This one credit hour practical course is given during first semester of first year of the program. It consists of series of practical training. The first objective of this course is designated to expose the first year postgraduate dental students to the major topical areas in endodontics. This should help them achieving a successful management of various clinical aspects in endodontics.
The course is designed to provide the first year endodontics master students with the advanced knowledge and skills needed in managing different clinical endodontics cases (practical competency), with more focus on challenging cases and to practice the contemporary techniques used in practical endodontics.
The second objective of the course is the development of an understanding of how is the practice of endodontics requires two inseparable components: art and science. The art consists of executing technical procedures during uncomplicated root canal treatment. The science includes the basic and clinical sciences related to biological and pathological conditions that guide the art of endodontics through the principles of evidence-based treatment.