Impacts of technological evolution on the pillars of endodontic success - A critical analysis based on scientific evidence

Date: Friday, May 2, 2025
Time: 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

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Tuition: Dental Professionals: $59.00
Credits:

1.5 CDE credit hours - lecture

The University of Maryland School of Dentistry designated this activity for 1.5 Continuing Dental Education hours.
Target Audience:  All dental professionals
Presented by: Ricardo Machado, DDS, MSc, PhD
Conflict of Interest: Nothing to disclose.

 

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Speaker Biography

MachadoDr. Ricardo Machado joined the University of Oklahoma College of Dentistry as a Clinical Associate Professor after 19 years in private practice and teaching in Brazil. After graduating from the University of Vale do Itajaí – UNIVALI, Itajaí, Santa Catarina, Brazil, in 2004, he completed his Specialization/Residency Course in Endodontics at the Londrina State University UEL, Londrina, Paraná, Brazil, in 2007. In 2009, he earned his Master of Science at the Pontifical Catholic University of Paraná – PUC/PR, Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil, and in 2015, he earned his PhD at the School of Dentistry of the University of São Paulo – FORP/USP, Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo, Brazil. In 2019, Dr. Ricardo Machado returned to the Pontifical Catholic University of Paraná – PUC/PR, Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil, to attend his Post-Doctoral Stage. Dr. Ricardo Machado has been acting as a reviewer of important Journals, such as General Dentistry, Iranian Endodontic Journal, European Endodontic Journal, Brazilian Dental Journal, Microscopy Research & Technique, Australian Endodontic Journal, Clinical Oral Investigations, International Journal of Dentistry, Restorative Dentistry & Endodontics, European Journal of Dentistry, Journal of Conservative Dentistry, and Odontology. Dr. Ricardo Machado is also the associate editor of BMC Oral Health and Scientific Reports.

Course Description

The main objective of the lecture is to propose an evidenced-based reflection on the impacts of technological evolution on the pillars of endodontic success. For that, the following points will be addressed:

  • Basic concepts of Endodontics, including basic definitions of endodontic success;
  • Pillars of endodontic success;
  • Technology versus endodontic prognosis and;
  • Critical analysis concerning endodontic success.

Course Objectives

At the conclusion of this course the participants should be able to:

  • Report the main objectives of Endodontics;
  • Describe the pillars of endodontic success and;
  • Make an evidence-based reflection on the impacts of technological evolution on the pillars of endodontic success through clinical analysis of high-impact papers published and relevant clinical cases related to each matter to be addressed.

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