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Positions
Resident
- Organization:
- West Virginia University School of Dentistry
- Department:
- Endodontics
- Classification:
- Resident
Education
- DDS, West Virginia University School of Dentistry, 2004
Awards
Omicron Kappa Upsilon Honor Dental Society member, April 2004
International College of Dentist Award, May 2004
Oral Biology Award, April 2004. Outstanding Research Award, April 2004
The Tenth American Association for Dental Research Competition Award, Feb 2004
Omicron Kappa Upsilon Honor Dental Society- Basic Health Science, 2002
Additional Info
Professional Affiliation
American Association of Endodontists
Omicron Kappa Upsilon Honor Dental Society
Hand in Hand Local Mission
Four Rivers Outreach
About KaiYing Haggard
I am from Taiwan.
WVU was a logical choice to continue my education as an endodontics resident. The education, hands on training and mentorship I received during my predoctoral training well prepared me for private practice once I graduated, and I know that will be the same for my residency. WVU has competitive tuition costs with quality facilities and academics. Being located in Morgantown is another added plus because it is a safe and affordable place to live. I enjoy the outdoors, so this is a great place with all the hiking and bike trails.
My goal at WVU School of Dentistry is to advance my endodontic skills and surgical technique to provide additional services for patients. Presently, endodontics is facing challenges such as incidence of fractured roots, persistent inflammation and infection after root canal therapy or retreatment. I would like to investigate the possibility of using more biocompatible and bioengineered endodontic obturation materials that can generate self-immune defense mechanism and possibility of treatment modification to improve success rate of endodontic treatment.
The most rewarding aspect of being a dentist is the relationship that I build with my patients by helping them restore the function of mastication and self-esteem through facial aesthetics. While I was increasingly aware of my limitations as a general dentist in the situations where I could not render further treatment, it motivates me to pursue graduate training.
The hobbies that I enjoy doing outside of dentistry are traveling, biking, hiking with my family.
Patient Care Information
Medical Specialties
- Dentistry
Additional Info
Dental Skills
▪Anterior and posterior (molar) root canal therapy
▪Apexogenesis
▪Post and core placement
▪Simple and surgical extraction
▪Pulpotomy, stainless steel crowns and anterior resin crowns
▪Scaling and root planning
▪ Amalgam and composite fillings
▪Veneers, crowns, and bridges
▪Restore implant retained denture, crown, and bridge
▪Fabrication of dentures and partials
▪Perform dentistry on patients under IV sedation