This course is the second of three in the  Endodontic  Seminar series. This course is held once a week during the first semester of the graduate program’s second year. The course will generally follow a seminar format in which students will discuss specific topics in Endodontics, A series of seminars in endodontics based on comprehensive readings and reviewing in the literature/textbooks are designed to provide an in-depth level of knowledge in contemporary endodontic treatment modalities that are developing at a pace, which is not presented in the current endodontic literature. The interrelationship between basic sciences and clinical aspects of endodontics is emphasized.

The students learn to critically evaluate the scientific evidence that supports endodontic principles and practice. By the end of this course, students will have gained an in depth knowledge essential for diagnostics, and treatment planning of various pulpal and periapical diseases, management of medically compromising situations seen in practice, in addition to topics related to endodontic emergencies, surgical endodontics and management of endodontic failure.