Thursday, March 30 PM ...........................................19–26 Head and Neck Anatomy – Hands on Workshop

Audience codes. A–assistant, D–dentist, H–hygienist, O–office staff, ST–students

Incorporating Digital Dentistry Jinny Bender, DMD

2:00–4:00 pm (continued from morning) Room: 251 D, E, F Audience: D, A

Current Trends in the Management of the Vital Pulp and Immature Tooth Danielle Wingrove, DDS

2:00–4:00 pm Room: 251 A, B, C Audience: D

Traditionally the inflamed pulp was thought incapable of healing, but recent advances in biologic understanding and techniques has brought this thought into question. Can a pulp that has been diagnosed as “irreversible pulpitis” have the capacity to heal? Can a patient’s own stem cells be used to restore some physiologic functions thought to be lost due to partial or complete pulp necrosis? Are there alternatives to traditional root canal treatment? To answer these questions, one must understand the pulp–dentin complex and its reaction to insults. This lecture will present evidence about the advances in the management of the vital pulp and alternatives to managing an immature tooth.

Learning Objectives:

• Recognize physiologic and structural characteristics of the dentin–pulp complex and how they affect the pulpal response to injury. • Describe the indications, contraindications, and expected outcomes of the vital pulp therapy protocols. • Explain the technique and the goals of regenerative endodontic therapy.

Anatomy Flashback: What you NOW realize you really needed to know! Hands on Workshop

Limited to 20 participants Cost: $25 must register at www.uda.org

Wayne Cottam, DMD, MS

2:00-4:00 pm, repeat from morning, see page 16 Room: 151 A, B, C Audience: D