The Good, The Bad & The Ugly: Finding Success with Endodontics in Your Practice by Dr. Jason Hales

This course describes how the successful, fulfilling and profitable practice of endodontics is based upon proper case selection. The treatment standards for dentists performing endodontic are the same for generalists and specialists. Dentists performing endodontic therapy will benefit most by carefully assessing the case difficulty of a proposed treatment and then deciding when to treat or refer based upon their own clinical skill, experience and equipment needed for endodontic success. This course also provides a brief review of the AAE’s white paper regarding endodontic competency and Case Difficulty Assessment Tool. Upon completion of this course, you should be able to: Understand the basic competency level expected of dentists who perform endodontic diagnosis and treatment; Understand the importance of case selection on the successful, fulfilling and profitable practice of endodontics in general practice; Be able to distinguish between minimal, moderate and high difficulty levels of endodontic treatment.