Endodontic Solutions for Predictability & Profitability

DATE: November 5, 2010

TIME:

 8:30 am.
LOCATION: Quality Parkway Hotel (MAP)

Synopsis

Program Description: Endodontic diagnostics, instruments and techniques have undergone revolutionary changes in the last several years.   If the endodontic techniques you currently use in practice were acquired more than 5 years ago, that technique is now outmoded and obsolete.   It is now well recognized that Nickel Titanium rotary files, if used correctly, are safe and offer a better outcome for treatment.  In addition, new thermoplastic resin root canal filling materials are easy to use; offer improved sealing properties and will replace the routine use of gutta-percha.

This hands-on course will provide an opportunity to update and familiarize you with these contemporary advances in Endodontics.  Upon completing the course, you will be prepared to perform endodontic procedures in a more straightforward and predictably safe and successful manner.  

Materials to Bring to the course

Attendees for the hands-on course are required to bring

  1. Three or four multirooted teeth with access cavities prepared. 
  2. Gloves and masks are required also. All other supplies will be provided.

Program Objectives

  1. Determine which cases to refer to a specialist
  2. Understand how to uncover hidden canal anatomy
  3. Apply advanced principles of root canal instrumentation and filling
  4. Select appropriate instruments and sequences to suit the requirements of the root canal system
  5. Carry out endodontic procedures in a successful and cost effective manner

Topics Covered

  1. Contemporary coronal and radicular access preparation
  2. The use of ultrasonics to uncover hidden canal anatomy
  3. TF™ Nickel Titanium (NiTi) rotary instruments
  4. Resin materials (RealSeal™) to replace gutta-percha
  5. Thermoplastic resin filling techniques with new devices

Biographical Information

Gary D. Glassman, DDS, FRCD(C) graduated from the University of Toronto, Faculty of Dentistry in 1984 and was awarded the James B. Willmott Scholarship, the Mosby Scholarship and the George Hare Endodontic Scholarship for proficiency in Endodontics. A graduate of the Endodontology Program at Temple University in 1987, he received the Louis I. Grossman Study Club Award for academic and clinical proficiency in Endodontics. The author of numerous publications, Gary is on staff at the University of Toronto, Faculty of Dentistry in the graduate department of endodontics. A renowned international lecturer on endodontics, Gary has presented at major dental conferences around the world including the annual conference for the European Society of Endodontology, the Canadian Dental Association, Ontario Dental Association, The California Dental Association, The Texas Dental Association and the Irish Dental Association.

A Fellow and endodontic examiner for the Royal College of Dentists of Canada, Fellow of the Academy of Dentistry International, Fellow of the Pierre Fauchard Academy, and Fellow of the Academy of Dental-Facial Aesthetics, Gary is the endodontic editor for Oral Health dental journal. Past President of the George Hare Endodontic Study Club and the H.M.Worth Radiology Study Club he maintains a private practice, Endodontic Specialists in Toronto, Ontario. He can be reached through his website www.rootcanals.ca.

 

Lecture Notes and Resources

Materials to bring to the course: Attendees for the hands-on course are required to bring their own gloves and masks and three or four multirooted teth with access cavities prepared.

All other supplies will be provided.