ENDO 5405 - BASIC ENDODONTIC REVIEW

[4 Credits]

This course is designed to review current philosophies and techniques of endodontic practice as presented in current textbooks, in order to give the students the opportunity to demonstrate their current endodontic clinical skills, and to allow the students the opportunity to modify their philosophies and techniques and improve their skills. This course consists of 62 hours in 9 all-day sessions: 16.5 hours of didactic seminars, 42.5 hours of laboratory instruction, reviews, and exercises, and 3 hours of postgrad clinical case review seminar. The seminar sessions consist of a guided discussion of textbook reading assignments. The laboratory sessions guide the students through a self-assessment of their current endodontic techniques and introduce the student to experiences with new materials and techniques. The clinical case review seminar introduces the student to management of complex clinical cases.