Dr. Jeffrey Yasny

He has provided anaesthetics to more than 10,000 patients, of all ages.

Dr. Jeffrey Yasny graduated from the University of Toronto with a Doctor of Dental Surgery degree in 1994. After completing a two year general practice residency at the University of Michigan, where he served as the chief resident, he entered private practice in Toronto. In 1998, Dr. Yasny pursued a two-year residency in dental anaesthesiology at the prestigious Mount Sinai Medical Center in Manhattan, NY. Following this training, he accepted a rare opportunity to further his education and complete an additional three-year fellowship in dental anaesthesiology.

Dr. Yasny held the distinct position of Assistant Professor and Attending in both the departments of Anesthesiology and Dentistry at Mount Sinai. He has supervised and taught anaesthesiology, oral surgery and paediatric dental residents. For more than 20 years, he has provided anaesthetics to more than 10,000 patients of all ages and various medical histories. For 15 years, Dr. Yasny provided general anaesthesia for dental treatment to more children in Manhattan than any other dentist. Added to his extensive clinical background are his academic accomplishments. He is a continuing education director, national and international lecturer, and published author in several highly respected medical and dental journals (see left panel). Dr. Yasny is also an instructor in the Department of Anaesthesia, at the Faculty of Dentistry, University of Toronto.

PERIOPERATIVE DENTAL EVALUATION
Mount Sinai Journal of Medicine 2012

NASAL FOREIGN BODY: AN UNEXPECTED DISCOVERY
Anaesthesia Progress 2011

NASAL FOREIGN BODIES IN CHILDREN
Pediatric Anesthesia 2011

GERIATRIC PATIENTS: ORAL HEALTH AND THE OPERATING ROOM
Journal of American Geriatric Society 2010

THE IMPORTANCE OF ORAL HEALTH
Seminars of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia 2010

PERIOPERATIVE DENTAL CONSIDERATIONS FOR THE ANESTHESIOLOGIST
Anesthesia and Analgesia 2009

DENTAL CONSIDERATIONS FOR CARDIAC SURGERY
Journal of Cardiac Surgery 2009

ENTERAL SEDATION IN PEDIATRIC DENTISTRY
The Journal of Clinical Pediatric Dentistry 2008

THE VALUE OF OPTIMIZING DENTITION BEFORE CARDIAC SURGERY
Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia 2007

A CASE OF A POWER FAILURE IN THE OPERATING ROOM
Anesthesia Progress 2005

Certifications:

• Specialist, Dental Anaesthesiology, Royal College of Dental Surgeons of Ontario
• Diplomat of the National Dental Board of Anesthesiology
• Fellow of the American Dental Society of Anesthesiology
• Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS)
• Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS)
• National Dental Examining Board, Canada
• National Dental Board, United States
• North East Regional Board of Dentistry

Professional Memberships:

• Canadian Academy of Dental Anaesthesia
• American Dental Society of Anesthesiology
• Canadian Dental Association
• Ontario Dental Association
• American Dental Association