The Essentials of Endodontic Emergencies: Diagnosis, Safe Access and Infection Management

The Essentials of Endodontic Emergencies: Diagnosis, Safe Access and Infection Management is organized by Dentaltown, L.L.C.

Released: 05/24/2017
Expiration Date: 06/30/2025

Overview:
The endodontic emergency patient presenting to your office can be a significant disruption to your schedule and clinical day. The emergency patient can be a challenge to manage given the time needed to diagnose and treat the disease when the patient is in pain and their emotions are heightened. This course is designed to offer protocols to follow in an effort to remain confident and compassionate to diagnose the etiology of the emergency symptoms. Viewing of a CBCT image volume will help to give a perspective on how effective this technology is for diagnosis. Natural cues are present in the anatomy of all teeth and being mindful of these cues can help you perform an efficient and safe access opening and help you to locate all of the canals present in the tooth. Video demonstration of canal location techniques will help reinforce the material discussed.

Management of inflammation and infection in the endodontic emergency patient can be a challenge. Clinical techniques are discussed in detail to help the clinician manage hemorrhage and purulence as it presents in your patient. Video demonstrations through the microscope will help teach the techniques of intra-canal drainage and incision and drainage of tissue space swellings. Post-operative analgesic protocols and antibiotic administration will be discussed in detail along with examples of effective communication skills to offer your patients reassurance and proper instructions for the days following their emergency visit in your office.

Educational Objectives:
Upon completion of this course, participants should be able to achieve the following:
• Use a consistent protocol for clinical testing to determine a definitive endodontic diagnosis for each tooth in the area of interest
• Experience a dynamic video review of a CBCT image volume to see how effective this technology is for diagnostic purposes.
• Define the proper nomenclature for the pulpal and periapical diagnosis using the American Board of Endodontics Diagnostic Terminology.
• Apply the knowledge of the laws of symmetry, concentricity and color change to safely access pulp chamber anatomy.
• Recognize how the use of ultrasonic tips for endodontics can help locate all of the potential canals in the tooth using the information learned in the canal anatomy review given in this course.
• Understand and use the techniques for intra-canal drainage and incision and drainage to remove purulence from the associated infected tooth.
• Understand the current protocols regarding analgesics and conservative antibiotic usage for the emergency patient.

Note: The fee to view this course is $36. This cost includes the fee to take the exam and claim your CE credits.

2.0 CE Credits