Date: February 1st, 2024

Lecturers: Dr. Tomaž Hitij, Slovenia; Dr. Igor Križnar, Slovenia

Locations: LA&HA Institute (Ljubljana, Slovenia)

8:30 – 9:00

Welcome with morning coffee

9:00 – 10.00

Diagnostics, anamnesis, clinical diagnosis (vitality tests, specificity / sensitivity), RCT (periapical and CBCT & CBCT indications according to AAE)

Dr. Igor Križnar

10:00 – 10:30

Anatomy (regular anatomy, multiple roots, multiple canals)

Dr. Tomaž Hitij

10:30 – 11:00

Clinical anatomy (access preparation, percentage of canal surface instrumentation, apical dimension, oval canals, danger zone, striping, FR)

Dr. Tomaž Hitij

11:00 – 11:30

Coffee break

11:30 – 12:00

Q&A Discussion

12:00 – 13:00

Mechanical shaping - shaping systems presentation – metallurgy, shapes, movement, generations, principles of implementation of mechanical shaping

Dr. Igor Križnar and Dr. Tomaž Hitij

13:00 – 14:30

Lunch and Fotona Tour

14:30 – 16:30

Hands on rotary instrumentation

Dr. Igor Križnar and Dr. Tomaž Hitij

Date: February 2nd, 2024

Lecturers: Dr. Tomaž Hitij, Slovenia; Dr. Igor Križnar, Slovenia; Dr. Roeland De Moor, Belgium

Locations: LA&HA Institute (Ljubljana, Slovenia)

9:00 – 10:00

Root canal irrigation (irrigants, different irrigation techniques, pro and cons, canal preparation sizes for irrigation, LAI)

Dr. Igor Križnar or Dr. Tomaž Hitij

10:00 – 11:00

Canal obturation (short presentation of different methods and materials)

Dr. Igor Križnar

11:00 - 13:00

Hands on irrigation and obturation techniques

Dr. Igor Križnar, Dr. Tomaž Hitij, Dr. Roeland De Moor

13:00 – 14:00

Lunch

14:00 – 15:00

Evolution of LAI

Dr. Roeland De Moor

15:00 – 16:00

Er:YAG photoacoustic irrigation: SSP and SWEEPS

Dr. Roeland De Moor

16:00 – 17:00

Latest research review on SSP and SWEEPS

Dr. Roeland De Moor

19:00 – 22:00

Dinner at the Ljubljana Castle

Date: February 3rd, 2024 Lecturers: see below

Locations: LA&HA Institute (Ljubljana, Slovenia), Klinika Križaj (private practice in Muljava, Slovenia)

9:00 – 10:00

Clinical guidelines for SWEEPS: tips and tricks

Dr. Tomaž Hitij

10:00 – 12:00

Transport to the Križaj clinic

12:00 - 13:30

Practicum at the Križaj clinic – demonstration of work and system ergonomics with live clinical case

Dr. Tomaž Hitij and Dr. Igor Križnar

13.30 – 15:00

Lunch

15:00 – 16:30

Practicum at the Križaj clinic – demonstration of work and system ergonomics with live clinical case

Dr. Tomaž Hitij and Dr. Igor Križnar

16:30 – 17:00

Final discussion and program conclusion

17:00 – 18:00

Transport to Ljubljana