Dental Tribune U.S. Edition No. 4, 2018

ENDO TRIBUNE The World’s Endodontic Newspaper · U.S. Edition APRIL 2018 — Vol. 13, No. 1 www.dental-tribune.com Taking endo to a higher elevation The hottest topics in the specialty will be presented at AAE18, April 25-28 in Denver AAE18, the annual meeting of the American Association of Endodontists, will take place April 25-28 (Wednesday through Saturday) at the Colorado Con- vention Center in Denver. The world’s largest education, exhibit and network- ing event for endodontists, AAE18 fea- tures a broad range of speakers, a great variety of program formats and exciting special events. “My goal for AAE18 is to offer a compel- ling, comprehensive program and a live- ly collection of speakers,” said AAE Presi- dent Garry L. Myers, in a press release announcing the meeting. “I also want attendees to enjoy all that Denver has to offer — from the sights and cultural of- ferings, to all the different opportunities for adventure in the Rocky Mountains.” AAE18 offers more than 100 high- quality educational sessions in a variety of tracks, including the new “Controver- sies and Hot Topics” track, which will ad- dress some of the most divisive topics in endodontics, including canal cleaning and disinfection, the introduction of nanoparticle-guided therapeutics, and surgical versus nonsurgical retreatment. The “Surgical” track will focus on up- dating clinicians on the possibilities of current technologies, techniques and re- search to demystify this procedure. Oth- er tracks include “Endodontics Without Limits,” “Interdisciplinary,” “Essentials for Endodontic Practice” and “Submit- ted Presentations,” which cover a broad range of topics from access preparation to treatment outcomes to “What an En- dodontist Can Learn From Captain Sully.” Attendees also will be able to visit with more than 100 vendors in the AAE18 exhibit hall to explore the latest in end- AAE’s 2018 annual meeting, taking place in Denver, promises to be the most comprehensive endodontic education summit, vendor exhibition and networking opportunity in the world. Photo/Marina Nisi, freeimages.com odontic equipment, materials and sup- plies as well as practice management and other business resources to support end- odontic practices. Aron Ralston to share his story The AAE18 General Session — taking place Wednesday from 4 to 5:15 p.m. in the Bellco Theater — will feature Aron Ralston, who will recount his harrow- ing experience of becoming trapped be- tween two boulders in a remote location in Utah. His story, an inspiration to many, became a New York Times best-selling book, “Between a Rock and a Hard Place,” which inspired the major motion picture “127 Hours,” starring James Franco. “An ordinary man pushed to extraor- dinary limits, Aron Ralston takes you inside the story that captured interna- tional headlines in which he proves that courage, perseverance and the human spirit can help you triumph over tough challenges when the stakes are extraor- ” See AAE18, page C2 Self-portrait of American mountaineer Aron Ralston on the 14,137-foot-high summit of Capitol Peak, in Pitkin County, Colo., on Feb. 7, 2003. Ralston will speak at the AAE’s General Session, taking place Wednesday, April 25 during AAE18. Photo/Aron Ralston

Dental Tribune U.S. Edition No. 4, 2018

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