Speaker:  Judith Chin, DDS MS – Pediatric Resident Program Director, Nova Southeastern University

Speaker:  Matthew Geneser, DDS – Clinical Professor, University of Iowa College of Dentistry

Pulp therapy is evolving with new techniques and novel materials hitting the market.  Providers have more options than ever to address primary pulp therapy.  This course will discuss the current state of research involving these techniques and challenge providers to consider how they may utilize these advances to improve clinical outcomes.  Topics discussed will be lesion sterilization and tissue regeneration (LSTR), as well as primary pulpectomy, for treatment of non-vital teeth.  There will also be discussion of newer calcium silicate materials, both powder and putty formulations, that are utilized for vital pulp therapy in the primary tooth.  Lastly, there will be discussion of advancing endodontic guidelines for the immature permanent tooth and the role that vital pulp procedures can play to treat deep caries and relieve symptoms of irreversible pulpitis in these young permanent teeth. 

Learning Objectives:

• Discuss new treatment options for non-vital primary pulp therapy, including lesion sterilization (LSTR). 
• Examine research for new materials used in vital primary pulp therapy, including but not limited to, calcium silicates. 
• Describe the utilization and limitations of vital pulp therapy for immature permanent teeth presenting with deep caries and symptoms consistent with irreversible pulpitis.

Speaker Contacts: jchin1@nova.edu & matt-geneser@uiowa.edu