3rd ESP Quarterly Scientific Seminar 2024

8:00 AM to 4:00 PM
Unilab Bayanihan Center, Pasig City

Speakers and Lectures

Tan Boon Tik, BDS, MDSc Endo

Tan Boon Tik, BDS, MDSc Endo

Dr. Tan Boon Tik obtained his Bachelor of Dental Surgery degree from the University of Manchester, England in 1994. Dr. Tan then pursued his speciality in Endodontic in Australia and subsequently obtained his Graduate Diploma Certificate (Endo) and MDSc degree (Endo) from the University of Melbourne, Australia in 2001.

Dr. Tan has been a dental surgeon for 30 years. He has been practising as an endodontist for the last 23 years. Dr. Tan had published several clinical and research papers in local, Australian and international journals. Dr. Tan lectures extensively nationally. He was also invited to lecture in international conferences in countries such as the Philippines, Vietnam, Burma, Thailand, Indonesia, Singapore, Hong Kong, China and India.

Dr. Tan Boon Tik was a part-time lecturer and clinical demonstrator in endodontic at the University of Malaya. He was the President of Malaysian Endodontic Society from 2014-2016. Currently, Dr. Tan practice as a full-time endodontist in his private practice in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

Emergency Clinical Management of Painful Pulpitis and Dento-alveolar Abscess

The most important aspect of managing endodontic emergency is an accurate and expedient diagnosis and subsequent treatment of the patient in pain. Apart from pain, patients can sometime present to the dentist with concurrent signs such as draining sinus tract, localised swelling and even cellutitis. Hence, an accurate treatment plan is of paramount importance in treating these patients efficiently. In this lecture, the audiences will be taught how to relieve patient's "toothache" effectively Techniques of local anesthesia, use of various intra-canal medications, analgesics and antibiotics will be elaborated. Various clinical cases will be utilized to facilitate the audience in understanding the management of painful tooth emergency,

Doc, Why My Root Canal Treated Tooth is Still Tender to Bite?

One of the most common post-endodontic treatment complaint is tenderness to chew or percuss on the root treated tooth. Most patients will get really worried if this symptom persist and show no signs of resolving. In this lecture, possible aetiologies resulting in such complaint will be discussed. Various clinical cases will be utilised to facilitate understanding of such problem. Effective clinical management will be illustrated on how to resolve this complaint in attempt to regain patient’s confidence.