Dentistry Live: mastering the root canal workflow
Watch Dr William Holme and Dr Julian Webber's November Dentistry Live session!
Root canal treatment remains one of the most technically demanding procedures in dentistry, with each stage carrying its own potential challenges and complications, and let’s face it, it isn't the most glamorous or welcomed procedure by patients or dentists. This live demonstration aims to share practical, evidence-based strategies that you can directly apply in your own practice to simplify endodontic procedures, improve outcomes, and reduce risks.
In this session, we will also explore the Dentsply Sirona WaveOne Gold file system, now celebrating 10 years of clinical use. To mark the occasion, we will be joined by a very special guest, Dr Julian Webber, one of the file’s creators, who will share insights into how its design and file range can support predictable, efficient root canal treatment across a wide variety of cases encountered in general practice.
If you are a dentist seeking to refine your skills, gain confidence, and improve your outcomes in endodontic treatment, we invite you to join this unique opportunity to watch a root canal procedure performed live.
Learning outcomes
By the end of this webinar, participants will be able to:
- Develop a clear and predictable workflow for endodontic treatment
- Learn how to work best with your assistant to ensure the procedure is as efficient as possible
- Identify and manage challenges in root canal location
- Apply the principles of effective canal shaping and disinfection to optimise canal cleanliness
- Understand the design features and clinical benefits of the WaveOne Gold file system and its file range
- Select the correct file size for individual cases, in which we will also cover the role of hand files and reciprocating files for canal scouting, glide path creation, canal shaping and apical gauging
- Compare obturation approaches, with insight into when warm vertical compaction may be preferable to single cone technique
- Understand how to restore a tooth following obturation in order to maintain the endodontic seal and support long-term tooth survival.
Speaker: William Holme
William Holme is a dentist with a special interest in endodontics, taking referrals for complex root canal treatments and restoratively compromised teeth at Towngate Dental Practice in Leyland, Lancashire.
Following graduation from Newcastle University in 2016, Will has worked in Restorative and Maxillofacial hospital roles, as well as both NHS and private practice in the North West. With a passion for endodontics, in 2021 Will started the highly regarded clinical Masters in endodontology programme at the University of Central Lancashire (UCLan), graduating with distinction in 2023 and winning the DentsplySirona postgraduate award in Endodontology 2023. He continues to contribute to the undergraduate and postgraduate Endodontic teaching programmes at UCLan alongside consultant in endodontics Shalini Kanagasingam.
Will prefers reciprocating file systems where possible and regards the WaveOne Gold file system as his ‘go to’ for the majority of his endodontic cases since undergraduate graduation and still even after completing his masters, even for challenging referral cases. He believes it is an incredibly versatile yet simple system and is well placed to show how it can be integrated into any dentist's endodontic protocol to streamline canal shaping and improve endodontic outcomes.
