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NSU Holds Annual Conference on Regenerative Dentistry
The 5th Annual Conference on Regenerative Dentistry hosted by NSU’s College of Dental Medicine took place Feb. 18 and 19 at NSU’s Health Professions Division. In their lectures, speakers presented the most recent advances within the regenerative field. The conference featured a range of notable endodontists from Paris and prestigious dental colleges around the country. Over 75 conference attendees earned 10 CE credits for attending both days of lectures.
NSU College of Dental Medicine faculty and administrators, and other notable endodontists, attended the 5th Annual Conference on Regenerative Dentistry
Presentation topics included:
- Translational Endodontic Research using Stem Cells of the Apical Papilla
- Regenerative Endodontics: From Bench top to Chair Side
- Regenerative Endodontic Therapies
- Regenerative Endodontics: What does it mean exactly?
- Applications and Current Limitations of Dental Stem Cells in Regenerative Medicine
- Diagnosis and Treatment of Vertical Tooth Fractures
- Revascularization Revised
- Restoration of Endodontically Treated Teeth
- Guided Tissue Regeneration in Endodontic Surgery: To Graft or Not to Graft?
- The Endodontic Flare-up
- Irrigation Devices and Their use in Endodontics
“Regenerative therapies are really the wave of the future,” said Kenneth N. Namerow, D.D.S., Chair of the Department of Endodontics at the College of Dental Medicine. “If we dare to dream about the future, like those who landed on the moon in the sixties, this is our opportunity. We’re working very hard here at NSU doing the kind of research that we hope will make these therapies standard in the future.”