Endodontics in Today’s Practice

Description

Up-to-date and clinically relevant information on all aspects of root canal therapy including diagnosis, access, instrumentation, irrigation, obturation, and post-endodontic restorations. Participants will leave the course with the knowledge and the tools to improve the predictability and effectiveness of their endodontic procedures.

This workshop will review the art of locating canals, obtaining isolation, initial posterior endodontic therapy, and the importance of patient positioning. Participants will also learn current information streams used to determine when to save the compromised tooth.

Objectives

This workshop will review the importance of access openings and the new concepts of minimally invasive accesses. It will describe different instrumentation techniques when using hybrid techniques, the importance of irrigation, and the irrigation methods in today’s market. The importance of focal view CBCT on diagnosis and treatment planning will be discussed for the outcomes of endodontic treatment.

Objectives

1. Identify all the materials and supplies necessary for all the procedures involved in this course and understand their applications.
2. Identify patent pulp chambers and canals by means of endodontic digital radiographs; recognize canal systems with extreme curvatures, calcifications, and other complicating anatomical/pathological features.
3. Understand and concepts of a proper access opening
4. Establish appropriate working lengths and the chemo-mechanical preparation of the canal system
5. Identify, prevent, and manage procedural errors that may occur during endodontic treatment.
6. Understand the importance and indications of different irrigation techniques.

Faculty

Department:

DN-ENDODONTICS ADMIN

Roberta Pileggi DDS, MS

Senior Executive Associate Dean; Chair, Program Director & Professor of Endodontics; Associate Dean for Advanced & Graduate Education; Director, School of Advanced Dental Sciences

*I , (or an immediate family member) have a financial interest of $1,000 or greater or an affiliation with the corporate organization offering financial support of grant monies for this continuing dental education program and/or I have a financial interest in commercial product(s) which I will discuss in my presentation.  (Dentsply Sirona)

Registration Information

Continuing Education at UFCD wishes to express its appreciation to Dentsply Sirona for support in making this course possible.

Cancellation Policy