The 7th Biennial Buell Symposium,
January 12-13, a big success

Nearly 300 dentists—endodontists and general dentists—from throughout the United States and Canada attended the 7th Biennial Buell Symposium January 12 and 13, 2003 in the Coleman Pavilion.

The topic of the symposium was “The Hows of Non-Surgical and Surgical Endodontics” and consisted of live, clinical demonstrations by endodontists who are well-known in the field: L. Stephen Buchanan, DDS; Robert J. Rosenberg, DDS; Joe H. Camp, DDS; Eric J. Herbranson, SD’70, MS’73; John West, DDS, MSD; Clifford J. Ruddle, DDS; Barnet B. Shuylman, DDS; and Richard A. Rubinstein, DDS. James L. Gutmann, DDS, served as moderator.

A highlight of the symposium was a Power Point presentation given by Dr. Herbranson, in which he showed a unique dental anatomy program which could be rotated and manipulated. The presentation incorporated material that Charles Goodacre, SD’71, MSD, dean of the School of Dentistry, helped develop.

The Symposium was set up to demonstrate several distinct approaches to endodontic treatments. Companies who helped sponsor the event included Dentsply Professional; Light Speed Endodontics; C.K. Dental Specialties; Satelec, Inc.; Brasseler USA; Obtura Corporation; JedMed Instruments; Vista Dental Products; Syrian Endo; Roydent, Inc.; and Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.

According to Mahmoud Torabinejad, DMD, MSD, PhD, and director of this program, $60,000 raised by the event has been added to the Buell Endodontic Endowment Fund.

The Buell Endodontic Endowment Fund The Buell Endodontic Endowment Fund was established in 1989 in memory of Dr. Ronald Buell, a long-time faculty member who provided leadership in endodontics from 1956 until the mid-1980s. Dr. Buell was the first director of the advanced education program in endodontics.