Endodontic Practice

Endodontic Practice is unique as the UK's only independently owned commercial title for all practitioners who have a keen interest in Endodontic treatment. Published quarterly, this publication aims to help them achieve the best root canal treatments and techniques through keeping them updated with the best and latest materials, equipment and techniques. Endodontic Practice is available by subscription and circulated free to 3,000 GDPS.

Latest news from Endodontic Practice

  1. student wins top essay prize in endodontics

    Student wins top essay prize in endodontics 02/09/11

    Simon Chard, a final year dental student at King's College London Dental Institute, has won the 2011 British Endodontic Society Harty Prize with…

  2. Endo61 voted Best Endodontic Practice 2011

    Endo61 voted Best Endodontic Practice 2011 23/08/11

    Endo61 was voted as the Best Endodontic Practice 2011 at the Private Dentistry Awards, which were held in November in London…

  3. Private VT Scheme Launched

    In praise of single visit root canal treatment 23/08/11

    An endodontic treatment that has been completed to a high standard following basic principles has a very high chance of a successful outcome in terms of healing and tooth survival…

  4. Private VT Scheme Launched

    The must-attend event of 2012 23/08/11

    In 2012, Independent Seminars is staging a world-class, 48-session dentistry symposium that's bigger and better than any other event seen before in the UK…

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Issue features:

  1. Peer–reviewed clinical articles
  2. Interviews with leading endodontists in 'Endo essentials':

    • Through the keyhole

    • I couldn't practice endo without…

    • Under the microscope…

  3. Practice management articles
  4. Research abstracts
  5. Diary dates
  6. The latest products and services for your practice
  7. Four hours' verifiable CDP with each issue
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King's dental student wins top essay prize in endodontics

PD Elite 20 Simon Chard, a final year dental student at King's College London Dental Institute, has won the 2011 British Endodontic Society Harty Prize with an essay titled 'How does the pulp protect itself and what are the implications for endodontic therapy?' The Harty Prize is awarded to the best student essay in endodontics. Simon received the undergraduate prize from the British Endodontic Society at the Pan Dental Conference 2011 in Liverpool on 11 November. He was awarded £1000 along with the Harty Medal, and received free tickets to the conference with travel and accommodation paid for.

Simon said: 'I am delighted to win this prestigious national award. Writing the essay really improved my knowledge of endodontics and winning the top prize will look great on my CV coming into my Dental Foundation Training Year 1 next year.' The British Endodontic Society aims to support high standards of endodontic treatment, research in the field of endodontics, undergraduate elective period projects in endodontics and continuing education for general practitioners.

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Endo61 voted Best Endodontic Practice 2011

Private VTEndo61 was voted as the Best Endodontic Practice 2011 at the Private Dentistry Awards, which were held in November in London. The judges felt that the practice had used clever and appropriate marketing to increase its referral base. The judges also noted the wide range of CPD courses offered, the jargon-free welcome packs all referred patients receive as well as the impressive clinical areas of the practice, which demonstrate the considerable investment in modern technology.

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In praise of single visit root canal treatment

Private VTAn endodontic treatment that has been completed to a high standard following basic principles has a very high chance of a successful outcome in terms of healing and tooth survival, whether undertaken over one visit or two.

Julian Webber, founder and principal of the Harley Street Centre for Endodontics, speaking on the topic of endodontic controversies said there is no good reason not to complete treatment in a single visit.

In a day course entitled 'Webber on Endo' at the Royal College of Physicians, Julian said that some clinicians still believe in the curative effect of a calcium hydroxide dressing, but this is not borne out by a thorough review of endodontic research. He asked: 'What is our obsession with the white stuff?'

The theory behind the use of calcium hydroxide is that endodontic pathogens are unable to survive in the alkaline environment it creates. But, according to the literature, said Julian, most of our canals are cleaner at the end of the first visit than they are at the start of the second visit, including cases medicated with calcium hydroxide.

Julian went on to say that if the endodontic procedure itself has been robust, the canal is completely dry and there is time to complete the treatment, then the dressing and the second visit are irrelevant.

What matters, he stressed, is: location of all the canals; a high standard of irrigation; a well shaped canal to facilitate irrigant effectiveness and optimal 3D obturation of the root canal system; and absence of fracture of the tooth structure through the floor of the pulp chamber.

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The must-attend event of 2012

Private VTIn 2012, Independent Seminars is staging a world-class, 48-session dentistry symposium that's bigger and better than any other event seen before in the UK. Certain to be the most comprehensive, dynamic dental congress ever, Dentistry LIVE incorporating the World Aesthetic Congress is the one event you cannot afford to miss!

Taking place on 25–26 May 2012 at the Queen Elizabeth II Conference Centre, London, the two-day event will incorporate all areas of dentistry. Enjoy sessions on implants, aesthetics, dental hygiene and therapy, endodontics, orthodontics, periodontics, dental marketing and business, hands-on sessions and more.

With something for everyone, bring the whole team for both days and gain up to 16 verifiable CPD hours. There is an incredible buzz surrounding this exciting new event, and Independent Seminars is thrilled to have the broadest and finest line-up of international speakers on board, and from all aspects of dentistry. Just some of the incredible speakers secured for Dentistry LIVE include: Trent Smallwood, Lorenzo Vanini, Jason Smithson, Bob Khanna, Stephen Jacobs, Ashok Sethi, Eric Van Dooren, Simon Cunnington, Gary Zelesky, Mervyn Druian and Jo Anne Jones. There will also be an incredible exhibition open across the two days with the world's most innovative dental companies all under one roof. It's the perfect opportunity to take advantage of the chance to source the right products and services for your practice and enjoy exclusive show offers!

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