NS-15 Endodontic Complications Following Dental Trauma: Diagnosis and Management
CE Hours: 0.75
Description: The management of traumatic dental injuries (TDI) often poses a clinical challenge that affects dentist, patients and their families. Treatment of TDI sequalae can be complex, time consuming, expensive and often requires multidisciplinary collaboration. Through a series of clinical case presentations, this session will show the role of the endodontist in the diagnosis and management of complications of TDI through incorporation of the dental trauma guidelines, contemporary literature and clinical experience.
Learning Objectives:
- Articulate how to utilize the dental trauma guidelines and how to make modifications on a case by case basis
- Outline endodontic complications following dental trauma and their management
- Explain the importance of interdisciplinary collaboration in the treatment of complications following TDI
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Isabel Mello, D.D.S., M.Sc., Ph.D.
Dr. Mello received her DDS degree from the Federal University of Alfenas, Brazil. She completed her residency and Master of Sciences in Endodontics at the University of Sao Paulo and later defended her PhD in Dental Sciences through a joint program between the University of Sao Paulo and the University of British Columbia.
She is the Division Head of Endodontics at Dalhousie University in Nova Scotia, Canada, and has received several teaching awards throughout her academic career. Dr. Mello has lectured nationally and internationally, is an active researcher, and has published several papers in peer-reviewed journals. She is a board-certified Endodontist and a fellow of the Royal College of Dentists of Canada. She is also a reviewer for the Journal of Endodontics and other journals.
Dr. Mello serves as consulting staff in the Dentistry Department at the IWK Children’s Hospital in Nova Scotia and maintains a part-time practice in the region.
Disclosure(s): No financial relationships to disclose