Description:

This course is suitable for general dentists, pediatric dentists, endodontists, and other dentists who are interested in dental trauma to the permanent dentition. The course will include information from the most recent guidelines by the International Association of Dental Traumatology that were published in 2020.

Objectives:

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

1. Discuss the etiology and classification of traumatic injuries.
2. Discuss the diagnosis of pulp necrosis following traumatic injuries.
3. Discuss the classification and management of root resorption.
4. Describe critical issues in the management of complicated crown fracture, root fracture, extrusion, intrusion, and avulsion.

Audience: Dentists

 Ashraf F. Fouad, DDS, MS is professor and chair of the Department of Endodontics and director of the Advanced Endodontics Program at the University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Dentistry. Dr. Fouad obtained his DDS, certificate of Endodontics, and MS at the University of Iowa. Previously he served on the faculty, and in various administrative roles, at the University of Connecticut, University of Maryland, and University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Dr. Fouad has published over 100 peer-reviewed manuscripts, 24 textbook chapters, and 140 abstracts. He edited and co-authored textbooks Endodontic Microbiology (now in its second edition) and Endodontics: Principles and Practice (fifth and sixth editions). Dr. Fouad is a diplomate and past president of the American Board of Endodontics and associate editor of the Journal of Endodontics.

Conflict of Interest: In accordance with ADA CERP Standard V, everyone involved in planning or presenting this educational activity will be required to disclose any relevant financial relationships with commercial interests. This information will be made available to participants at the start of the course.

Association for Continuing Dental Education (ACDE)

The ACDE, of which the University of Louisville School of Dentistry's Office of Continuing Education (ULSD CE) is a member, brings together individuals who represent university-based continuing dental education programs associated with accredited dental schools in Canada and the United States.

The ACDE and 35 of its member schools are jointly providing this series of live webinars featuring university-based key opinion leaders.

Each lecture will be presented by a different member school's faculty member. By registering through this page, ULSD CE will provide your verification of attendance document. Similar to our other CE offerings, we will maintain a record of your attendance in our database, which you may always access through your personal ULSD CE account.

CE staff of participating schools declare that neither they nor any member of their family have a financial arrangement or affiliation with any corporate organization offering financial support or grant monies for this continuing dental education program, nor do they have a financial interest in any commercial product(s) or service(s) the speaker will discuss in the presentation, within the last 12 months that are relevant to this educational activity.