Meet Dr. Dahan in Ottawa, ON

Dr. Haissam Dahan

Dr. Dahan is a general dentist with a limited practice in TMJ & Sleep Apnea Management. Dr. Dahan was raised in London, Ontario and moved to the Ottawa region after high school. He graduated from Carleton University with a degree in Science and went on to complete a Dental degree at McGill University in 2005. He practiced general dentistry in Ottawa for five years while simultaneously furthering his education with a Masters in Dental Science degree.

His interest in facial pain management and sleep dentistry lead him to leave his dental practice and pursue a clinical fellowship in orofacial pain at the world-renowned Massachusetts General Hospital located in Boston. While there, he was a part-time clinical instructor at Harvard School of Dental Medicine. Following graduation, he moved back to Ottawa to start his private practice and has been awarded a clinical position at the Montreal General Hospital, where his focus is geared to the treatment of facial pain management.

He currently teaches part-time at McGill University and the Montreal General Hospital as a clinical instructor.   Dr. Dahan has published three scientific papers supporting his PhD designation and has lectured at Harvard, Tufts and McGill Universities.

Your visit to our office will reflect his genuine and caring nature that is specific to each and every patient’s needs and concerns.

Dr. Dahan is married and has two young boys and a girl. He enjoys spending time outdoors with his family and is currently authoring a book on facial pain management.   

Dr. Dahan and the Ottawa TMJ & Sleep Apnea Clinic were recently chosen as one of the “Companies To Watch” By the Ottawa Business Journal. You can read the article here.

EDUCATION

❋ MCGILL UNIVERSITY (2010-2016)
PhD – Facial Pain

❋ MCGILL UNIVERSITY (2005-2009)
MSc – Dental Science

❋ MCGILL UNIVERSITY (2001-2005)
DMD – Dentistry

❋ CARLETON UNIVERSITY (1997-2001)
BSc – Biochemistry

POST-DOCTORIAL TRAINING

❋ MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL (2011-2012)
Clinical Fellowship

LICENSURE

❋ Royal College of Dental Surgeons of Ontario

❋ Ordre des Dentistes du Quebec

❋ Massachusetts Dentistry Board

CURRENT ACADEMIC POSITION

❋ MCGILL UNIVERSITY (2015-PRESENT)
Part-time Faculty lecturer

MAJOR ADMINISTRATIVE LEADERSHIP POSITIONS

❋ MCGILL UNIVERSITY DENTAL SCHOOL (2003-2012)
Dentistry Admissions Committee

❋ MCGILL UNIVERSITY DENTAL SCHOOL (2002-2006)
Dentistry Curriculum Committee

❋ STUDENT SOCIETY OF MCGILL UNIVERSITY (2002-2005)
Faculty of Dentistry Student Councilor

❋ MCGILL UNIVERSITY SENDATE (2002-2003)
Faculty of Dentistry Student Senator

❋ STUDENT SOCIETY OF MCGILL UNIVERSITY (2001-2005)
Executive Member

RESEARCH FUNDING

❋ CANADIAN INSTITUTES OF HEALTH RESEARCH ($80,000)
( 2005 – 2007 )

❋ THE ALAN AND LOUISE EDWARDS FOUNDATION FELLOWSHIP ($145,000)
( 2010 – 2014 )

PAST TEACHING ACTIVITIES

❋ HARVARD SCHOOL OF DENTAL MEDICINE ( 2012 )
Problem-based Tutorials

❋ MCGILL UNIVERSITY FACULTY OF DENTISTRY ( 2008 )
Dental Public Health Course

MEMBERSHIPS & ASSOCIATIONS

❋ Canadian Dental Association (CDA)

❋ Ontario Dental Assocation (ODA)

❋ Ottawa Dental Society (ODS)

❋ Canadian Sleep Society (CSS)

❋ American Academy of Orofacial Pain (AAOP)

❋ Canadian Academy of Clinical Sleep Disorders Disciplines

❋ American Academy of Dental Sleep Medicine

PUBLICATIONS

1. Dahan, H, Bedos, C.  A Typology of Dental Students according to their Experience of Stress: a  Qualitative Study. Journal of Dental Education. 2010 February; 74(2): 95-103.
2. Dahan, H, Shir, Y, Velly, A, Allison, P. Specific and Number of Comorbidities are associated with Increased Levels of Temporomandibular Pain Intensity and Duration.  The Journal of Headache and Pain.  16:47.
3. Dahan, H, Shir, Y, Nicolau, B, Keith, D, Allison. P. Migraine and chronic fatigue syndrome are more prevalent in people with myofascial vs. non-myofascial temporomandibular disorders. Journal of Oral and Facial Pain and Headache. In press.
4. Dahan, H.  Burning Mouth Syndrome: An Update.  The Ottawa Dental Society Newsletter. 2013 February.