Dr. Pommy Hallen

Lecture Synopsis

This course is designed to help participants make molar endodontic treatment a more predictable, efficient, and less challenging clinical procedure. Common barriers to successful endodontics: particularly access, orifice location, and effective instrumentation will be systematically addressed through a structured, reproducible approach.

A key focus of the program is developing confidence and consistency in achieving patency and glidepath formation across all canal systems, with particular emphasis on calcified and anatomically complex canals. Participants will learn a step-by-step strategy for locating canals (including MB2), establishing straight-line access, and maintaining control throughout instrumentation.

Recent advances in endodontic technology, materials, and instrumentation systems have significantly improved the predictability and efficiency of treatment. This course will integrate these innovations into a practical, workflow-based protocol that can be immediately applied in daily clinical practice.

The program combines pre-course online learning with in-person lecture and hands-on training, allowing participants to move from foundational concepts to real-time clinical execution.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

Participants will learn how to:

• Develop a predictable approach to molar access and orifice location
• Locate MB2 canals with greater confidence and consistency
• Establish and maintain patency and glidepath in complex canals
• Apply Reciproc Blue rotary instrumentation efficiently and safely
• Implement effective irrigation and obturation protocols
• Manage common endodontic emergencies in clinical practice
• Integrate modern endodontic workflows into daily practice

COURSE FORMAT

Online Pre-Course (Self-Paced)

• Video lectures and clinical modules (Moodle access)
• Armamentarium and reference handouts
• Access and orifice location materials
• Pre-course extracted tooth access preparation

Friday, November 6 – Lecture Series

• Diagnosis and case selection
• Access and orifice location strategies
• MB2 identification
• Patency and glidepath concepts
• Rotary instrumentation (Reciproc Blue)
• Irrigation and obturation
• Endodontic emergencies and office workflow
• Complex “Beauty and the Beast” cases
• Interactive Q&A

Biography

Dr. Hallen graduated from the UBC School of Dentistry in 2002 and spent the first seven years of his career practicing general dentistry in his private practice in Langley, British Columbia, where he developed a strong clinical interest in endodontics.

Pursuing advanced specialty training, he completed his Certificate in Advanced Endodontics at the University of Southern California in Los Angeles. Since that time, Dr. Hallen has owned and operated multiple general and specialty endodontic practices across the Lower Mainland, bringing a broad perspective that bridges both general dentistry and specialist-level endodontic care.

He currently maintains specialty endodontic practices in Maple Ridge, South Surrey (White Rock), and North Surrey, British Columbia.

Dr. Hallen is a founding member of the BC Endo Solutions Study Club and has lectured extensively on endodontics at conferences and continuing education events throughout North America. He is a member of the British Columbia Society of Endodontists and the American Association of Endodontists, and is a Fellow of the Royal College of Dentists of Canada.

His clinical and teaching approach is focused on practical, efficient, and predictable endodontic workflows designed to help clinicians improve outcomes and confidently manage endodontic cases in daily practice.

He is known for delivering highly practical, clinically relevant courses focused on making endodontics more efficient, predictable, and enjoyable in everyday practice.