SP-41 Enhancing Endodontic Education with Digital Technology: 3D Printing, Augmented Reality and AI

Dr. Christine Peters is Senior Lecturer in Endodontics at the University of Queensland School of Dentistry. Dr. Peters received her degree in dentistry from the University of Heidelberg, Germany in 1992 and held a position as Assistant Professor in the Department of Prosthetic Dentistry from 1992 till 1996. From 1997 till 2004, Dr. Peters worked as Assistant Professor in the Division of Endodontics at University of Zurich Dental School, where she completed her postgraduate endodontic training in 2001. During that time, she spent two years at the University of the Pacific in San Francisco from 2001 till 2003 and from 2004. In 2006, Christine became Associate Professor at the University of the Pacific Dental School, and subsequently in 2012 Professor of Endodontology. In 2020, Christine moved to Brisbane, Australia, and accepted a position as Senior Lecturer at the University of Queensland School of Dentistry.

Dr. Gordon Lai received his DDS degree from University of California San Francisco School of Dentistry in 2006 and subsequently completed a one year GPR at the VA Palo Alto.  While serving as the associate dental director at a community clinic in the SF Bay Area for 10 years, he was also active in mentoring residents for the UCSF/NYU Langone AEGD residency program. He subsequently completed his endodontics specialty training at University of Pacific Arthur A. Dugoni School of Dentistry in 2020 and is currently teaching part time as an assistant professor at UOP as well as working in private practice. One of his passions is teaching students and general dentists worldwide about the fundamentals of endodontics through his Instagram account: @predoc_endo_tips, One of his main areas of research interest is finding innovative ways to incorporate 3D printing, Virtual Reality, and Augmented Reality into clinical practice as well as dental education.