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• Dr. Pommy Hallen - Endodontics A–Z: Predictable Molar Endodontics

  • When
    November 06, 2026
  •  
    8:00 AM - 4:00 PM
  • Location
    Edmonton Convention Centre
  • Spaces left
    300

  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.

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• Hands-on Workshop - Dr. Pommy Hallen - Clinical Endodontics A–Z

  • When
    November 07, 2026
  •  
    8:00 AM - 12:00 PM
  • Location
    Edmonton Convention Centre
  • Spaces left
    25

  Dr. Pommy Hallen

  Lecture Synopsis

  This intensive hands-on workshop reinforces the clinical principles from the lecture and online modules. Participants will perform a complete molar endodontic workflow using extracted teeth.

  Hands-on exercises include:

  • Access cavity preparation and straight-line access
  • Orifice location with emphasis on MB2 identification
  • Establishing patency and glidepath development
  • Rotary instrumentation using Reciproc Blue
  • Irrigation protocols and canal disinfection
  • Obturation techniques for predictable sealing

  The goal is to develop a structured, repeatable clinical workflow that can be directly applied in everyday endodontic practice.

  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.

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• Dr. Todd Schoenbaum - Implant Prosthodontics: aesthetics, complications, innovations, and rescue treatment

  • When
    December 11, 2026
  •  
    8:00 AM - 4:00 PM
  • Location
    Edmonton Convention Centre
  • Spaces left
    300

  Dr. Todd Schoenbaum

  Lecture Synopsis

  This presentation will present the challenges and limitations unique to the treatment of partially edentulous implant patients. Focus will be on clinical techniques for restoration of implants in the aesthetic zone, complications in the restoration of implants with fixed options, and a case series of rescue treatment 

  in compromised implant scenarios. Clinically relevant scientific information will be integrated into the discussion for decision making and techniques.

  Topics to be covered:

  •      How to enhance the outcome and maximize predictability of implants in the aesthetic zone.

  •      Protocols and techniques to reduce the incidence of prosthetic implant complications, and how to correct them when they do occur.

  •      Management of clinical implant complications with a team approach.
  

  Biography

  Todd Schoenbaum is Professor at the Dental College of Georgia where he trains residents and students in implant restorations. He also serves as the Director of Clinical Research for the college.

  He has published over 60 papers, 10 chapters, and two textbooks. He is the recipient of the scientific writing award from the JPD. He is the Editor-in-Chief of Dentistry Review. He has a master’s in clinical research from the UCLA School of Medicine and is a Fellow and Diplomate of the Academy of Osseointegration. Dr. Schoenbaum has been invited to present his clinical and scientific work at conferences worldwide. His clinical practice is limited to fixed implant restorations.

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• Dr. Mark Donaldson - Pharmacology 101 from A to Z: Antibiotics, Analgesics, Cannabinoids, Illicit Drugs, Sedatives & Zopiclone

  • When
    January 22, 2027
  •  
    8:00 AM - 4:00 PM
  • Location
    Edmonton Convention Centre
  • Spaces left
    300

  Dr. Mark Donaldson

  Lecture Synopsis

  This one-day lecture is designed to illustrate how uniting the medical, dental, and pharmaceutical fields ultimately leads to “Better Medicine, Better Dentistry.”

  Wouldn’t it be nice to go to a continuing education program that gives you the tools to be more successful starting on Monday morning? Wouldn’t it be great to be known as the dentist who offers excellent pain-free, post-operative care without the use of narcotics? Wouldn’t you like to be more confident in all of your prescription writing, knowing that you are on the cutting edge, that you are evidence-based and that you are guideline-driven? This is that program.

  In addition to analgesic and antibiotic prescribing, the use of oral benzodiazepines such as triazolam and lorazepam (with or without nitrous oxide) for the diminution of perioperative anxiety and fear in dental patients will also be reviewed. Provincial Colleges have changed or developed new standards outlining the training and equipment needed for in-office anxiolysis and minimal sedation. These topics including the use of inherently safe drugs, the use of pulse oximetry, and the availability of emergency equipment including pharmacologic antagonists will also be discussed.

  Finally, now more than ever, dental professionals are faced with the additional challenge of treating patients’ oral health needs in the face of recently deregulated cannabinoids and potential illicit drug use such that the simple approach to,

  “drilling and filling” has just been cranked up a few more notches. Since substance abuse and dependence affects one in ten Canadians, this means one in ten of your patients – do you know current best practices in keeping you, your Team and your patients safe?

  This interactive program looks at the appropriate prescribing of analgesics, antibiotics and sedatives with a particular focus on the dental realm. The impact of cannabinoids and illicit drugs will also be highlighted and case studies will augment the delivery of key points with a problem-based learning approach so that each participant’s questions are addressed.

  
  

  Biography

  Mark Donaldson received his baccalaureate degree from the University of British Columbia and his Doctorate in Clinical Pharmacy from the University of Washington. He has practiced as a clinical pharmacy specialist, clinical coordinator and director of pharmacy services at many healthcare organizations in both Canada and the United States. He is currently Associate Principal of Clinical Pharmacy for Vizient’s Advisory Solutions, and lives in Whitefish, Montana. Dr. Donaldson is a Clinical Professor at the University of Montana, Clinical Associate Professor at the Oregon Health & Sciences University, and affiliate faculty in Dentistry at UBC. He has lectured internationally to both dental and medical practitioners focusing on dental pharmacology and therapeutics and is a leader in the field.

  Dr. Donaldson has published numerous peer-reviewed worksand textbook chapters. He serves on the Editorial Board for the Journal of the American Dental Association and is the 2016 recipient of the Academy of General Dentistry’s Dr. Thaddeus Weclew Award. In 2019 he was conferred by the Canadian Dental Association (CDA) with the “Special Friend of Canadian Dentistry Award.” This award is given to an individual outside of the dental profession in appreciation for exemplary support or service to the profession as a whole. He can be reached via email at: drmarkdonaldson@gmail.com

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• Dr. Taiseer Sulaiman – Pursuit of Excellence: Optimizing Direct and Indirect Restorative Outcome…Material selection and clinical application

  • When
    March 12, 2027
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    8:00 AM - 4:00 PM
  • Location
    Edmonton Convention Centre
  • Spaces left
    300

  Dr. Taiseer Sulaiman DDS, PhD, FICD

  Lecture Synopsis

  The first two phases of any restorative care are treatment planning and clinical execution. The third phase, material selection and clinical application, is often underestimated, resulting in failure to serve our patients. The abundance of restorative dentistry materials, such as dental ceramics, adhesives, composite resins, cements, and provisional material, coupled with the constant release of new materials by manufacturers, can be daunting. When clinicians comprehend the fundamental features and characteristics of each material as well as their precise application, the maximum potential of each material can be achieved, resulting in extraordinary patient care. This course will focus on clinical recommendations and material selection criteria to complement the pursuit of restorative dental excellence.

   

  Learning Objectives:

  1.     Understanding the advancement of adhesive systems, tooth-colored direct restorative materials, and which adhesion technique maximizes bonding to the tooth structure. In addition, understanding the relevance of light-curing and the polymerization process, as well as the role it plays in extending restorative therapy.

  2.     Establish criteria for the selection and use of modern ceramics, including bonding, with a focus on monolithic zirconia, its numerous generations, and how an understanding of ceramic material qualities can lead to successful and long-lasting indirect restorative treatment.

  Biography

  TAY-see-er SU-la-men is a Tenured Professor of Restorative Dentistry and Biomaterials at the Adams School of Dentistry, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where he earned his clinical certificate in Operative Dentistry and his PhD in Prosthetic Dentistry and Biomaterials from the Department of Prosthetic Dentistry and Biomaterial Sciences at the University of Turku in Finland in collaboration with the Department of Restorative Dentistry at UNC. Dr. Sulaiman is a wet-handed clinician and a researcher who is passionate about bridging the gap between dental research and clinical application. Dr. Sulaiman’s research focus is on maximizing the clinical relevance of in vitro testing. He has published over 100 peer-reviewed articles, abstracts, and book chapters. He is a fellow of the International College of Dentists and a member of many academies, including the prestigious American Academy of Restorative Dentistry and vice president of the Academy of Operative Dentistry. He has presented on numerous national and international stages and serves as a reviewer for many peer-reviewed journals.

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• Dr. Vinay Bhide - Periodontal Potpourri: A No-Holds Barred Approach to Anything and Everything You Want (and Need) to Know!

  • When
    April 23, 2027
  •  
    8:00 AM - 4:00 PM
  • Location
    Edmonton Convention Centre
  • Spaces left
    300

  Dr. Vinay Bhide

  Lecture Synopsis

  This lecture is designed to meet the needs of clinicians who want practical answers and guidance regarding periodontal and implant therapy for their patients. The format of this course will be composed of a series of focused presentations answering clinical questions Dr Bhide gets asked on a daily basis touching on various relevant topics in periodontics and implantology. Topics covered typically include non-surgical vs. surgical periodontal therapy, treating mucogingival deformities around natural teeth and dental implants, regenerative periodontal therapy, periodontal-restorative synergies, peri-implant diseases, and many others. A critical and evidence-based approach will be emphasized. Participants will leave this program with practical pearls of wisdom that can be implemented in their practices immediately.

  Learning objectives:

  Upon completion of this session, attendees should be able to:

  • Identify the core issues of periodontics and surgical implant therapy, including classification and diagnosis, non-surgical vs. surgical therapy, regenerative therapy, and interdisciplinary treatment synergies.

  • Improve case selection and recognition of patients who would benefit from therapies discussed in this presentation.

  Biography

  Dr. Vinay Bhide is a board-certified periodontist who provides the full scope of surgical periodontal and dental implant therapy. Dr. Bhide has a special interest in esthetic and reconstructive periodontics. Dr. Bhide completed his dental and speciality training at the University of Toronto. Dr. Bhide is an Examiner and Fellow of the Royal College of Dentists of Canada and Diplomate of the American Board of Periodontology. In addition to private practice practice, Dr. Bhide is a clinical instructor in the Graduate Periodontology Program at the University of Toronto and he is also an Adjunct Assistant Professor in the Department of Periodontics at the University of Pennsylvania. Dr. Bhide has lectured nationally and internationally and published on various topics related to periodontics and implantology.

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