Mandec-Contemporary Endodontics - Simplified (NW191017A)

Registration is at 9.00am

This course is in 3 parts over 6 days, £1000 per delegate per course or £2700 for all 3 of the 2 day courses.

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Recommended to all

Day one

• Understanding endodontic disease and the diagnostic process
• Preparation for treatment and isolation
• Pulpal chamber and canal anatomy
• “Small as necessary “ access and canal negotiation
• Length determination & glide path development
• Understand core principles of irrigation and selection of irrigant.

Day Two

• Fundamentals of canal preparation, manual preparation with stainless steel and NiTi
• Understanding preparation concepts reflecting optimal apical size determination and taper.
• Introduction to rotary endodoontics; single file rotational and reciprocation systems including: Reciproc, Wave One Gold, One Curve, Hyflex EDM One File and XP Shaper.
• Fundamentals of root canal filling
• Cold hydraulic technique and “sealer rich” fills.
• Assessing success and survival

Day Three

• Assessing endodontic complexity
• Access to the ‘old’ tooth
• Negotiation and glide path revisited
• Fundamentals of rotary and reciprocating NiTi
• Picking the best system and hybridising protocols
• Advanced irrigation techniques to maximise decontamination potential

Day Four

• Continued exposure to rotary instrumentation
• Obturation principles: warm vertical techniques and sealer rich fills.
• Biosilicate materials: when and how to use them.
• Assessing endodontic outcomes
• Restoration of the root filled tooth: current thinking and strategies

Day One

• Experience the use of microscopes to visualise the root canal system
• Understand the concept of “as small as necessary” access design
• Canal negotiation, patency and glide path.
• Canal flaring with: gates glidden and rotary instruments.

Day Two

• Wave One and Reciproc reciprocation plus rotational instrumentation
• Filling root canals: Cold lateral condensation
• Single cone cementation.

Day Three

• Experience the use of microscopes to visualise the root canal system
• Access, canal identification, negotiation, patency, glide path – including the use of ultrasonics and long-shanked burs to overcome impediments
• Shaping canals with a number of NiTi rotary systems including: Coltene Hyflex EDM, Dentsply ProTaper Gold and ProTaper Next, Reciproc/Wave Gold (as multiple systems)

Day Four

• Thermoplastic root canal fillings vs single cone obturation.
• Use of bulk-fill restorative materials.

Day One

• Work confidently using the operating microscope
• Describe the microbial aetiology of endodontic disease and the challenges in its effective management
• Describe the features of a satisfactory access, and apply this in the development and modification of access cavities for permanent teeth
• Feel confident with length determination and using electronic apex location
• Flare canals safely and efficiently with stainless steel and NiTi
• Understand the basis of irritant selection and protocols

Day Two

• Describe the benefits and limitations of increased taper NiTi instruments
• Describe the process of tapered cone fit
• Describe the benefits and limitations of single cone cementation techniques

Day Three

• Work confidently using the operating microscope
• Describe systematic methods of case assessment
• Describe the challenges of the ‘calcified’ canal system and apply strategies for effective entry to challenging canals
• Flare canals safely with a variety of NiTi rotary instrumentation systems
• Describe and apply strategies to minimise the risks of rotary file fracture
• Learn new techniques to improve irrigation

Day Four

• Continued exposure to different canal shaping systems.
• Achieve predictable root fillings by a variety of conventional, thermoplastic and novel techniques.
• Feel more confident in restorative choices and core restoration.
• Understand when indirect restoration may be more sensible.

Day Five

By the end of this course, delegates should be able to:

• Diagnosis and treatment planning for failed endodontic cases
• To be able to re-treat easy-moderate technically difficult cases
• Removal of gutta percha, blockages, fractured instruments, and posts from root canals
• Be familiar with working under an operating microscope

• Be able to repair perforations with appropriate materials

Day six

By the end of this course, delegates should be able to:

• Revise the theory of endodontic surgery
• Know the indications and contraindications for endodontic surgery
• Soft and hard tissue management in surgery
• Use of an operating microscope • Flap design on pig’s jaws
• Osteotomies on synthetic jaws
• Update on contemporary Bioceramic retrograde filling materials, ultrasonics, and microsurgical instruments
• Understand the types of lesion that may require bone regeneration
• Be familiar with working under an operating microscope