Pain Diagnosis and Rubber Dam (FT2746)

Gillian qualified from the University of Bristol in 1983 and spent eight years with the Royal Navy before entering general practice. She commenced her MSc in Endodontics at the Eastman Dental Institute in 1995 and is a registered specialist in Endodontics. Gillian is an associate lecturer in Endodontics at the Peninsula Dental School and is the lead lecturer in Endodontics for the Masters in Restorative Dentistry Programme.

Gillian has published articles on endodontics in a number of publications and lectures regularly in the Southwest.

Mandatory: Dentist

Aims:

• To revisit the aetiology and treatment of pain of endodontic origin

• To practise different techniques in the placement of rubber dam

• To review the principles of case assessment and diagnosis.

Objectives:

• To better understand pain mechanisms

• To diagnose acute pain of endodontic origin and provide appropriate treatment to patients presenting with pain in general dental practice

• To be more confident and competent with the placement of rubber dam

• To consider the fundamentals of pre-endodontic management

Learning outcomes:

By the end of the day participants will be able to:

• Describe the basic neurophysiological processes of acute pain

• Diagnose and treat the pain of endodontic origin

• Identify appropriate therapeutic strategies for the management of acute pain

• Place rubber dam efficiently as a team

• Isolate single teeth and multiply teeth

• Describe strategies to isolate bridge abutments and broken down teeth

• Treatment plan the endodontic case