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IN-PERSON EVENT, hosted by Ribble Section

What to expect

William Holme will emphasises a successful first approach to endodontics, focusing on securing the tooth and optimising its long-term prognosis before RCT. Delegates will learn practical strategies for restorability assessment, soft tissue management, pre-endodontic build-ups, deep margin elevation, and rubber dam placement, ensuring predictable outcomes and aligning treatment with patient expectations.

Timings

18:30 Registration and refreshments

18:45 Lecture - William Holme

19:45 Questions

20:00 End of event

Learning objectives 

  • Recognise the importance of pre-endodontic restorability assessment; crack detection, caries removal, and tooth stabilisation
  • Apply effective pre-endodontic build-ups to prevent bacterial ingress
  • Understand when and how to perform deep margin elevation, including soft tissue management, appropriate materials and techniques
  • Implement proper rubber dam placement for complex cases.

Development outcome

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Meet the speaker

William Holme Dentist with a Special Interest in Endodontics

William Holme is a dentist with a special interest in endodontics, having completed his Endodontology MSc with distinction at UCLan in 2023. He accepts referrals for complex endodontic cases at Towngate Dental Practice, Leyland, Lancashire. In addition to his referral work, he contributes to the endodontic postgraduate teaching team at UCLan and mentors on Incidental Ltd’s restorative courses, reflecting his particular focus on the endo-restorative interface and managing severely compromised teeth.

More information 

Please email [email protected] with any dietary requirements.

Would you be interested in getting involved in the Ribble Section?

We are looking for enthusiastic members to join the Ribble Section committee and the North Western Branch Council. A role on the committee is a great way to get involved in the BDA at a local level and to help provide and shape local educational and networking events. It’s also great to have on your CV!

A brief description of the different roles in a committee is available here.

The Section has the support of the centrally-based Local Services team who are on hand to help and advise on any aspect of running the Section and planning events.

If interested, or for more information, please contact Shalini Kanagasingam, Chair of the Ribble Section, on the day, or email us at [email protected]

UCLan
Phantomhead Suite (AL203)
Allen Building
Adelphi Street
Preston PR1 7BE

Delegates can park in the nearby pay and display Harrington car park. However, at times this car park is very busy and so we would then suggest delegates use Walker Street Car park. 

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Very engaging speaker, very good lecture

Everything was well organised, concise and understandable

Really informative and well structured

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