CD-8 Endodontic Access for the 21st Century
CE Hours: 0.75
Description: The endodontic access cavity preparation has provided the doorway into shaping, disinfecting and obturating the root canal systems of teeth requiring root canal therapy. Recently, endodontic access designs have undergone a variety of transformations as technology and practice philosophies have evolved. The objectives of root canal therapy have remained essentially the same over the years, however the concept of what an ideal access design should look like has changed. This presentation will provide an overview of the endodontic access preparation – where we have been, where we are now and what the future may hold in store.
- Describe why the traditional principles of endodontic access design have recently begun to change.
- Identify how newer technologies have influenced the transformation of the “ideal” access design over time.
- Apply concepts of access design into their respective practice philosophies of the 21st century.
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Garry L. Myers, D.D.S.
Garry Myers graduated dental school in 1985 from San Antonio. He spent thirteen years in the Air Force during which time he completed his endodontics residency at Wilford Hall Medical Center. He next spent sixteen years in private practice in Olympia, Washington. For the past ten years he has been the Graduate Program Director at Virginia Commonwealth University.
Speaker Disclosure:
I declare that I have no proprietary, financial, or other personal interest of any nature or kind in any product, service, course, and/or company, or in any firm beneficially associated therewith, that will be discussed or considered during the proposed presentation.
Garry L. Myers, D.D.S.
I declare that I have no proprietary, financial, or other personal interest of any nature or kind in any product, service, course, and/or company, or in any firm beneficially associated therewith, that will be discussed or considered during the proposed presentation.