Dr.Rick Schwartz

Conduct a case-based interactive session on decision-making and treatment planning in endodontics.  Emphasis will be on the role of endodontics in multi-specialty care and how endodontic treatment can improve the outcomes in other areas of dentistry, including “pre-implant endodontics”. 

Objectives:

• Present case histories and lead the audience through the thought process of diagnosis, case selection, endodontic considerations, restorative considerations and execution of the treatment. 
• After discussion of each case show how the patient was treated and discuss the rationale.
• Discuss the use of “decision points” in treatment planning, risk/benefit/cost analysis, and “special situations” such as managing resorption, fractures and perforations. Many long-term recalls will be presented.

Dr. Rick Schwartz was a restorative dentist for 19 years prior to entering post-graduate training in endodontics. He attended a 2-year general dentistry residency, and then did a combination of private practice, teaching and dental materials research before entering endodontic training in 1996. He has authored over 100 articles and abstracts and was a cover author on 3 editions of “Fundamentals of Operative Dentistry” by Quintessence Publishing Co. He is first author of the recent book “Best Practices in Endodontics”, and is a cover author of “Advanced CBCT for Endodontics “, both from Quintessence. For the past 19 years he has been in full time private practice limited to endodontics in San Antonio, TX. He has lectured extensively in U.S. and in 14 other countries.

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