Joseph Chikvashvili, DDS
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Dr. Joseph Chikvashvili
DR. JOSEPH CHIKVASHVILI, AN ENDODONTIST, CREDITS HIS MENTORS,
DOCTORS NOAH CHIVIAN AND HY BAER, AS ONE OF THE REASONS HE HAS BEEN
DEEMED A TOP DENTIST. He explains that the practice his mentors founded,
and of which he is now the sole proprietor, is the oldest endodontic practice
in the state. He is proud to have learned from pioneers in this specialty.
He also credits his reliance on the latest technological advances, and ensuring
that procedures are pain free, as reasons he has been cited. Dr. Chikvashvili
was one of the first endodontists to use dental cone beam computed tomog-
raphy in his practice. This x-ray equipment allows him to take 3-D images of
a patient’s teeth, soft tissues, nerve pathways and bone in one scan.
The practice is dedicated exclusively to saving teeth through endodontic care.
Dr. Chikvashvili says root canal is usually the only treatment needed to save
teeth with injured pulp tissue. However, some patients may require endodon-
tic retreatment to correct a treated tooth that has not healed properly or sur-
gery when root canal is not sufficient to save the tooth and alleviate pain. He
also repairs cracked teeth and those damaged by traumatic injury.
The dentist is not satisfied with merely practicing endodontics. Dr.
Chikvashvili continues to be an authoritative leader in the specialty and has
recently added dental implant placement to his long list of credentials. He
is Director of Endodontics at Newark Beth Israel Medical Center and was
immediate past President of the New Jersey Association of Endodontists.
He has also published articles in professional journals. “I’m very passionate
about my specialty. I want to ensure that the highest standards are main-
tained for the next generation of endodontists.” His passion is rooted in his
ability to help people who are in pain and to educate patients about what
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caused it and how to prevent future occurrences.
Dr. Chikvashvili admits that a large percentage of the procedures he per-
forms is repairing the work of other dentists. The practice enjoys patients’
word-of-mouth referrals. He says, “We’re the expert’s expert. There’s very
little we can’t do.”
The dentist describes his staff as phenomenal. “They are caring and diligent.”
This is a standard of care set by Dr. Chikvashvili, who personally checks on
patients’ post-procedure recovery. “We follow patients until they’re perfect.”
He is concerned about patient safety and comfort. The dentist notes, “I don’t
cut corners and I don’t reuse instruments. I use new tools with each patient.”
Dr. Chikvashvili earned his degree from the University of Maryland, College
of Dental Surgery, where he was president of his senior class. After being
named Chief Resident at Newark Beth Israel Medical Center, where he
completed general practice residency training, he worked in private prac-
tice for a year. He then completed post-graduate training in endodontics at
Boston University, Goldman School of Dental Medicine, where he received a
Certificate of Advanced Graduate Study. The doctor also completed a two-
year continuing education course in Implantology at New York University.
At Advanced Endodontics patients receive the highest standard of profession-
al care in a friendly, comfortable environment that uses the latest technology.
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