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RCA Course Preview! 4 Quarters of the Simple ReTx Game

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Greetings Clinicians,

I’m proud to give a preview of a major new content area on our RootCanalAcademy.com website: The ‘4 Quarters of the Simple ReTx Game.’


In the next few weeks, we will add this content area to our RootCanalAcademy.com website, and as with our core ‘4 Quarters of the Root Canal Game,’ we will update video, audio, charts, and other content as endo tools and techniques evolve.  Oh, and we have a ReTx book in production too, as part of our Learning Lessons series. I’m excited about how this can help you serve existing patients better, and add a revenue source with simple ReTx.

ReTx Video — Preview of ‘4 Quarters of the Simple ReTx Game’

This 6:30 minute video — part of a 35:00 minute full procedure — walks us through the retreatment process using a standard periapical radiograph. I annotate the image showing which areas of the canal are targeted with each step and tool of the retreatment–watch and learn the basics of the retreatment technique. The full video will be part of Root Canal Academy’s new 4 Quarters of the Simple ReTx Game, which will be the second full course offered by RootCanalAcademy.com.

Stay tuned to our website for more introductory material for the retreatment course, and our new membership programs to be BETTER TOMORROW with 4 Quarters of the Simple ReTx Game!

Please ask any questions about this course. I’d love to hear your perspective and needs.

Reid

Better Tomorrow!

 

Why I Prefer Warm Vertical Obturation Over Single Cone

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Reid wrote an article for Dentaltown about how he prefers warm vertical obturation over single cone, which reduces postoperative problems and makes Reid and his patients happy.

In the first installment of a two-part series, a Townie endodontist explains why he prefers warm vertical obturation over single-cone techniques.

Removing Calcium Hydroxide

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Greetings Clinicians,
Our last post was a primer ‘Using Calcium Hydroxide,’ as part of our preview of the forthcoming publication of Learning Lessons. In this post, we present Case #5 ‘Removing Calcium Hydroxide.’ I get these questions about removing Ca(OH)2.

  • Why do I need to use Calcium Hydroxide? Why not just
    leave the canal dry?
  • What if some Ca(OH)2 is left on the canal walls and you obturate?
  • Can Ca(OH)2 block you out on the 2nd visit?

Here are answers and procedure tips in my Learning Lessons Case #5:

Learning Lessons Book 1, Case #5

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

This is another sneak peak at a forthcoming series of Learning Lessons books to be available soon through RootCanalAcademy.com. See other lesson samples in this blog.

Happy endo my friends,

Reid
ReidPullen@RootCanalAcademy.com

Using Calcium Hydroxide

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Greetings Clinicians,

Though it appears to be a simple, calcium hydroxide application can be tricky.  In my Learning Lessons Case #4, I provide perspective on some of your common CA(OH)2 questions:

  • What type of calcium hydroxide should I use? Why?
  • How should I best apply calcium hydroxide?
  • What do I say to a patient?
  • What should I avoid?

Click on the image below for a seven-page lesson on using calcium hydroxide.

Learning Lesson Case #4
Learning Lesson Case #4

 

 

 

 

 

This is another sneak peak at a forthcoming series of Learning Lessons books to be available soon through RootCanalAcademy.com. See other lesson samples in this blog.

Happy endo my friends,

Reid
ReidPullen@RootCanalAcademy.com

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Difficult Patient Circumstances?

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Everyday, all day, we deal with patients. Some are easy, some are grumpy and some just are downright difficult. In our patient communication series we continue discussing how to effectively talk to the patient.

In these videos I discuss:

What do you say to a patient who has an apical lesion but doesn’t have any pain and does not want treatment? Try this little trick and see what happens.

 

What do you say to a patient regarding the success rate of endodontic treatment? Clear communication can alleviate later problems if the endodontic treatment fails.

 

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