Australian Society Of Endodontology (WA Branch)
Welcome to the ASEWA
Please join us for a FREE online lecture by Dr Matthew Kinstler supported by the Australian Society of Endodontology (WA Branch) from 8 AM on Saturday 20th September.
About the Presenter:
Dr. Matthew Kinstler is originally from Glendale, Arizona. He graduated from Midwestern University School of Dental Medicine in 2016. Dr. Kinstler was the recipient of a Health Professions Scholarship through the United States Army. Dr. Kinstler practiced as a general dentist for 5 years before pursuing advanced education in endodontics in the US Army.
Dr. Kinstler completed his endodontics training in 2023 at Ft. Liberty endodontics residency under the guidance of Dr. Steve Delgado and Dr. James Phillips. He became the endodontics mentor at a 2-year AEGD following completion of residency training. He was then selected to become the assistant program director of the Ft. Liberty endodontics residency. Dr. Kinstler will serve in this role until 2026, then will take over as the director of the residency.
Dr. Kinstler is passionate about developing the next generation of endodontists and advancing the field through innovative educational initiatives and rigorous clinical standards. His 4 main passions in life are pre-bent hand files, patency, apical fireworks, and cone pumping. Some would call him an apical barbarian.
For many clinicians there may not be a more stressful situation in your daily clinical practice than a patient presenting with a symptomatic, calcified, maxillary anterior tooth. This specific case type can and does make clinicians question and second guess their clinical decision making and their own endodontic and restorative abilities. I am going to explain and show why most of this stress and fear is self-induced and unjustified. These cases can be predictably and conservatively treated without surgery or static and dynamic guides if some basic guidelines are followed.
Utilizing and understanding how to use pre-bent hand files is becoming a lost art. This lecture will explain why and how pre-bent hand files should be used on every case you treat, including when enhanced irrigation is utilized. Will discuss the “instrumentation playbook” to more consistently and predictably work up difficult canals.
The second part of the presentation will talk about length determination and how your EAL should actually be used for more accurate and consistent patency/obturation lengths. Introduction to paper-pointing canals and why it is the most accurate method for determining foramen location will also be discussed.
As we approach the end of the year, we’re
The evening will begin with an hour presentation from our guest speaker, typically an interstate Endodontist who also serves as the final-year examiner for our Endo postgraduate program.
(Name and topic to be confirmed.)
This will be a sit-down dinner, followed by end-of-year drinks.
Come join us for an evening of camaraderie with colleagues as we celebrate the end of the year.
Location: To be announced.
excited to combine reflection and celebration with an insightful lecture from a distinguished guest.
We warmly invite you to our End-of-Year Wrap-Up featuring a special lecture by Professor Geoffrey Heithersay, a leading expert in the field of Endodontology. Join us for an evening of reflection on the past year and an inspiring lecture that promises to offer valuable insights and provoke thoughtful discussion.
Clinical Professor Geoffrey S Heithersay AO.
BDS, MDS, DDSc(Adel), FDSRCSEd, FRACDS.
Following graduation from The University of Adelaide in 1956, Geoffrey Heithersay’s passion for endodontics and especially dental traumatology was a major motivation during his subsequent 4 years postgraduate studies in the UK and Sweden. On return to Adelaide he established a private practice and become part time member of the Adelaide Dental School 1962 where he was appointed to lead and develop the theoretical and clinical teaching of Endodontics. Sixty-two years later he is still involved in the undergraduate and post graduate programmes. Primarily a clinician he practised as a specialist endodontist until 2002. He continues to be active in research, particularly into dental traumatology and tooth resorption and has 74 publications and 7 book chapters. Awards include an Officer of the Order of Australia (AO) for endodontic education in 1998, the Louis Grossman award of the American Association of Endodontists in 2000 for research and in 2021 the Jens Andreasen lifetime achievement award in dental Traumatology. In 2009 he received three awards for excellence in teaching, the Faculty of Health Sciences Executive Dean’s award, The Stephen Cole the Elder award and The University of Adelaide’s Vice Chancellor’s award.
Venue: The Raffle Hotel - Applecross Time: 6:00 pm Pre-Dinner drinks 6:30 pm Seated and Entree 7:00 pm Main course 7:30 pm Lecture 8:30 pm Post-dinner drinks
This lecture entitles you to 1 CPD Hour Cancellation: There is no refund of fee for cancellations within 7 days of event.
For any assistance please don't hesitate to contact Dr Michael Nguyen on 0402128930.
asewainc@gmail.com
