Dr. Effie Habsha

Prosthodontist, Founder of Women in Dentistry  

DDS, Dip. Prostho., MSc, FRCDC

Dr. Effie Habsha received her Bachelor of Science degree and earned her DDS degree from the University of Toronto (UofT). Upon graduation, she completed a one-year General Practice Residency at Mount Sinai Hospital in Toronto, ON. Dr. Habsha received her Diploma in Prosthodontics and Master of Science degree, both from the UofT. She is a Fellow of the Royal College of Dentists of Canada (RCDC) and is an examiner and past Section Head for the Oral Examination in Prosthodontics for the RCDC. Dr. Habsha is an Adjunct Assistant Professor at the Department of Dentistry, Eastman Institute for Oral Health at the University of Rochester Medical Center. She has served as an Assistant Professor at UofT and currently instructs at the graduate level in Prosthodontics at UofT. Dr. Habsha is a Resident Faculty at Spear Education and is a Professor at George Brown College of Applied Arts and Technology. She holds an appointment as a Staff Prosthodontist at Mount Sinai Hospital where she instructs the dental residents and is involved in various clinical research projects. 

Dr. Habsha is an Associate Fellow of the Academy of Prosthodontics and Greater New York Academy of Prosthodontics, a Fellow of The Pierre Fauchard Academy and holds memberships in numerous Prosthodontic organizations and societies. She is a trailblazer and founder of Women in Dentistry: Work.Life.Balance, an organization dedicated to educating, networking and empowering women in the dental field. Dr. Habsha lectures both nationally and internationally on various Prosthodontics topics and maintains a private practice limited to Prosthodontics and Implant Dentistry in Toronto. 

Advice I'd tell my younger self: Trust your gut and follow your passion. What's meant for you will not pass you by. 

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A woman who inspires me: Ruth Bader Ginsburg