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February 1-3, 2024


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Mastering Modern Endodontics

LA&HA Institute (Ljubljana, Slovenia / Muljava, Slovenia)

Course Dates

February 1 - 3, 2024

Course Outline

Course Outline

 

Date: February 1st, 2024

Lecturers: Dr. Tomaž Hitij, Slovenia; Dr. Igor Križnar, Slovenia

Locations: LA&HA Institute (Ljubljana, Slovenia)

8:30 – 9:00

Welcome with morning coffee

 

9:00 – 10.00

Diagnostics, anamnesis, clinical diagnosis (vitality tests, specificity / sensitivity), RCT (periapical and CBCT & CBCT indications according to AAE)

Dr. Igor Križnar

 

10:00 – 10:30

Anatomy (regular anatomy, multiple roots, multiple canals)

Dr. Tomaž Hitij

 

10:30 – 11:00

Clinical anatomy (access preparation, percentage of canal surface instrumentation, apical dimension, oval canals, danger zone, striping, FR)

Dr. Tomaž Hitij

11:00 – 11:30

Coffee break

11:30 – 12:00

Q&A Discussion

 

12:00 – 13:00

Mechanical shaping - shaping systems presentation – metallurgy, shapes, movement, generations, principles of implementation of mechanical shaping

Dr. Igor Križnar and Dr. Tomaž Hitij

13:00 – 14:30

Lunch and Fotona Tour

 

14:30 – 16:30

Hands on rotary instrumentation

Dr. Igor Križnar and Dr. Tomaž Hitij

 

 

Date: February 2nd, 2024

Lecturers: Dr. Tomaž Hitij, Slovenia; Dr. Igor Križnar, Slovenia; Dr. Roeland De Moor, Belgium

Locations: LA&HA Institute (Ljubljana, Slovenia)

 

9:00 – 10:00

Root canal irrigation (irrigants, different irrigation techniques, pro and cons, canal preparation sizes for irrigation, LAI)

Dr. Igor Križnar or Dr. Tomaž Hitij

 

10:00 – 11:00

Canal obturation (short presentation of different methods and materials)

Dr. Igor Križnar

 

11:00 - 13:00

Hands on irrigation and obturation techniques

Dr. Igor Križnar, Dr. Tomaž Hitij, Dr. Roeland De Moor

13:00 – 14:00

Lunch

 

14:00 – 15:00

Evolution of LAI

Dr. Roeland De Moor

 

15:00 – 16:00

Er:YAG photoacoustic irrigation: SSP and SWEEPS

Dr. Roeland De Moor

 

16:00 – 17:00

Latest research review on SSP and SWEEPS

Dr. Roeland De Moor

19:00 – 22:00

Dinner at the Ljubljana Castle

 

 

Date: February 3rd, 2024 Lecturers: see below

Locations: LA&HA Institute (Ljubljana, Slovenia), Klinika Križaj (private practice in Muljava, Slovenia)

 

9:00 – 10:00

Clinical guidelines for SWEEPS: tips and tricks

Dr. Tomaž Hitij

10:00 – 12:00

Transport to the Križaj clinic

 

12:00 - 13:30

Practicum at the Križaj clinic – demonstration of work and system ergonomics with live clinical case

Dr. Tomaž Hitij and Dr. Igor Križnar

13.30 – 15:00

Lunch

 

15:00 – 16:30

Practicum at the Križaj clinic – demonstration of work and system ergonomics with live clinical case

Dr. Tomaž Hitij and Dr. Igor Križnar

16:30 – 17:00

Final discussion and program conclusion

17:00 – 18:00

Transport to Ljubljana

Details

Dr. Igor Kriznar, Asst Prof Dr Tomaz Hitij, and Prof Dr Roeland J G De Moor

Dr. Igor Križnar, DMD, MSc, PhD

Dr. Igor Križnar graduated in 2006 from the Faculty of Medicine in Ljubljana, Slovenia and began working as an Assistant at the Faculty of Medicine, Department of Endodontics and Operative Dentistry. He acquired the professional title of Dental Specialist in Endodontics in 2014. Until the end of 2015 he worked as an Assistant at the Faculty of Medicine, where he was engaged in work with students of dentistry in clinical and pre-clinical practice. At the same time he worked as a Dental Specialist at the University Medical Center in Ljubljana. He was also engaged in research work and earned his PhD in endodontics from the Faculty of Medicine in Ljubljana in 2016. In December 2015 he entered into full-time private clinical practice, focusing mainly on endodontics. Dr. Križnar has published numerous scientific papers in various journals and has actively participated in many international and local conferences and symposia. In 2019 Dr. Križnar graduated from the LA&HA Master in Laser Dentistry program.

 

Dr. Tomaž Hitij, DMD, MSc, PhD, Cert Endo
Tomaž Hitij graduated from the Faculty of Medicine in Ljubljana in 2008. Since 2010, he has been working at the Department of Dental Diseases and Dental Morphology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ljubljana, where he conducts preclinical and clinical courses. His fields of research are dental materials, dental morphology, acupuncture, orofacial pain, and lasers in dentistry. He completed his specialization of dental diseases and endodontics in 2016. He is an author of numerous scientific articles in international foreign journals and numerous popular and scientific articles in Slovenian magazines and scientific journals. He is also an author of four books. His field of research also extends to the field of paleontology, which has been his hobby for many years. He is a regular lecturer and participant in domestic and foreign dental meetings and courses. He also works in two private dental clinics treating referred patents for endodontic treatment and patients with orofacial pain. In his clinical work, he uses the latest technologies and techniques.

 

Prof. Dr. Roeland J. G. De Moor, DDS, PhD, MSc
Prof. Dr. Roeland J. G. De Moor is head of the Department of Restorative Dentistry and Endodontics, former Dean of the Dental School, and currently Head of the Dental Clinic at the Ghent University Hospital in Belgium. He is also the program director of the 3-year specialization program in Endodontics at Ghent University and founder of the Ghent Dental Laser Center and the Ghent Dental Photonics Research Cluster. He is an international lecturer in Laser Dentistry and Endodontics and author / co-author of more than 150 peer- reviewed international and national publications (mostly on endodontic and laser subjects). Prof. Dr. De Moor is a founding member of BAET (Belgian Association for Endodontics and Traumatology) as well as a founding member of the First World Congress of Microdentistry.

 

 

 

Fees and Conditions

Endodontic workshop - Modern principles of endodontic treatment

Price: 1.500,00 EUR (+22% VAT)

 

To maintain the educational quality of the workshop, the number of participants is limited. Registrations are accepted on a first-come, first-served basis.

 

Confirmation of your registration and participation will be sent to you before the start of the workshop. Please arrange flight and hotel bookings ONLY after receipt of confirmation. Check other travel requirements, in particular visa requirements, well in advance of your travel to Slovenia. Fotona cannot be held liable for any cancellation fees for travel arrangements.

 

Cancellation Policy: 50% of registration fees will be charged if cancellation takes place up to 14 days before the start of the workshop. 100% of your total amount will be charged if you notify us about your cancellation less than 14 days before the start of the workshop.

 

Notice of cancellation must be made in writing (email) to Fotona. The date of receipt (email) will serve as the basis for refunds.

 

Places to stay

Ljubljana has a wide range of accommodation offerings to suite everybody’s taste, needs and budget. The following hotels are particularly popular with our workshop participants and are recommended by us. A wider selection of accommodations can be found on www.visitljubljana.si .

 

City Hotel - A pleasant and modern hotel just minutes walk from the city center.

Union Hotels Collection - features five hotels with different concepts, all on a top location in the city center of Ljubljana, Slovenia.