Endodontics Tehran University of Medical Sciences (TUMS)

Overview

At Endodontics from Tehran University of Medical Sciences (TUMS) we aim to train knowledgeable and efficient specialists in the fields of prevention and treatment and also aim, through expanding the boundaries of knowledge in endodontics, to achieve a prominent position in this region and to significantly decrease the number of teeth extracted for endodontic reasons. 

The mission of this field is to train the specialist human resources based on global standards and based on the needs of the country. The graduates will be able to offer the best preventive-therapeutic services and will be able to teach in dental faculties all over the country to develop research activities and expand the boundaries of knowledge.

Students at Endodontics from Tehran University of Medical Sciences (TUMS) will be competent in the following skills:

• Accurate implementation of diagnostic tests

• Preparation of  an appropriate access cavity in all the teeth

• Preparation of straight and curved root canals with hand and rotary systems

• Obturation of straight and curved root canals

• Retreatment of teeth with one  or several root canals 

• Carrying out root-end surgeries by placing a retrograde material

• Vital pulp therapy

• Apexogenesis