CED-4 - How Should the AAE and Endodontists Respond to Substandard Endodontic Care?

Friday, April 29, 2022

3:00 PM – 4:30 PM PST

Location: 225

CE: 1.5

Speaker(s)

Jack R. Bierig, J.D.

Counsel
Schiff Hardin, LLC
Chicago, Illinois

Disclosure: I do not have any relevant financial / non-financial relationships with any proprietary interests.
Alan H. Gluskin, D.D.S.

Professor of Endodontics
University of the Pacific
San Francisco, California

Disclosure: I do not have any relevant financial / non-financial relationships with any proprietary interests.

Session Host(s)

Brent D. Rundquist, D.D.S., M.S.

Endodontist
The Dental Specialists, Brooklyn Park, Minnesota
University of Minnesota
Minneapolis, Minnesota

Disclosure: I do not have any relevant financial / non-financial relationships with any proprietary interests.

Endodontic treatment by general dentists is expected to meet minimum standards as set out in guidelines which The American Association of Endodontists has developed and published as "Standards of Practice."
General dentists who have graduated from CODA-accredited institutions and are licensed to practice in the United States must have basic knowledge and experience regarding endodontic philosophy and treatment. In recognition of the variables which exist in dental education, treatment in the practice of endodontics by general dentists is expected to be within an acceptable range and to meet minimum standards as determined by practicing endodontists.
How should the AAE go about creating a context for diagnosis and skill levels that can provide a standard for all practitioners who undertake the responsibility to diagnose, to plan treatment and to administer endodontic care to their patients? How can the AAE address the epidemic of poor care and outcomes that every endodontist witnesses on a recurring basis? What is our responsibility as advocates for the highest standards of endodontic treatment? Where do we stand legally in our advocacy?

Learning Objectives:

Discuss the legal issues that the AAE and state endodontic societies need to recognize in opposing substandard endodontic care
Examine how Endodontists can be proactive in opposing substandard care with minimal legal risk
Recognize how the AAE can support quality and competence in endodontic education and focus our message on the audiences that matter most-- patients, insurers, DSO’s, and courts