440 UCLA Endodontic Continuum
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Mar 14, 2013 08:00 AM
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Apr 07, 2013 05:00 PM |
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| Where | UCLA School of Dentistry |
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Time: 1:00 pm - 6:00 pm, Thurs
8:00 am - 5:00 pm, Fri-Sun
Units: 58
Fees: $3995
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This course is intended to guide the General Dentist in their day-to-day endodontic clinical endeavors. The study group format provides the continuity for effective didactic and laboratory learning. Participants will meet 3-1/2 days a month for a period of two months. Our instructors, endodontists themselves, will share both lecture and hands-on instruction. The lecture presentations will establish the present standard of care. The hands-on sessions will enhance the basic technical skills required. The biological basis for the current endodontic concepts, techniques using tabletop microscopes and clinical success will be presented.
Our group of specialists in the field of Endodontics will provide important information on the most current endodontic advances and clinical techniques, which will enable you to improve the efficiency and predictability of your procedures. You will complete this course with a good understanding of new developments in endodontics and practical techniques to immediately implement in your daily practice.
Lecture Topics
- Endodontic diagnosis and treatment planning
- Endodontic access and root canal morphology
- Orofacial pain differential diagnosis and treatment
- Biomechanical instrumentation
- Obturation of the root canal system
- Preventing endodontic mishaps
- Endodontic-Periodontic interrelationship
- Calcium hydroxide uses in endodontics
- MTA uses in Endodontics
- Dental trauma and root resorption
- Internal Bleaching Technique
- Apexification and Apexogenesis
- Endodontic Emergencies
- Dental Pharmacology and Anesthesiology
- Esthetic concerns of endodontically treated tooth
- Restoration of endodontically treated tooth
- Success and failure in endodontics
- Endodontic malpractice issues
- Endodontic Retreatment
- Digital Radiography and Cone Beam Radiology
- Regenerative Endodontics
Hands-on Sessions
In this course you will:
- Perform Ideal Access Preparations on all tooth types efficiently and safely
- Find all the canals present in each tooth type (4 canals on an upper first molar, 2 canals on a lower anterior incisor) using tabletop microscopes
- Learn how to use an Apex Locator, negotiate mild to moderate root canal calcifications
- Know how to avoid gouges, ledges, coronal and root perforations
- Learn how to use an operating microscope
- Learn how to use calcium hydroxide intracanal medicament
- Learn the most advanced techniques in Cleaning and Shaping (Nickel Titanium hand & rotary instrumentation)
- Obturate with a Warm-Gutta Percha Technique
- Learn to use MTA (Mineral Trioxide Aggregate)
- Tabletop Microscopes access during workshops
Course Director
Bernice Ko, DDS, Director, UCLA Endodontic Continuum, Private Practice Limited to Endodontics, Former Director Postgraduate Endodontic Program, Section of Endodontics, UCLA, and Lecturer, Section of Endodontics, UCLA
Instructors
Steven Baba, DDS
Nadia Chugal, DDS
Heidi Kamrath, DDS
Mo Kang, DDS, PhD
Bernice Ko, DDS
Robert Krasny, DDS
Brian LeSage, DDS
Thien Nguyen, DDS
Anthony Potente, DDS
Christine Quinn, DDS, MS
Kenneth Trabert, DDS
Shane White, DDS
Todd Yamada, DDS
Additional faculty will be present during hands-on sessions to optimize participant/instructor ratio.