
Problem Solving Essentials in Endodontics - Hands-On Workshop
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Overview
Do you want to provide excellent endodontic care for your patients? This one day hands-on course is designed for general dentists and endodontists to gain expertise and confidence with completing the highest quality endodontics on both vital and necrotic teeth. Participants will learn advanced NiTi rotary shaping instrumentation, predictable irrigation protocols using Apical Negative Pressure, and warm vertical obturation using the Continuous Wave technique. Other topics will include diagnosis, negotiation of calcified canals, creation of a glide path using rotary negotiation files, determination of working length, and location of the MB2. This exciting multi-media program highlights solutions and suggestions on how to treat straightforward and complex endodontic cases. This hands-on workshop utilizes 3D printed teeth and is designed to enhance the clinicians' practical skills.
Learning Objectives
After participating in this activity, participants should be better able to:
- Assess protocol for single-visit treatment of both vital and necrotic teeth.
- Differentiate removal of the smear layer and biofilm using the latest irrigation protocols.
- Demonstrate obturation of the root canal system in 3D to capture the natural anatomy with the Continuous Wave of Condensation.
Presenter(s):

Dr. Bernice Ko received her DDS and her postgraduatetraining in Hospital Dentistry and Endodontics atUCLA. Dr. Ko is a Diplomate of the American Boardof Endodontics and is the Assistant Director of theUCLA AEGD (Advanced Educationin General Dentistry). She was aClinical Educator with the Section ofEndodontics, Special Patient Careand AEGD at UCLA. Dr. Ko wasthe former Director of the UCLAPostdoctoral Endodontics Programand was the Course Director of theUCLA Endodontic Continuum Lectureand Hands-on Workshop.Dr. Ko is a paid consultant for KaVo Kerr. The opinionsexpressed in this course are those of Dr. Ko.KaVo Kerr is a medical device manufacturer and doesnot dispense medical advice. Clinicians should use theirown professional judgement in treating their patients.
Fees:
Early Bird Registration
BY 12:00 pm / noon (CST) 7/1/22
Dentist: $455
Dental Staff: $215
Regular Registration
BY 12:00 pm / noon CST 8/5/22)
Dentist: $470
Dental Staff: $230
Late Registration
AFTER 12:00 pm / noon CST 8/5/22)
Dentist: $485
Dental Staff: $245
Schedule:
Sign-In & Breakfast: 7:00-8:00 am (CST)
Course Time: 8:00 am - 4:30 pm (CST)
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This course will be held at LSU School of Dentistry at 1100 Florida Avenue in New Orleans, Louisiana located in the Mid-City area of New Orleans near beautiful City Park and historic Bayou St. John. If you are staying at a downtown hotel in or near the French Quarter, the distance to the dental school is approximately five miles. If you are driving to the dental school, free parking is available in the patient and visitor parking lots located across from the dental school.
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NOTE: The Live-Stream Video Conference option for this course is only available to those that live 120 miles or more from the course location. Video conference registrations for this course MUST BE PROCESSED BY PHONE.
LSUCDE video courses are live-streamed via BlueJeans. CE administrators perform roll call and random check-ins via the chat window in BlueJeans. If you miss one or more check-ins it could affect your credits. Before the course you will receive three links: a link to the meeting, a link to a short test, and a link to a course evaluation. You must submit the test and evaluation in order to receive credit. The Louisiana State Board of Dentistry counts CE hours earned through LSUCDE live video conference as in-person hours.
