Advanced Endodontics
1st – 3rd septEMBER 2025
Endodontic retreatment can be very challenging for clinicians especially in decision making to get the best outcome of a previously failed endodontic treatment. Understanding the reasons for the failure, achieving minimally invasive access, complete removal of old root canal filling material, root canal morphological variations, predictable debridement using evidence-based protocols and latest devices, obtaining three-dimensional obturation and good coronal seal are very essential factors for the success of an endodontic treatment. Therefore, this 3-days advanced endodontics workshop will focus on a systematic approach to formulate the clinical diagnosis, use of microscope, ultrasonics, and evidence-based treatment protocols to accomplish the predictable success in treating failed endodontic cases.
Upon completion of the programme, the candidate should be able to:
• Enhance the evidence-based knowledge and improve skills in managing failed endodontic cases in clinical practice.
• Develop familiarity with the use of magnification and latest instruments and technology in managing failed endodontic cases with a higher degree of confidence and predictability.
• Understand management of cracked teeth and teeth with calcified canals.
• Boost confidence in managing teeth with immature open apex and large periapical lesions.
• Manage tooth perforation and handle various bioceramic- based materials.
• Manage root canals with ledges, and separated instruments.
• Benefits of illumination/magnification using operating microscopes, ultrasonics, advanced rotary endodontic files, newer irrigation devices, thermoplasticised obturation techniques/systems, latest bulkfil materials to make endodontic treatment easy, quick and predictable.
• Understanding of instruments, clinical procedures and protocols in managing failed endodontic cases.
• Approaches to manage cracked teeth and teeth with calcified canals.
• Strategies to manage tooth perforation and handling of various bioceramic- based materials.
• Various treatment modalities to manage teeth with immature open apex.
• Clinical tips and tricks to manage teeth with ledges, and separated instruments.
• Clinical tips and tricks to manage mandibular second molar with ‘C” shaped root canals.
• Strategies to manage badly broken-down teeth using post and core.
• Upon completion, participants will be awarded with a Certificate, take home materials and instruments worth RM1000.
Course Curriculum
• Pathogenesis and diagnosis of failed endodontic cases
• Diagnosis and management of cracked teeth
• Role of CBCT in diagnosing failed endodontic cases
• Importance of magnification to achieve higher success in managing failed endodontic cases
• Minimally invasive access cavity preparation in molar endodontic retreatment
• Use of ultrasonics in endodontic retreatment
• Root canal morphological variations and its implications in endodontic retreatment
• Management of teeth with severely curved and calcified canals
• Understanding of latest rotary and retreatment files in removing old root canal filling
• Latest techniques to achieve disinfection of the root canal system in failed endodontic cases
• Various obturation techniques to achieve ‘3D’ root canal filling
• Management of teeth with large periapical lesions
• Management of teeth with immature/open apices using various treatment modalities
• Vital pulp therapy, Apexification, Regenerative Endodontic Procedures
• Problem-solving in endodontics
• Management of teeth with perforation, ledge, and separated instrument
• Use of microscope/magnification in Endodontics
• Endodontic treatment: access to obturation in maxillary and mandibular molars
• Endodontic retreatment: access to obturation in maxillary and mandibular molars
• Minimally invasive access cavity preparation in molars under the microscope
• Use of ultrasonics in molar endodontic retreatment cases
• Management of cases using latest retreatment rotary files
• Use of sonics and ultrasonics in Endodontic disinfection
• Use of thermoplasticised obturation techniques to secure ‘3D’ seal
• Use of bioceramic based obturation techniques and systems to secure ‘3D’ seal
• Management of teeth with open apex (Apexification and Regenerative endodontics)
• Management of teeth with perforation
• Management of teeth with ledge
• Removal of separated instrument from the root canal
• Management of ‘C’ shaped canals
• Management of severely curved canals
• Management of badly broken-down teeth using post and core
COURSE COORDINATOR
Associate Professor Dr. Abhishek Parolia
BDS (Manipal), MDS (Manipal), MFDSRCPS (Glasgow), MFDSRCS (Edinburgh),
PhD (Malaysia) Associate Professor Department of Endodontics
University of Iowa College of Dentistry and Dental Clinics, Iowa City Iowa, USA
He is currently working as an Associate Professor in the Department of Endodontics, University of Iowa College of Dentistry and Dental Clinics, Iowa City, Iowa, USA. He has been the Associate Dean for Postgraduate, Continuing Education and Research at International Medical University, Malaysia. He is a member of the American Association of Endodontists, the International Association of Dental Research, the Royal College of Surgeons Edinburgh and the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow. He has been appointed as an Examiner for the Diploma of Membership of the Faculty of Dental Surgery (MFDS), The Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh, UK. He graduated from Manipal University and was awarded a gold medal in Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics. He has been very active in practising micro-endodontics and has a vast experience in training dentists.
His professional accomplishments include research incentive awards in 2010 and 2011 from Manipal University, Best Newcomer in 2011, awards for invaluable contribution in leading the ICDAS initiative in 2014, E-learning Innovation Award and Best Lecturer nomination in 2016 from International Medical University. He was awarded the best faculty presentation (Education Research Group) in 2017, International Association of Dental Research, San Francisco, USA.
He has also been awarded for developing a new postgraduate programme in Endodontics, long service in 2022 and Teaching Innovation Award in AMEEE Glasgow 2023 (Team Category). His key areas of clinical interest are micro-endodontics, disinfection in endodontics, endodontic retreatment, modern management of dental caries, clinical audit, and governance.
He has secured national grants worth a of total 100000 USD as a principal and/or co-investigator published more than 85 scientific papers in national and international peer-reviewed journals and authored five chapters in different textbooks. He has conducted hands-on training workshops and lectured locally and internationally in many countries namely the USA, Singapore, Brazil, Hong Kong, Dubai, Lebanon, India, Malaysia, Philippines, Thailand, Indonesia, Cambodia, Vietnam, Belgium, Dominican Republic, Australia, and Canada.
Should there be a need for cancellation or withdrawal from this course with a valid reason, kindly inform us by email at info@thedentalacademy.com.my, at least 30 days prior to the commencement of the course date.
The following terms apply:
- More 30 days prior to commencement: Store credit will be granted
- Less than 30 days prior to commencement: Forfeiture of any amount paid
- The management reserves the right to make changes due to unforeseen circumstances.
- All fees paid are strictly not transferable to other courses.
