Online Continuing Education / Course Details
ADA Credits: 2 | AGD Credits: 2 | Cost: $29.00
ENDODONTICS Access and Glidepath
Categories: Endodontics
Author(s): JULIANNA BAIR, DMD
Course Type: Self-instruction journal and web based activity
Target Audience: Dental Assistants, Dental Hygienist, Dentists from novice to advanced
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Educational Objectives
At the conclusion of this course, participants will be able to:Abstract
Access cavity preparation and glide path are the critical first steps in root canal treatment. There have been many changes from traditional access preparation to current access trends, due to improvements in available instruments, dental operating microscopes, and cone-beam computed tomography (CBCT). The access preparations have been trending toward being more minimally invasive and to conserve dentin. However, this puts more strain on the instruments and may make subsequent cleaning, shaping, and obturation more difficult. Securing the glide path is a very delicate procedure and must be performed with mindfulness and patience. The proper sequence of instruments should be followed, as well as the care is taken to irrigate between instruments.ADA Credits: 2 | AGD Credits: 2 | Cost: $29.00