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Endodontic teaching online with lessons in video, audio, blog, procedure graphics, and other root canal procedure resources.

Dr. Brett Gilbert: My Foe, My Friend

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Greetings Clinicians,
My esteemed colleague Dr. Brett Gilbert of Access Endo interviewed me for his Endo Files. Brett and I used to be opposed to each other–because before we met the endodontic royalty asked us to debate each other at a conference about key topics in endodontics.

We battled, then realized we like each other’s approach and that we share a lot personally and professionally. Now we want to be collaborators.

Interview topics include:
– Dental missions, giving back
– Mentoring is important, thank you Dr. Stephanie Sidow
– Reid was bad but made extraordinary commitment to be real good
– Don’t be bored unless it’s a surf board
– 4 Quarters of the Root Canal Game playbook
– Why Reid excites factory representatives
– Getting out of the comfort zone
– Staring at a canal
– Access, obturation, patency, lunch
– Puff Daddys
– Cutting the cord
– Brett sees freedom on the other side of fear
– Misdiagnosis and making diagnosis fun
– A magic wand
– The need for continuous endo study
– How to study endo

Enjoy the interview. Thank you Dr. Brett Gilbert!

Happy Endo My Friends,
Reid
ReidPullen@RootCanalAcademy.com

 

Reid Pullen’s 30 Second Exam

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Clinicians,
Pop quiz: What physical indicators do you use to help efficiently diagnose a patient?

At RootCanalAcademy.com we have seven tests that we conduct in a 30 second exam:
1. Visual
2. Percussion
3. Mobility
4. Probing
5. Palpation
6. Bite stick
7. Cold

Explaining each test while in progress, and the patient’s own corresponding sensation, will help them understand the need for treatment and is a good precursor to your diagnostic explanation. Conducting your test efficiently and authoritatively instills confidence.

Best,
Reid

4 Quarters of the Root Canal Game Summary Graphic

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Greetings Clinicians,
Here is a nice new graphic summarizing Root Canal Academy teaching. It puts on one page in a digestible format the complicated root canal process. My ‘4 Quarters’ teaching aims to organize the many sub procedures into a ‘football game’ format. Simple! Four quarters of procedures along with ‘pre game, halftime, and post game’ activities. I’ve found that this common format makes learning not only easier, but fun.  Participation is great; winning is fun!

The 4 Quarters graphic can serve as a refresher for our Resident Library members–who get our entire game plan!–as well as an orientation for Free Library members and those considering joining our Free Library (BTW it’s FREE!).

Enjoy,
Reid

Learn Excellence in Root Canal Technique

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Benefits of Root Canal Academy’s Two-Day Root Camp Boot Camp Course

I have seen numerous dentists roll through my 2 Day Root Camp Boot Camp courses these last 3 years and I have received a ton of feedback on whether these courses really help the general practitioner to practice E3 Endodontics. E3 Endodontics means being Effective in technique, Efficient in its application, and thus achieving an Excellent result. E3 Endodontics is where it’s at. If you are not confident and effective during the root canal process than the efficiency is reduced. If the efficiency is reduced than it is more challenging to produce an excellent obturation and final post-op radiograph.

 

LIVE or ONLINE: 4 Qtrs of the Root Canal Game

My goal in teaching the 2 Day Root Camp Boot Camps (Standard RCT and Simple ReTx boot camps) is to help the general dentist “Be Better Today and Tomorrow” while performing root canals and simple Re-Tx’s in their practice. How do I achieve this grand goal?

#1 The 2 Day Root Camp Boot Camps will give you a root canal plan or prescription that works for every case. I call it the Root Canal Playbook. You will learn to follow the 4 Quarters of the Root Canal Game for each and every case.

#2 The 2 Day Root Camp Boot Camps will give you the confidence that you are performing better technique and using it in the correct application.

#3 The 2 Day Root Camp Boot Camps will increase your efficiency and reduce your total root canal treatment time. The live patient demonstration along with lecture, discussion and hands-on shows you how this can be done.

#4 The 2 Day Root Camp Boot Camp will help you boost your office endo production. You will learn to tackle simple to medium cases and complete them in 1/2 time you were before. Material overhead for each endo case averages $50-75 while your molar production can be anywhere from $700-1200 or higher. Not a bad overhead to production ratio!

#5 Lastly, The 2 Day Root Camp Boot Camp will make you better in endodontics forever as long as you consistently apply the 4 Quarters of the Root Canal Game principles.

 

Satisfied Customer

My friend found this online and sent me this unsolicited testimonial:

“Joseph, I recently attended a Dentsply endo weekend Boot Camp, given by Dr. Reid Pullen in Brea, CA. I think it’s the best course (besides cerecdocs, of course) I’ve ever taken. I wanted to feel more confident doing molar endos, finding and obturating MB2, getting around curves, etc. Pullen is an absolute master and excellent teacher. We spent 2 days in his office. Small group of 6. Now I went to feeling indifferent about endo to loving it. Attached is a recently done upper second molar.”    –Dr. E. Prouty

 

Dr. E. Prouty Tooth #15

EProuty Tooth 15

 

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See Reid Pullen’s teaching schedule on the Root Canal Academy ‘Learn’ page.

 

 

Keywords: 2 Day Root Camp Boot Camp, E3 Endodontics, Root Canal Playbook, 4 Quarters of the Root Canal Game, Learning Endodontics, Learning Root Canal Procedures

 

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