca, DDS

Specialties

  • Children's Title: Director of Endodontics and Traumatology, The Center for Pediatric Dentistry, University of Washington School of Dentistry and Seattle Children's Hospital
  • Academic Title: Professor, Endodontics; Adjunct Professor, Pediatric Dentistry
  • On Staff Since: June 2008

  • Biography

    Dr. Cohenca received his dental degree from the National University of Asuncion, Paraguay. In 1994, he completed the endodontic program at the Hebrew University in Jerusalem cum laude and received the Ino Sciaky Best Graduate Student Award. He then served 11 years on faculty at the school while maintaining a private practice limited to endodontics. He is a Diplomate of and was an examiner for the Israel Board of Endodontics and past-president of the Israel Endodontic Society. From 2003 to 2005 he served as a clinical assistant professor and coordinator of Trauma and Sports Dentistry at University of Southern California. Thereafter, Dr. Cohenca joined the University of Washington where he completed his endodontic certificate in 2008 and is currently a Professor of Endodontics and Adjunct Professor of Pediatric Dentistry. He serves as Director of Endodontics and Traumatology at the Center for Pediatric Dentistry and Seattle Childrens Hospital. In 2010, Dr. Cohenca became a Diplomate of the American Board of Endodontics and received an honorary membership to Omicron Kappa Upsilon National Dental Honor Society. As a full-time faculty member, he is active in research, teaching and lectures both national and internationally. He has published more than 60 peer-reviewed articles and serves as Associate Editor of the Dental Traumatology Journal and Board Director of the International Association of Dental Traumatology. Dr. Cohenca was one of the pioneers in the use of Cone Beam Computed Tomography in Endodontics and is considered one of the experts on this field. He is also an Adjunct Professor of Pediatric Dentistry with a strong background in Dental Traumatology and Endo-Pedo related topics. Dr Cohenca is fluent in Spanish, Portuguese and Hebrew. Dr. Cohenca maintains a private practice limited to Endodontics in Bellevue, WA.

    CURRICULUM VITAE

    PRESENT POSITION
    - Dental Surgeon (DDS) 1990
    - Specialist in Endodontics 1994, 2008
    - Diplomate, Israeli Board of Endodontics and Israel Ministry of Health (1995)
    - Diplomate, American Board of Endodontics (2010)
    - Tenured Professor. Department of Endodontics. School of Dentistry.
    University of Washington.
    - Adjunct Professor. Department of Pediatric Dentistry. School of Dentistry.
    University of Washington.
    - Director of Endodontics and Traumatology. The Center for Pediatric Dentistry.
    University of Washington School of Dentistry and Seattle Childrens Hospital.
    - Director of the Multidisciplinary Trauma Unit. School of Dentistry.
    University of Washington.
    - Associate Endodontist. Redmond Endodontics. Bellevue WA.


    PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATIONS
    1986 - 1990 Dental Studies, National University of Asuncion, Paraguay. Licensed
    1991 Dental Licensed. Israel Dental Association and Israel Ministry of
    Health.
    1991 - 1994 Postgraduate Specialty Program in Endodontics, Department of Endodontics, HUHFDM, Jerusalem, Israel.
    1995 Diplomate, Israel Board of Endodontics and Israel Ministry of
    Health.
    2003- ProCPR Certified for Health Care Providers (CPR annual re-certification).
    2004 Problem Based Learning (PBL) Certified. USC School of Dentistry. CA.
    2004 HIPPA Compliance Certified. USC School of Dentistry. CA.
    2005 - Blood Born Pathogen training. Annual re-certification. UW School of Dentistry. WA.
    2007 National Board Certification (part 1 and 2). American Dental Association.
    2007 Summer Institute for Clinical Research. University of Washington. WA.
    2006 - 2008 Postgraduate Specialty Program in Endodontics, Department of Endodontics, School of Dentistry, University of Washington. Seattle, WA. USA.
    2008 HIPPA Compliance Certified. University of Washington, WA
    2008 Western Regional Examination Boards (WREB)
    2008 Dental License. WA State. USA
    2010 Diplomate, American Board of Endodontics
    2013 Certification in Oral Conscious Sedation and Nitrous Oxide


    HOSPITAL APPOINTMENTS AND PRIVILEDGES
    Hadassah Medical Center Attending 1994-2003
    UW Medical Center Attending 2005 present
    UW Childrens Attending 2008- present




    LANGUAGES
    1. Spanish
    2. English
    3. Hebrew
    4. Portuguese


    ACADEMIC ACTIVITIES
    1996 - 2000 Clinical Instructor in Endodontics, HUHFDM, Jerusalem, Israel.
    1996 - 2003 Co-Director of Graduate Endodontics, HUHFDM, Jerusalem, Israel.
    1998 - 2001 Director of the Preclinical Endodontic Course.
    2000 - 2005 Clinical Lecturer in Endodontics, HUHFDM, Jerusalem, Israel.
    2002 - 2003 Director of the Clinical Endodontic - Undergraduate Course
    2003 - 2005 Assistant Professor of Clinical Dentistry. Division of Surgical,
    Therapeutic & Bioengineering Sciences. School of Dentistry. University
    of Southern California.
    2003 - 2005 Coordinator of Trauma at the Center for Urgent Care, Trauma and Sport Dentistry at the USC School of Dentistry.


    ACADEMIC ACTIVITIES. UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON
    2005 - Pre-Clinical Endodontics (ENDO 630A). School of Dentistry.
    University of Washington.
    2005 - Pre-Clinical Endodontics (ENDO 630B). School of Dentistry.
    University of Washington.
    2005 - Clinical Endodontics (ENDO 660A). School of Dentistry.
    University of Washington.
    2007 - 2008 Co-Director of Undergraduate Clinical Endodontics (Endo 534). School of D

    Board Certification(s)

    Dentistry, Endodontics

    Education

    Universidad Nacional de Asuncion, Asuncion

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