roots C.E. - the international magazine of endodontology

roots 1_2016 I 03 editorial _ roots I A 10-year milestone for Root Canal Awareness Week Fred Weinstein, DMD, MRCD(C), FICD, FACD TheAmericanAssociationofEndodontistsrecentlyconductedRootCanalAwarenessWeek,anation- wide effort held each spring to encourage patients who need a root canal to see an endodontist to save their natural teeth. This year marked the 10th anniversary of awareness week, which is definitely a milestone. Too many people have an irrational fear of dentists, and of root canal treatment in particular. The AAE is to be com- mended for helping dispel myths and for calling attention to our specialty. Speaking of the AAE, perhaps you picked up this copy of roots at AAE16, the annual session in San Francisco, and you are reading this on the commute home. That’s good, because this issue includes many helpful articles, including information on some of the many new endodontic products, from files and obturators to laser technology. ThecenterpieceofthispublicationisDr.ScottL.Doyle’sarticleonretentionofnaturaldentitionandthe replacement of missing teeth. This article, which originally appeared in AAE’s ENDODONTICS:Colleagues forExcellence newsletter, is being made available in this issue of roots with the permission of the AAE. By reading this article, and then taking a short online quiz at www.DTStudyClub.com, you will gain one ADA CERP-certifiedC.E.credit.Rememberthatwithroots,youcanalwaysearnC.E.creditwithoutlostrevenue and time away from your practice. To learn more about how you can take advantage of this C.E. opportunity, visit www.DTStudyClub. com.YouneedonlyregisterattheDentalTribuneStudyClubwebsitetoaccesstheseC.E.materialsfreeof charge. You may take the C.E. quiz after registering on the DT Study Club website. You can also access the vast library of C.E. articles published in the AAE’s clinical newsletter by visiting www.aae.org/colleagues. IknowthattakingtimeawayfromyourpracticetopursueC.E.creditsiscostlyintermsoflostrevenue and time, and that is another reason roots is such a valuable publication. I hope you will enjoy this issue and that you will take advantage of the C.E. opportunity. As always, I welcome your comments and feedback. Fred Weinstein, DMD, MRCD(C), FICD, FACD Editor in Chief

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