Ian Furst

Dr. Ian Furst is an Oral & Maxillofacial Surgeon with Coronation Dental Specialty Group and CEO of the Swisscross Foundation, a Swiss-based NGO that works with the International Committee of the Red Cross to provide reconstructive surgery for victims of war. He has a background in network security of community-based healthcare facilities, data mining, and analytics.

Dr. Furst graduated from the University of Toronto in 1994 with a Doctor of Dental Surgery degree. He completed an internship at St. Michael’s Hospital in Toronto, Ontario and subsequently received his specialty training in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery & Anaesthesia, also from the University of Toronto in 1999, along with his Masters of Science degree.

Dr. Furst has published in:

• Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
• Journal of the Canadian Dental Association
• Oral Health Journal
• Laryngoscope
• Prehospital Emergency Care
• Oral Surgery Oral Medicine Oral Pathology Oral Radiology and Endodontics.

Dr. Furst is an Editorial Consultant with the Journal of the Canadian Dental Association, and is also a main contributor to the JCDA Oasis campaign.

Recently, Dr. Furst served as the President of the Oxford County Dental Society. He is also a member of the Ontario Society of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons, Canadian Dental Society, Ontario Dental Society, Waterloo Wellington Dental Society, Stratford District Dental Society, and Brant County Dental Society.

Dr. Furst is a Fellow of the Royal College of Dentists of Canada.