One week Course in Rotary Endodontics

This is indicative of the program and can be modified as required/needed

Five Days Rotary Endodontic Training Program

Day 1

10 AM. Filling the Forms

Introduction of participants and discussion on their endodontic skills, common problems encountered during endodontic treatment, consensus on the course curriculum

10.45 Lecture 1: Introduction to RCT Instruments and instrumentation

11.30 Tea Break

11.45 Lecture 1(contd): Introduction to RCT Instruments and instrumentation Discussion

12.15 Lecture 2: Endodontic Diagnosis Discussion

1-2 Break

2 PM Practical: Identify and discuss RC instruments, discussion on the

instrumentation routine followed by the participants and their limitations

- Prepare access cavities on extracted teeth

3.00 Lecture 3: Endodontic Myths

Discussion

4.00 Lecture 4: Access Preparation

Discussion

- Filling the feed back form

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Day 2

10 AM. Evaluation and discussion of Day 1

Seminar by participants

10.45 Practical: Prepare access cavities on extracted teeth

Evaluation and discussion

11.30 Tea Break

11.45 Practical: Hand instrumentation and obturation on extracted tooth,

Discussion

12.30 Lecture 5: ProTaper technique

Discussion

1-2 Break

2 PM Practical: ProTaper instrumentation on extracted tooth

3.30 Lecture 6: Rotary endodontics and LSX concept

Discussion

4.30 Lecture 7: Apex locators

Discussion

- Filling the feed back form

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Day 3

10 AM. Evaluation and discussion of Day 2

Seminar by participants 10.45 Practical: Obturation of the tooth with ProTaper instrumentation.

11.30 Tea Break

11.45 Practical: LSX preparation on extracted tooth

- Demonstration of Apex locator

1-2 Break

2 PM Lecture 8: Root canal obturation

Discussion

2.45 Lecture 9: Canal irrigation

Discussion

3. 30 Lecture 10: Periapical radiographs

Discussion 4.15 Practical : Obturation of tooth prepared with LSX

- Filling the feed back form

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Day 4

10 AM. Evaluation and discussion of Day 3

Seminar by participants

10.45 Lecture 11: Rubber Dam isolation 11.30

11.15 Tea Break

11.30 Practical: Rubber dam application,

- More access preparations and locating the root canals

Endodontic case, subject to availability

1- 2 Break

2 PM Practical: Radiographs of oburated teeth, discussion.

Sectioning the root tips of obturated teeth and examination under magnification. Discussion

3 .30 Lecture 12: Endo anesthesia

Discussion

4.15 Lecture 13: Discussion on some RC treated cases

Filling the feed back form

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Day5

10.0 Evaluation and discussion of Day 4

Seminar by participants

10.30 Practical: Access preparations, locating canals and canal preparation. Endodontic case, subject to availability

11.45 Tea Break

12 Lecture 14: Endo complications

Discussion

1-2 Break

2 PM Lecture 15: Restoration of endo treated tooth

Discussion

2.45 Lecture 16: Pulp Therapy in the Primary and Young Permanent Dentition

Discussion

3.15 Lecture 17: Management of traumatic injuries to teeth

Discussion

4.00 Filling the feedback forms

Distribution of certificates

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