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ESE Pre-Congress Courses (PCC) - Wednesday, 3rd September 2025
The Pre-Congress Courses will be followed by the Opening Ceremony and the Welcome Reception.
PCC 1: Updated instrument retrieval techniques
Led by: Yoshi Terauchi
Overview: An instrument fracture is very frustrating. Instrument retrieval is even more frustrating and considered more challenging than any other procedure in endodontics. The literature shows that when NiTi instruments fracture, they mostly fracture in the apical one-third or beyond a curve of the canal because of the super-elastic property of NiTi instruments. Although the success rates of instrument retrieval with ultrasonics alone are very high in the range of 80 to 90 %, ultrasonic retrieval attempts are deemed to be unpredictable in terms of time and dentin sacrifice. It is also essential to preserve as much tooth structure as possible to prevent root fracture and perforation. In the workshop unique updated techniques for instrument retrieval using a new “TFRK” or martensitic NiTi rotary files will be shown to make the instrument retrieval highly predictable and minimize dentin sacrifice. The instrument retrieval techniques presented in the workshop are also supported by a recent study published from JOE because of predictability and higher success rates compared to the traditional techniques.
Aim: To learn updated instrument retrieval techniques
Learning Outcomes
1. describe how to make an accurate diagnosis for instrument retrieval
2. make a predictable treatment plan for instrument retrieval
3. understand the concept of instrument retrieval
4. make it minimally invasive and predictable to prepare the canal for instrument retrieval
5. choose the best technique to make the removal attempts successful
Full-day: 09:00 – 17:00
Prices with VAT (2 coffee breaks and lunch included)
Regular: 250€
Registered Postgraduate Student: 125€
Minimum number of participants: 20
Maximum number of participants: 35
PCC 2: Improving your chances of publication in the leading Endodontic journals. An interactive workshop
Led by: Venkatesh Nagendrababu and Anil Kishen
Speakers: Venkateshbabu Nagendrababu; Giampiero Rossi-Fedele; Sebastian Bürklein; Anil Kishen
Overview: Faculty members, clinicians, and students invest significant time in preparing manuscripts on Endodontics. Recently, there has been a notable increase in submissions to top endodontic journals. Unfortunately, many of these manuscripts are rejected due to various issues identified during the peer review process by reviewers, associate editors, and editors-in-chief. This workshop is designed to provide a comprehensive understanding of the publication process and to offer strategies for enhancing the quality of manuscripts.
Aim: This workshop will offer a comprehensive understanding of the publication process, as well as strategies to enhance manuscript content, thereby increasing the likelihood of acceptance in leading journals in Endodontics.
Learning Outcomes
Upon completion of the workshop, participants will be able to:
• understand the publication process
• understand the significance of the reporting guidelines
• compose a manuscript for publication
• respond to the reviewers' comments
Programme Outline
14:00 - 14:30 Introduction about the workshop Understanding the Publication Process Conducting a Literature Review Reporting guideline (Venkateshbabu Nagendrababu)
14:30 - 15:30 How to write a compelling introduction and discussion (Giampiero Rossi-Fedele)
15:30 - 16:00 Study design, statistics and ethical considerations (Sebastian Bürklein)
16:00 - 17:00 What do reviewers look for in your manuscript? (Anil Kishen)
17:00 - 17:30 Question and Answer session
Half-day: 14:00 - 17:30
Price with VAT (coffee break included):
Regular: 165€
Registered Postgraduate Student: 85€
Minimum number of participants: 20
Maximum number of participants: 30
PCC 3: Is the dental pulp the root filling of the future? Vital pulp therapy - everything you need to know
Led by: Phillip Tomson and Roberto Careddu
Overview: Dentists are not recognised as pioneers of tissue regeneration but perhaps they should be as they have been using tissue regenerative techniques for almost a hundred years. Our biological understanding of healing of the dental pulp is increasing at an exponential rate. Vital pulp therapies (VPTs) offer a minimally invasive approach to the management of pulpal disease preventing the need for more invasive techniques such as root canal therapy, which can advance the tooth along the restorative cycle. VPTs have proven to be much more predictable than dogma may suggest, even in what are considered the most terminal situations such as irreversible pulpitis. Careful management of the injured or exposed pulp can result in a predictable successful outcome preserving the defense system of the tooth.
Aim: This course will guide participants through all aspects of VPT from an overview of the biological mechanisms of the pulp through to the practical execution of treatment. There will be an opportunity for hands on exercises and clinical cases discussion in order to help the delegates to put into practice what has been learnt.
Learning Outcomes
- understand the physiology of the pulp in health and disease
- understand the biological basis for a conservative approach for maintaining pulp vitality
- be able to carry out a systematic approach to be able to diagnose pupal problems
- develop a pragmatic approach to the use of diagnostic terminology
- gain an understanding of key procedural elements in order to perform VPTs
- have a clear understanding of how and when to perform VPTs
- understand the key benefits of using HCSCs and their different properties
- develop experience in VPTs through case discussion
- walk away with a clear understanding of how and when to perform VPTs when the appropriate case arrives in your surgery the week after this course
Half-day: 13:30 - 17:00
Prices with VAT (coffee break included)
Regular: 215€
Registered Postgraduate Student: 110€
Maximum number of participants: 24
PCC 4: Certified and Specialist member workshop: Management of calcification in endodontics
Led by: Peter Kiefner and Antonis Chaniotis
Overview: Hard tissue apposition along the root canal walls is a slow, normally occurring physiological aging process. In response to tooth wear, local deposition of hard tissue may also occur in the pulp at a slow pace. Sometimes, the rate of hard tissue deposition acceleration may seem to be uncontrolled after dental trauma, auto-transplantation, and orthodontic therapy, leading to rapid partial or total obliteration of the root canal space. This situation is called calcific metamorphosis (CM) or pulp canal obliteration (PCO). Although the incidence of pulpal necrosis in these teeth is believed to be infrequent, conventional endodontic therapy in severely calcified canals poses extreme difficulties and a higher risk for procedural accidents.
Aim: This workshop aims to describe and practice the available approaches for the predictable negotiation of calcified canals.
Hands on practice: Free hand approach - Static guidance - Dynamic guidance
Half-day: 13:00 - 17:00
Price with VAT (lunch and coffee break included):
Certified & Specialist Members Only: 120€
Minimum number of participants: 15
Maximum number of participants: 18
PCC FOTONA: Mastering Laser Endodontics: The Power of SWEEPS® Photoacoustic Irrigation
Speakers: Giovanni Olivi and Mustafa Gündogar
Aim: In this workshop, participants will discover the latest developments on Er:YAG laser technology, highlighting SWEEPS® modality, a groundbreaking method for 3D cleaning and disinfection of the root canal system. By using Er:YAG laser to activate commonly used endodontic irrigants, the laser tip remains stationary in the access cavity while irrigating the entire root canal system. The synchronized ultra-short laser pulses induce rapid bubble collapse, generating shockwaves that penetrate even the most intricate and narrow root canals. SWEEPS® irrigation addresses a key limitation of traditional chemo-mechanical methods, achieving thorough cleaning, debridement, and disinfection in anatomically complex root canal systems.
Learning Outcomes
In this workshop, participants will gain theoretical knowledge on Fotona's SWEEPS® technology, learning how it enhances root canal cleaning and disinfection through advanced cavitation and microstreaming dynamics. Additionally, the workshop will provide hands-on experience, allowing participants to apply their knowledge by practicing on transparent teeth models, giving them a unique opportunity to directly engage with the technology in a practical setting.
Half-day: 14:00 - 17:30
Prices with VAT
Regular: 60€
Maximum number of participants: 25