PB-14 Vital Pulp Therapy - Past, Present, and Future; More Than Just a Material!
CE Hours: 1.5
Description: From GV Black and forward, every generation of dentists describes their methods and philosophy as "modern" with respect to endodontics and vital pulp therapy (VPT). When did science replace clinical opinions about saving pulps through VPT? How have different philosophies developed over decades with respect to VPT? What is the current "modern" philosophy of VPT and how much has the clinical success rate improved?This presentation will focus on the various factors that will determine whether the FREQUENCY of VPT will become a first level consideration among dentists, both generalists and specialists for the treatment of diseases of the pulp. The VPT success rates are currently high for pulps with a clinical diagnosis of both reversible and irreversible pulpitis. What developments in the future will further improve the prognosis? VPT is more than a pulp cap or pulpotomy or a material. VPT incorporates a philosophy of treatment and a strict process to be followed.
Learning Objectives:
- Describe the history of the development of the Vital Pulp Therapy philosophy as it exists today.
- Define the detailed process of Vital Pulp Therapy and recognize the importance of each step.
- Describe how the process of working with the insurance industry and organized dentistry will be necessary to affect the changes necessary to insure the success of VPT as a primary treatment philosophy.
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Ron Lemon, D.M.D
Dr. Ron Lemon serves as Associate Dean for Advanced Education and Predoctoral Program Director in Endodontics at UNLV, School of Dental Medicine. He is a member of the Postgraduate Faculty in the Advanced Education Program in Pediatric Dentistry, the General Practice Residency program, and a member of the Graduate College.
He is a Diplomate of the American Board of Endodontics. He earned both Predoctoral (1971) and Postdoctoral degrees (1977) from the University of Kentucky.
Prior to his appointment at UNLV, he served for 28 years at the LSU, School of Dental Medicine in New Orleans (15 years as Chair).
His current research activities include Vital Pulp Therapy and materials science. These methods offer a paradigm shift in endodontic treatment philosophy. Teaching interests include continual changes in teaching methodologies to match changing student populations.
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
Ove A. Peters, D.M.D., Ph.D., M.Sc.
Dr. Ove A. Peters joined the University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia, in 2020 after faculty positions in Heidelberg, Germany and Zurich, Switzerland, as well as at the University of California, San Francisco. He currently serves as the Professor of Endodontics and Head of Clinical Dentistry at UQ. Before moving to Australia, Dr. Peters was the founding director of the postgraduate endodontic program at the Arthur A. Dugoni School of Dentistry in San Francisco, a professor with tenure and the Chair of the Department of Endodontics at that school.
Dr. Peters has wide-ranging clinical and research expertise and has published more than 230 manuscripts related to endodontic technology and biology. He has authored two books and contributed to several leading textbooks in dentistry; he also is an associate editor for the International Endodontic Journal as well as the Australian Endodontic Journal, an academic editor for PLOS One and serves on the review panel of multiple other journals. Among others awards, Dr Peters has received the Hans Genet Award of the European Society of Endodontology and more recently the Louis I. Grossman Award of the American Association of Endodontists. He is a Diplomate of the ABE, a member of OKU and a Fellow of the International and American Colleges of Dentistry.
Disclosure(s): Dentsply Sirona: Grant/Research Support (Ongoing), Speaker/Honoraria (includes speakers bureau, symposia, and expert witness) (Ongoing)
