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Dr. Phillippe ZimetTuesday, August 4th, 2009, 6:45 PM AUS EST
In the last 5 years we have seen major changes in the way endodontics is delivered. It is now faster and more predictable than ever before . Are you taking advantages of these significant conceptual and technical advances?
Our basic understanding of treatment objectives has undergone substantial changes. Advances in technology is quickly revolutionizing our endodontic management as now we can see better, clean better and fill more effectively than ever before. The question is, what is making contemporary endodontics so satisfying? Is it the microscope, the files, the electronic apex locators, or the ultrasonics? In this session we aim to explore these questions as well as provide general practitioners with clinical tips to improve the outcome of their current endodontic treatment.
Learning Objective:
- Understand the aims and objectives of endodontic treatments.
- Introduce newer concepts of endodontic principles.
- Describe how the use of new technology is necessary to implement these principles.
Biography
Phillippe Zimet is a specialist endodontist in Dandenong. He has published and lectured nationally and internationally in the fields of endodontics and infection control, including editing the “Systematic Operating Procedures 2005 – A Manual for Infection Control and Occupational Health and Safety for the Dental Practice.”
Current positions include consultant endodontist to Monash Medical Centre, as well as teaching appointments at the University of Melbourne School of Dental Science and Monash University Medical School. Phillippe Zimet is the Immediate Past President the Asian Pacific Endodontic Confederation. He is a Fellow of the Royal Australasian College of Dental Surgeons, the Academy of Dentistry International and the International College of Dentists.