Allan Deutsch
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 ODEC,
our hands-on lecture facility, has now been operating for about six months.
We have given half-day, full-day and two-day courses. From our point
of view and from the point of view of those who have attended, HODEC is
an unconditional success.
All courses, no matter the length, have both a didactic and hands-on
component. The lectures are to the point. That is, they describe
the techniques that the dentist participant will practice and perform in
the hands-on section that occurs immediately after the lecture.
The half-day course (four hours) lets the dentist
get a taste of one-visit endo using the SafeSiders® technique with
the reciprocating Endo-Express™ handpiece. After instrumentating
a natural bicuspid tooth, the dentist then obturates the instrumented canal
with the EZ-Fill® single-cone technique. Lastly, the participant
gets to close the access opening with Ti-Core Auto E, a dual-cure metal-reinforced
composite, and learns how to place a Flexi-Flange post and build up the
core. The morning flies by as we do all these procedures.
The one-day and two-day courses give the students
more of everything and in greater detail. The didactic part of the
course goes into the where and why of doing endo quickly and easily
while maintaining excellent results with a high success rate for the patient.
The focus of the hands-on part of the courses is to shorten the learning
curve for doing SafeSiders cases using the reciprocating Endo-Express handpiece.
The dentist accomplishes this by instrumenting multiple bicuspid and curved
molar teeth. After the teeth are instrumented, they are obturated
using the EZ-Fill single-cone technique. Once the endodontic procedure
is completed, we take digital x-rays of the finished teeth. The digital
x-ray is then highly magnified and displayed using our LCD projector.
The dentists can then immediately see how their technique is improving.
The participants at HODEC have all loved this instant feedback teaching
aid. Once you see how you are doing, it is very easy to modify your
technique to achieve the best results possible. In these longer courses
we also offer the opportunity to try the endo microscope and ultrasonics,
important adjuncts in learning a sound endo technique.
If you want to do one-visit endo using the SafeSiders/Endo-Express
technique and earn CE credits, HODEC in South Hackensack is the place for
you. It is extremely close to New York City, just ten minutes over
the George Washington Bridge. Call us at 201-487-9090 or see us on
the web at edsdental.com.
I know these courses will pay for themselves after
you have done just one or two endo cases in one visit in your own office.
See you at HODEC.
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| FIGURE 1: Allan Deutsch overseeing hands-on practice at HODEC. |
FIGURE 2: Hands-on instruction is “up close and personal.” |
FIGURE 3: Barry Musikant lecturing at HODEC.
April-June 2005
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Kudos
for HODEC
Treat yourself to a course
with Barry Musikant who will teach you more in 2?3 hours than you will
learn in a year. He has made my endo much more enjoyable.
Louis Malchmacher,
DDS
Bay Village, OH
The course was designed so
that participants felt confident performing procedures as taught immediately.
Robert Saukas Stanton,
MI
Success!!! Yes!!! You gave
an in-house lecture back in December and I wanted to let you know how things
are going. I am on cloud nine today. I feel like I can be confident that
I can deliver a superior service to my patients with your technique.
Lance Fallin, DDS
Zachary, LA
Very informative, practical
& enjoyable. I feel confident enough to use the procedure first thing
Monday morning. This is the best I’ve ever taken!
Ronald Petrosky, Tuckerton,
NJ
Thanks so much for your generosity
in offering your course and I’d recommend that anyone contemplating endo
or a new way of doing such, take Barry’s course as it was worth the trip.
Ron Schalter, DDS
Hudson, MI
Best endo course I’ve ever
taken.
Ed McElroy El Paso,
TX
Run, don’t walk, for the
chance to meet and listen to Barry!
Howard Farran, DDS,
Phoenix, AZ
The best endodontic course
I’ve attended.
Alan Stott Lancaster,
CA
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