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2011 Lecture Details

Title: Current Clinical Endodontics

Date:  Saturday, April 2, 2011

Location: Dentistry/Pharmacy Building, University of Alberta - Room 2104

Please click here to download the course information and registration form.

Speaker:  Dr. Raphael G.  P. Bellamy, BDS (NUI), Cert. Endo. Dip. ABE

Dr. Raphael Bellamy is an American Board of Endodontics Certified Endodontist. Diplomate status is the highest academic and clinical level achievable in Endodontics. This accomplishment was recognized by the American Board of Endodontics (ABE) in April 2007, the only certifying board for the specialty of Endodontics.

Dr. Bellamy graduated in 1978 from University College, Cork, Ireland, and from the Goldman School of Dental Medicine, Boston, USA in 1998. He is a widely published author of dozens of articles in publications around the world, and has presented at major local and international endodontic conferences. He is also a visiting lecturer and mentor to the graduate students of Boston University, Massachusetts, USA and Boston University Dubai, UAE. Dr. Bellamy is a member of the Irish Endodontic Association, and currently President of the Irish Academy of American Graduate Dental Specialists. He now possesses over 30 years dental experience.
 

Lecture Outline:
The objective of this Endodontic Day is to provide a firm technical and clinical understanding of the mechanical and biological objectives of Dr. Herbert Schilder, to gain a perspective on the input of Schilder and his influence upon modern endodontics and its teaching. The participant will gain much insight into what sort of man Dr. Schilder was, what he stood for, currently represents and ultimately will be remembered for. This perspective comes from one who was not only taught by Dr. Schilder but who was his personal clinical assistant. Dr. Schilder’s principles of endodontics, unchanged for over forty years, have stood the test of time and he stands like a lighthouse on a sea of change in endodontics as the father of modern endodontics.

The application of the principles and beliefs of Schilder appear to be at odds with the current trends in endodontics and the commercial field of dentistry. The debate of apical preparation is at the forefront of endodontics and topics such as patency and apical size are dealt with in turn by the presenter leaving no doubt as to the required outcome in order to fulfil these principles. Dr Schilder also believed that the capacity of lesions of endodontic origin to heal is 100%- X, where X is the operator and other factors that are discussed. True or False? This is the challenge of modern endodontics.

The session is intended to raise participant awareness in the current trend in endodontic literature toward a recommendation of over enlargement / over preparation of root canals in order to eliminate bacterial substrate and their by products from the root canal system.

The presentation of the clinical application of hand instruments, rotary instruments and ultrasonics to endodontically treat an interesting lower molar case and complete with a fibre post and fibre reinforced post and core as closure is insightful and many clinical nuances are outlined.

The lecture will include discussion about:

• The Ten Commandments: Introducing and Explaining Dr. H. Schilder’s 5 Mechanical and 5 Biological Objectives
• 100%-x: The Challenge of Endodontic Success
• The Art of Patency
• Does Size Matter?: Justify the provision of conservative endodontic preparations conforming to Schilder’s biological and mechanical objectives; Resist the temptation to remove excessive amounts of intraradicular dentine in order to clean the root canal and thereby weakening the tooth.
• Implant versus the Natural Tooth - an update
• The Molar Case: Handling the Molar Case - Better than everybody else. A description of the typical molar case from access to closure.
   

At conclusion, participants should be able to:
• Justify the provision of conservative endodontic preparations conforming to Schilder’s biological and mechanical objectives.

• Resist the temptation to remove excessive amounts of intraradicular dentine in order to clean the root canal and thereby weakening the tooth.

• Describe the actions, strength and potency of intracanal irrigants for optimum cleaning of root canal systems.

• Attain a clear understanding of patency, its meaning and application.

• Attain a real belief in the art of endodontics as an art of saving teeth.

• Attain an ability to determine in a balanced way when to opt for the natural tooth or an Implant.
 

CE Credits: Participants who are attending this course will be credited 5.5 hrs CE Credits.

Contact:
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