OS-04 External Resorption - Clinical Management and the Systemic Connection
CE Hours: 1.25
Description: The systemic connection in the daily practice can have a significant impact on the management of root resorption. This presentation will discuss diagnostics, clinical interventions and alternatives for treatment of external resorptive defects based on the best available evidence while focusing on favorable patient centered outcomes.
Learning Objectives:
- Guide the clinician through a plethora of interventions for external root resorption supported by the best available evidence.
- Recognize the impact of the systemic connection on the management of external resorption.
- Apply recent technologies in treatment planning to provide favorable patient-centered outcomes.
Key:
Omar E. Abusteit, BDS, MSD
Dr. Abusteit was born and raised in Egypt where he earned his dental degree from Cairo University and practiced general dentistry for a few years before moving to the USA to pursue postgraduate studies in endodontics. He received fellowships in Endodontics from UCLA School of Dentistry and Medical University of South Carolina College of Dental Medicine. Later, he completed his endodontic specialty training and earned a Master of Science in Dentistry from the Medical University of South Carolina where he also served as the chief endodontic resident. Dr. Abusteit is a diplomate of the American Board of Endodontics, and he is currently serving as an Associate Professor in the Division of Endodontics at the University of Minnesota School of Dentistry and he maintains a private practice limited to endodontics in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Dr. Abusteit served on the continuing education committee of the American Association of Endodontists and as a distance learning representative of the AAE. He has published several papers and acts as a reviewer for international endodontic journals. Dr. Abusteit has also lectured on various endodontic topics in conferences, meetings, workshops, and study clubs nationally and internationally.
Disclosure(s): No financial relationships to disclose