Events

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!

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East Texas Dental Society | August 1, 2025

Endo 911 — Endo Emergencies for the GP Office

@ The Mehling Center – 15062 County Rd 1145, Tyler, TX 75704
Speaker: Ryan Walsh, DDS, MS

An endodontic emergency can be a stressful event—for both the patient and the clinician. This presentation explores practical management tactics, including accurate diagnosis, establishing patient comfort, and determining both palliative and definitive treatments. We’ll also review essential instruments and equipment for various procedures and outline effective dental anesthesia strategies.

Learning Objectives:

Understand the difference between emergency and urgency
Competently manage endodontic diagnosis for patients in pain
Review treatment protocols for cracked, luxated, and avulsed teeth
Develop an emergency treatment kit to handle every emergency that walks through your door

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.

AIDA / Midwest Dental | September 19, 2025

Embrace the Change:
A Thoughtful Discussion on Dentistry in 2025 & Beyond

@ Venue 918, 11505 E 43rd St, Tulsa, OK 74146
Speaker: Tim Bigza, DDS

As dentistry continues to evolve, certain key concepts must not be overlooked. This course is designed for all dental team members involved in complex restorative care, offering essential clinical pearls and strategies to troubleshoot common challenges. Attendees will leave with practical, actionable knowledge that can be applied immediately to enhance patient care and improve clinical outcomes. Topics include case reviews, technology updates, and product recommendations, with a focus on providing long-term, successful care.

In addition to clinical techniques and treatment planning, this course emphasizes the importance of the patient experience. It’s no secret that employees are a dental practice’s greatest asset, and leveraging key patient experience moments can significantly boost practice profitability. Through a practical, “soup-tonuts” approach, the course will explore strategies to understand patient decision-making, create “WOW” moments for patients, and improve team communication. Special attention is given to the latest clinical research and human behavior, ensuring that both clinical success and financial growth are within reach for your practice.

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
Understand personality styles via the DISC model of human behavior
Review clinical cases for application of principles and concepts

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).