Advanced Endodontics Hands On Course (Queenstown NZ July 2023) - Dentistry

Join us for a comprehensive 2-day hands-on intensive to boost your Endodontic skills.

Join us for a two day intensive to boost or update your endodontic skills.

This course is designed to reinforce the essential principles of endodontics and then teach the most current access, preparation and obturation methods both theoretically and with a hands on component.

You will also learn the advanced techniques of MB2 canal location, post removal, perforation and open apex repair.

You will have the opportunity to use a microscope to carry out these techniques if you wish.

Topics Covered:

• Endodontic access (includes anatomy) and negotiation
• Root canal length determination and how to optimize the accuracy of the apex locator
• Microbial control techniques - Chemomechanical disinfection of the root canal system
• Root canal preparation using various rotary NiTi instruments
• Current concepts and trends in Obturation - focus is on modified warm vertical compaction techniques
• Management of difficult cases and endodontic misadventures
• How to avoid litigation in endodontics
• Principles of endodontic retreatment and use of retreatment files
• Management of open apices and use of mineral trioxide aggregate

Hands On:

• Preparation of plastic blocks using at a minimum 2 different rotary file systems
• Access and location of MB2 canal in upper 6
• Chemo mechanical preparation of your upper 6 with a chosen rotary file system
• Obturation - Warm vertical compaction of your prepared tooth
• Fibre and metal post cementation
• Removal of fibre and metal post
• Removal of the gutta percha - re-treatment exercise
• Remedying endodontic misadventures - purpose made tooth used to 1) Bypass a ledge 2) Repair an open apex (MTA) and 3) Repair a perforation (MTA)

All participants are required to bring 2 extracted upper first permanent molars with access cavity prepared ready for the MB2 location hands on exercise. There will NOT be any available on the day so please start collecting now to avoid disappointment.

Whilst there will be some microscopes available for use, there will not be one for everyone. Loupes and illumination are mandatory for this course - If you wish to attend but don’t have loupes or illumination, please let us know beforehand and we will try and organize you a loaner pair.