(GMM) General Membership Meeting: Endodontic Sealers and Effective Endodontic Treatment – 11/9/23

ONLINE VIA ZOOM ONLY – NO IN-PERSON EVENT THIS MONTH

Selecting the most appropriate endodontic sealer should follow evidence-based guidelines. Using Grossman’s ideal sealer profile as a standard, current commercial endodontic sealers will be categorized by composition and properties. Each sealer will be evaluated for its antimicrobial activity, micro-filling/sealing characteristics, and biocompatibility. This course will also discuss research and developing newer endodontic sealers for effective treatment to fill in some of the gaps in the knowledge.

By the completion of this course, each participant should be able to:

• Describe the importance of the dentin-sealer interface in sealing ability.
• Utilize categories of endodontic sealers by composition and properties for best use in clinical cases.
• Implement evidence-based endodontic treatment and materials into practice.

Biography:

Dr. Takashi Komabayashi

Dr. Takashi Komabayashi is an Olmsted Family Distinguished Professor and Graduate Endodontic Program Director at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Adams School of Dentistry. He is a Diplomate of the American Board of Endodontics. He received a D.D.S. from the University of Hiroshima in 1998, a Ph.D. in dental material from the Tokyo Medical and Dental University in 2002 (“The Study of New Root Canal Filling Materials With Adhesiveness to Dentin”), a D.D.S. from the University of California at San Francisco in 2005, and his Certificate in Endodontics and M.Dent.Sc. from the University of Connecticut in 2008. He also holds a Master of Science in Clinical Science from the University of Texas Southwestern supported by the National Institutes of Health KL2 Award in 2011. He was a recipient of the AAE Foundation’s Endodontic Educator Fellowship Award and Henry M. Thornton/Student Clinicians of the American Dental Association Fellowship Award. He lists 70 abstracts and presentations, along with 69 publications. He is also a dental officer in the U.S. Army Dental Corps (Reserve).