Dr. Mark Olesen
Dr. Mark Olesen practices endodontics in North Vancouver. Since the year 2000 he has given small group ‘hands-on’ courses at his office.
Over 2300 dentists have attended.
Mark received his dental degree from the University of British Columbia in 1988. He practiced general dentistry for 6 years and then in 1996 completed the graduate program in endodontics at the University of Southern California.
Mission Statement
The goal of this educational clinic is to provide current and unbiased knowledge on the concepts and techniques of endodontic treatment. With greater knowledge and improved skills, it is hoped that participants will gain more confidence and enjoyment in endodontics and ultimately be able to provide better patient care.
With so many different products now being marketed, it can be very difficult for dentists to decide which ones to use. These courses are not sponsored by any company and Mark Olesen receives no financial gain from the companies whose products he uses. He is not affiliated with any dental company.
All files and other products used in the courses have been purchased at full market price or discounted for buying in bulk.
TO CONTACT US ABOUT THESE COURSES
E-mailing is your best form of communication to get a timely response. We are busy in our practice with patients so we might not be able to reply immediately to questions via the phone.
Please e-mail CE@vancouverrootcanals.com if you are interested in attending or have any questions about the courses.
*You should get a reply within 2 business days Monday to Thursday.
*A completed registration form is required to register. This form will be sent to you upon request. Request a form.
CANCELLATION POLICY
- Cancellations made within 60 days prior to the course date: deposit is non-refundable.
- Cancellations made within 61-90 days of the course date: refund in the form of credit towards a future course.
- Cancellations made prior to 91 days of the course date: full refund of deposit minus a $300 administration fee.
Course #1 Description
This 2-day course consists of a combination of lecture and laboratory work (about 50% lecture and 50% hands-on working with extracted teeth). Limited to 10 dentists. 18 hours of CE credit. The emphasis of the course is on negotiating canals and shaping canals with nickel titanium files but includes a large amount of other information. The course material is relevant to all dentists with an interest in endodontics and of all levels of experience. It covers a lot of material. If you already have a lot of endo experience, please do not think that this course will be too basic for you. See Course Objectives below for more details. (The other 2-day course offered by Endodontics Unsponsored is titled Re-treatment and Other Complex Cases).
Upcoming Course #1
- THURSDAY & FRIDAY, May 2-3, 2024 – FULL
- THURSDAY & FRIDAY, May 30-31, 2024 – FULL
- THURSDAY & FRIDAY, June 6-7, 2024 – FULL
- THURSDAY & FRIDAY, June 13-14, 2024 – FULL
- THURSDAY & FRIDAY, July 11-12, 2024 – FULL
- Friday & Saturday, August 23-24, 2024 – FULL
- THURSDAY & FRIDAY, September 19-20, 2024 – FULL
- THURSDAY & FRIDAY, September 26-27, 2024 – FULL
- Friday and Saturday, October 4-5, 2024 – FULL
- THURSDAY & FRIDAY, October 10-11, 2024 – FULL
- THURSDAY & FRIDAY, October 24-25, 2024 – FULL
- Friday and Saturday, November 1-2, 2024 – FULL
- THURSDAY & FRIDAY, November 14-15, 2024 – FULL
- THURSDAY & FRIDAY, November 21-22, 2024 – FULL
- Friday and Saturday, December 6-7, 2024 – FULL
- THURSDAY & FRIDAY, December 12-13, 2024 – FULL
- THURSDAY & FRIDAY, January 9-10, 2025 – FULL
- THURSDAY & FRIDAY, January 16-17, 2025 – FULL
- THURSDAY & FRIDAY, January 30-31, 2025 – SPACE AVAILABLE
- THURSDAY & FRIDAY, February 6-7, 2025 – SPACE AVAILABLE
- SATURDAY & SUNDAY, February 15-16, 2025 – FULL (the next day, Monday, February 17, is a stat holiday in most of Canada and is Presidents’ Day in the USA)
- THURSDAY & FRIDAY, February 20-21, 2025 – SPACE AVAILABLE
- THURSDAY & FRIDAY, March 6-7, 2025 – SPACE AVAILABLE (same days as the Pacific Dental Conference)
- THURSDAY & FRIDAY, April 10-11, 2025 – SPACE AVAILABLE
- THURSDAY & FRIDAY, May 1-2, 2025 – SPACE AVAILABLE
Occasionally a course might be full but this website might not yet have been updated to show this. And if a course is listed as FULL, openings can occur. However, we stress that we cannot always accommodate requests for courses that are already listed as FULL. We suggest registering for a course. We can also put you on the waiting list in case spots become available, but this list is not short.
Location: At the office of North Shore Endodontics in North Vancouver
click here for OFFICE LOCATION
Course #1 Objectives:
To better understand why root canal treatment is not always successful.
To gain more knowledge and skills in order to increase success of root canal treatment.
To learn more about resolving difficult-to-anesthetize teeth.
To learn more about finding canals.
To learn more about how to negotiate to the terminus of the majority of ‘calcified’ canals.
To learn more about electronic apex locators.
To better understand the concepts of using rotary and reciprocating nickel titanium files to enlarge even the most severely curved canals.
To learn more about the various nickel titanium file systems presently available (rotary and reciprocating), the differences between them and their advantages and disadvantages.
To learn more about conserving dentin when shaping canals so that root fractures are hopefully less likely to develop in the future.
If there is a file system that you are comfortable with, to learn how to make it more effective and reduce the risk of file separation.
To learn more about irrigants used to clean root canal systems and how to use them safely.
To learn more about obturation of root canal systems. Single cone, vertical and lateral condensation techniques are discussed.
To learn more about antibiotic and pain medications in endodontics.
* WARNING: This course will not try to sell you on a particular brand of file. It will also not tell you how easy endodontic treatment is and that all canals can be shaped well and safely with the same 1-3 files.
What will be supplied for each participant:
Microscope (Global Surgical)
High & slow speed handpieces and burs
Electric handpiece for shaping with rotary and reciprocating files
Ultrasonic unit (P5)
Hand files
Rotary and reciprocating files – we supply: DCTaper, EdgeEndo, Hyflex, KontrolFlex II, Profile, ProTaper Gold and Ultimate, Scout, Sequence, Sequence CM, TruNatomy, Vortex Blue, WaveOne Gold. Advantages and disadvantages of each system are discussed as well as hybrid techniques. When one understands the concepts of rotary and reciprocating shaping, it should be easy to switch between most brands of files.
Extracted teeth
Gutta percha for single cone, warm vertical and lateral obturation
Digital radiography
Gloves and masks
Lunch, drinks, and snacks
Course #1 Fee & Registration: CAN$3200 (includes 5% GSTax). Payable by VISA or MASTERCARD. Deposit of $1000 is required to register. The remaining $2200 will be processed 1 week prior to the course date. (For U.S. residents, the balance is adjusted to reflect the exchange rate.)
Cancellation Policy:
Cancellations made within 60 days prior to the course date: deposit is non-refundable.
Cancellations made within 61-90 days of the course date: refund in the form of credit towards a future course.
Cancellations made prior to 91 days of the course date: full refund of deposit minus a $300 administration fee.
Please e-mail CE@vancouverrootcanals.com if interested in attending or have any questions about the courses. You should get a reply within 2 business days. A completed registration form is required to register. This form will be sent to you upon request. Request a form
Course #2 Description
This 2-day course consists of a combination of lecture and laboratory exercises (about 50% lecture and 50% hands-on working with extracted teeth). Limited to 10 dentists. 18 hours of CE credit. Topics include re-treatment, removal of posts and separated instruments, MTA and similar materials, trauma, open apices, resorption, shaping and cleaning of difficult canal anatomy, and others. See Course Objectives below for more details.
The course material is relevant to all dentists, especially to those with a keen interest in diagnosing and treating complex endodontic cases. Dentists who have a microscope or who are considering acquiring one will find this course very useful.
The other 2-day Course #1 offered by Endodontics Unsponsored is titled Shaping, Cleaning, and Obturating Root Canal Systems. Course #1 provides plenty of information that is useful for dentists who are inexperienced and very experienced in endo. Course #1 is more relevant to the endodontic problems seen in a general practice. It is NOT a requirement to take Course #1 prior to Course #2, but several dentists who have taken Course #2 first and then Course #1 at a later date have said that they wish that they had taken Course #1 first. If taking both courses, we suggest AT LEAST 6-12 months between them.
Upcoming Course #2 Dates:
- Friday and Saturday, May 24-25, 2024 – FULL
- Friday and Saturday, June 21-22, 2024 – FULL
- Friday and Saturday, July 5-6, 2024 – FULL
- Friday and Saturday, November 29-30, 2024 (U.S. Thanksgiving weekend) – FULL
- Friday and Saturday, January 24-25, 2025 – FULL
- Friday and Saturday, April 25-26, 2025 – FULL
- Friday and Saturday, May 23-24, 2025 – FULL
- Friday and Saturday, June 13-14, 2025 – SPACE AVAILABLE
- Friday and Saturday, July 4-5, 2025 – SPACE AVAILABLE
Occasionally a course might be full but this website might not yet have been updated to show this. And if a course is listed as FULL, openings can occur. We have waiting lists in case an earlier course might be more suitable for you. However, we stress that we cannot always accommodate requests for courses that are already listed as FULL.
Location: At the office of North Shore Endodontics in North Vancouver
click here for OFFICE LOCATION
Course #2 Objectives:
- To learn more about treatment of traumatized teeth (e.g. horizontal root fractures, pulpal obliteration, internal bleaching).
- To learn more about treatment of teeth with open apices.
- To learn more about diagnosis and treatment of root resorption (internal and different types of external).
- To learn more about diagnosing unfixable endodontic problems (e.g. root fractures).
- To learn more about diagnosing and treating fixable endodontic failures (e.g. locating untreated canals, removing contaminated and/or short gutta percha).
- To learn more about when and how to treat perforations.
- To learn when and how to use MTA and other bioceramic materials.
- To learn more about endodontic re-treatment including removal of crowns/bridges, posts, gutta percha, pastes, Thermafil, silver points, separated instruments. (For a more thorough course about removing separated files, search for courses by Dr. Yoshi Terauchi who the world’s guru at this).
- To learn more about treating calcified, ledged, blocked, and severely curved canals. This will include an update on most of the file systems presently available as well as discussion about the growing trend to conserve dentin to hopefully reduce the incidence of root fractures.
- To learn more about ‘advanced’ irrigation techniques to better clean complex canal anatomy.
What will be supplied for each participant:
- Microscope (Global Surgical)
- High & slow speed handpieces and burs
- Electric handpiece for shaping with rotary and reciprocating files
- Ultrasonic unit (P5)
- Hand files
- Rotary and reciprocating files – we supply: DCTaper, EdgeEndo, Hyflex, KontrolFlex II, Profile, ProTaper Gold and Ultimate, Scout, Sequence, Sequence CM, TruNatomy, Vortex Blue, WaveOne Gold.
- Post and file removal tools
- Portland cement (used as substitute for MTA) and Biodentine
- Extracted teeth
- Gutta percha for single cone, warm vertical and lateral obturation
- Digital radiography
- System B and Obtura
- Gloves and masks
- Lunch, drinks, and snacks
Course #2 Fee & Registration: CAN$3600 (includes 5% GSTax). Payable by VISA or MASTERCARD. Deposit of $1000 is required to register. The remaining $2600 will be processed 1 week prior to the course date. (For U.S. residents, the balance is adjusted to reflect the exchange rate).
Endodontics Unsponsored
Nationally Approved PACE Program
Provider for FAGD/MAGD credit.
Approval does not imply acceptance by
any regulatory authority or AGD endorsement.
6/1/2024 to 5/31/2027.
Provider ID#335862