Events
April 2025
Minnesota Dental Association Star of the North Meeting | April 25, 2025
Endodontics Reimagined -
Practical Training to Build Your Confidence and Proficiency
@ Saint Paul RiverCentre, St. Paul, MN | Speaker: Brett Gilbert, DDS
Endodontic treatment is rapidly progressing with the advent of new technologies and a focus on dentin preservation. This course is designed to present practical and tactical clinical tips to get you up to speed and proficient with modern endodontic treatment. Topics covered include risk awareness and preparation, diagnosis, CBCT, anesthesia, perforation prevention, safe access, effective canal location methods, working length determination, canal instrumentation, irrigation, and obturation. Endodontic treatment can feel stressful in a busy dental practice. Daily in-office wellness offerings presented to help the dental practitioner and team remain calm, centered, and focused on safe, efficient
and successful endodontics.
Learning Objectives:
- Learn the latest in technology and concepts related to modern endodontic treatment
- Gain a greater understanding of tips to help advance clinical skills and knowledge related to
endodontic treatment - Learn processes and techniques to create more predictable outcomes with endodontic cases
33rd Annual Inland Northwest Dental Conference | April 25, 2025
Clean It, Seal It, Fill It: THE “HOW TO” GUIDE TO CLINICAL ENDO
(Morning Course, Part 1 Lecture)
@ Davenport Grand Hotel, Spokane, WA | Speaker: Ryan Walsh, DDS, MS
Course details coming soon. For more information, contact the Inland Northwest Dental Conference directly.
Clean It, Seal It, Fill It (Part 2 Hands-On, Afternoon Course)
@ Davenport Grand Hotel, Spokane, WA | Speaker: Ryan Walsh, DDS, MS
Course details coming soon. For more information, contact the Inland Northwest Dental Conference directly.
2025 Events
May 2025
Seacoast Esthetic Dentistry Association | May 2, 2025
Competitive Edge Prosthodontics
@ Holiday Inn, Portsmouth, NH | Speaker: Tim Bigza, DDS, FAGD
Course details coming soon. For more information, contact the Seacoast Esthetic Dentistry Association directly.
California Dental Association - The Art & Science of Dentistry | May 16, 2025
Warning: Graphic Photos Ahead!
@ Anaheim Convention Center, Anaheim, CA
Speaker: Katrina Sanders-Stewart, RDH, BSDH, M.Ed, RF
Despite the oftentimes 'colorful' nature of oral disease, these cases offer an incredible learning opportunity, particularly in the importance of early and definitive intervention. Join Katrina Sanders-Stewart, RDH, BSDH, M.Ed, RF, for a dental rendition of 'Dr. Pimple Popper' as she presents graphic photographs of surgical cases requiring periodontal therapy. This will be your final warning: there WILL be graphic photos ahead!
Learning Objectives:
- Explore the pharmaceutical options for acute pain control in dentistry.
- Learn to register and utilize CURES (Controlled Substance Utilization and Review Evaluation System).
- Learn red flag behaviors and indicators of prescriptions issued for illegitimate purpose.
California Dental Association - The Art & Science of Dentistry | May 17, 2025
Treating Periodontal Disease in the Post-Antibiotic Age
@ Anaheim Convention Center, Anaheim, CA | Speaker: Tanya Dunlap, PhD
Treating periodontal disease not only improves oral health, it also reduces chronic infectious burdens on the immune system. Antibiotics have been prescribed for decades and still the incidence of disease is high. You can treat gingival infections with long-term success using adjunctive prescription Perio Protect tray delivery of Perio Gel deep into periodontal pockets. Perio Protect Tray therapy also makes your restorative work better and your practices significantly more successful. Attend this presentation to learn the science behind the delivery, case presentation ideas, and everyday business calculations.
Learning Objectives:
- Identify the benefits and limitations of antimicrobials with oxidative and
oxygenating reactions for biofilm management. - Recognize patient candidates who can benefit from Rx Tray therapy
and the appropriate tray treatment protocol. - Compare patient results with a simple number that helps patients understand the
importance of treatment.
June 2025
New York County Dental Society | June 13, 2025
Access to Apex:
Tips, Tricks, and Techniques To Maximize Your Endodontic Success
@ 622 Third Ave 9th Floor, New York, NY 10017 | Speaker: Ryan Walsh, DDS, MS
Endodontics is here to stay and we should all be "in the know" of how to provide root canal treatment with the most predictability. Throughout this course, we will discuss endodontics from diagnosis to the final restoration. We will cover tips to get that "hot tooth" numb, how and when to use CBCT, the most effective irrigation techniques, the ideal instrumentation sequence, and the best restorative materials to use once the endo is finished. We will discuss the most up to date endodontic techniques including multi-alloy file systems, bioactive materials and the latest in endodontic irrigation.
Learning Objectives:
- Assess and diagnose the endodontic patient
- Provide predictable and successful endodontic anesthesia
- Determine the most effective techniques to clean, shape and obturate the root canal system
- Utilize bioactive materials to provide the best apical and coronal restorations
July 2025
AGD 2025 | July 10 & 11, 2025
Top Pro Tips to Improve Your Endodontic Skills and Outcomes
(Thursday Morning Course - Lecture)
@ Palais des congrés de Montréal, 1001 Place Jean-Paul Riopelle,
Montréal. QC H2Z 1H5, Canada | Speaker: Brett Gilbert, DDS
With the advent of new technologies and a focus on dentin preservation, endodontic treatment is rapidly progressing. This course is designed to present top pro tips to get you up to speed and proficient with modern endodontic treatment. Topics covered include risk awareness and preparation, diagnosis, cone-beam computed tomography, anesthesia, perforation prevention, safe access, effective canal location methods, working length determination, canal instrumentation, irrigation, and obturation. Endodontic treatment can feel stressful in a busy dental practice. Examples of daily in-office wellness offerings will be presented to help the dental practitioner and team remain calm, centered and focused on safe, efficient and successful endodontic treatment.
Learning Objectives:
- Learn the latest technology and concepts related to modern endodontic treatment.
- Gain clinical skills and knowledge related to endodontic treatment.
- Learn processes and techniques to create more predictable outcomes with endodontic cases.
- Learn wellness practices that help manage the stressors related to endodontic treatment
in the dental office.
Top Pro Tips to Improve Your Endodontic Skills and Outcomes
(Thursday Afternoon or Friday Morning Course - Hands-On Workshop)
@ Palais des congrés de Montréal, 1001 Place Jean-Paul Riopelle,
Montréal. QC H2Z 1H5, Canada | Speaker: Brett Gilbert, DDS
Confidence in endodontics is hard to achieve without strategies to help keep you safe and focused. We will discuss tips and tricks to help build efficiency while accessing and locating the maximum number of canals in each tooth. You will also learn instrumentation with two different predictable rotary filing systems. Through hands-on instruction, you will gain a better understanding of the concepts and skills. 3D imaging of root canal anatomy using cone beam computed tomography (CBCT) allows us to be better clinicians and offer more effective treatments. This workshop is designed to focus on the treatment of root canals in 3D. The complex root canal system requires effective disinfection with irrigation. Efficient obturation is critical to seal these complex anatomical spaces effectively. This hands-on workshop includes activities such as instrumentation, ultrasonics, magnification, irrigation, obturation and reading CBCT volumes for endodontic cases.
Learning Objectives:
- Learn about the latest armamentarium used to access, locate canals, instrument and
debride root canal systems. - Practice the learning principles of rotary instrumentation using two different rotary systems.
- Examine the anatomical and clinical necessity of chemical debridement of root canal systems
with irrigation. - Practice 3D obturation of root canal systems with single-cone obturation techniques,
followed by placement of an effective coronal seal.
Advanced Endodontic Techniques Workshop - Calcification, Separated Instrument Removal, Managing MB2 and More
(Friday Afternoon Course - Participation)
@ Palais des congrés de Montréal, 1001 Place Jean-Paul Riopelle,
Montréal. QC H2Z 1H5, Canada | Speaker: Brett Gilbert, DDS
Managing complicated endodontic cases can present a great challenge to any clinician. Calcified canals are difficult to manage, but, with proper technique, can be cleaned and shaped with predictability. Separation of instruments happens, creating a stressful and potentially damaging outcome. Utilizing modern techniques and armamentaria can help to successfully retrieve a separated instrument. Locating the second mesiobuccal canal (MB2) is challenging, but, after learning more about anatomy and using the right instruments, is achievable. Participants will learn perforation prevention and repair techniques. This hands-on workshop will allow each participant to learn and gain proficiency in advanced endodontic techniques and skills.
Learning Objectives:
- Learn how to identify and negotiate calcified canal structures using modern armamentaria.
- Practice removal of separated instruments to mimic the challenges encountered by iatrogenic separation of files during endodontic treatment.
- Learn about MB2 anatomy and anatomical cues of location, and practice locating and effectively instrumenting these structures using 3D-printed tooth anatomy.
- Understand how to prevent perforation of tooth structure, and learn techniques and materials to successfully repair these iatrogenic errors.
UCSF Fresno Continuing Dental Education | July 25, 2025
AI and More… Growing Trends in Dentistry
Zoom Webinar | Speaker: Peter Auster, DMD
Dental AI is ready now and is very exciting! Learn which new technologies to use or not use in 2025, plus learn about new age composites and the single shade revolution - everything has changed!
August 2025
There are currently no sponsored events in August. Check back for updates!
September 2025
Atlanta Dental | September 5, 2025
Diamonds and Pearls: A Practice's Best Friend
@ Service Brewing, 574 Indian Street, Savannah, GA 31401
Speaker: Tim Bigza, DDS
It’s no secret: employees are a company’s greatest asset, especially in dental practice! Therefore, leveraging key patient experience-moments will have huge benefits and in turn, will maximize your practice profits. This course is designed to provide piles of “diamonds” on clinical techniques and treatment planning “pearls” essential to seeing long-term success and financial growth. From understanding patient decision-making to the tools and tips for getting patients to be “WOW-ed” with the overall experience, this course is designed to give a practical, “soup-to-nuts” approach to the latest clinical research, approaches to human behavior and includes special emphasis on team communication.
Learning Objectives:
- Learn current trends in today’s general practice and the market we exist in today.
- Talk common sense, “real-world” approach to treatment planning, and the benefits of “Co-Diagnosis”.
- Understand personality styles via the DISC model of human behavior.
- Review clinical cases for the application of principles and products.
Perio Protect Live Event | September 20, 2025
Perio Protect 2025 in Las Vegas
@ Green Valley Ranch, 2300 Paseo Verde Parkway, Henderson, NV 89052 | Speakers: Sam Shamardi, DMD, Megan Barnett, MS, CNS, Katrina Sanders-Stewart, RDH, BSDH, M.Ed, RF, and Tanya Dunlap, PhD
Perio Protect’s Tanya Dunlap, PhD teams up with Sam Shamardi, DMD, Megan Barnett, MS, CNS, and Katrina Sanders-Stewart, RDH, BSDH, M.Ed, RF to deliver four courses LIVE in Las Vegas, NV.
Presentations titles include: Implant Protect: Mastering Clinical Confidence for Implant Success, (presented by Sam Shamardi, DMD); Leaky Mouth, Leaky Gut: Clues the Mouth is Giving You About Nutrition, Digestion and System Disease Risk (presented by Megan Barnett, MS, CNS); The Yellow Brick Road to Healthy Gums: A Patient-Centered Health Protocol (presented by Katrina Sanders-Stewart, RDH, BSDH, M.Ed, RF); and Inflammation Drivers: Honing Case Presentation to Address Chronic Disease (presented by Tanya Dunlap, PhD).
