Our Mission
To increase our efforts to keep our endodontic community
up-to-date with the latest changes in the specialty based on most recent research data.
up-to-date with the latest changes in the specialty based on most recent research data.
Our Purpose
Northern California Academy of Endodontics (NCAE) is a non-profit organization established in 1961 by a group of volunteer endodontist, as board of directors, responsible for strategic and budgetary matters concerning the association to keep the endodontic specialty alive and strong within the Northern California area.
Our specialty of endodontics has come a long way since 1961. Electronic apex locators, rotary files, the surgical microscope, bioceramic materials and cone beam CT are but just a few things that have not only raised the quality of endodontic care over the past 60 years, but they have raised the bar on what should be the standard of care for ALL dental practitioners performing root canal therapy.
Many corporate-sponsored presentations and general dentists have tried to “blur the lines between the specialist and the generalist” as technology has made many procedures very easy to perform by the general dentist when, in fact, the complexities and challenges encountered with molar endodontic treatment/re-tretatment/apicoectomy are well documented. While it is true that rotary instrumentation, the surgical microscope, and CBCT technology have allowed us to increase the quality of the treatment we provide, they have certainly not simplified the procedure itself. The skills and talents that endodontists provide in quality endodontic care as a result of the training and experience we have obtained should not be minimalized by anyone. This is a message that needs to be emphasized not only to dental practitioners, but to the general public as well. Our specialty has set the standard of care for endodontics very high and it is a standard of care that all patients should expect to receive!
It is a new time and a new era. Over the years endodontists have typically collaborated with their dental colleagues, generalists and specialists alike, on many things; however, the only solution that will truly advocate for specialty endodontic is to educate the general public – and this includes our general dentist colleagues – about who we are as endodontists and about the quality treatment we can and do provide to our patients.
Our specialty of endodontics has come a long way since 1961. Electronic apex locators, rotary files, the surgical microscope, bioceramic materials and cone beam CT are but just a few things that have not only raised the quality of endodontic care over the past 60 years, but they have raised the bar on what should be the standard of care for ALL dental practitioners performing root canal therapy.
Many corporate-sponsored presentations and general dentists have tried to “blur the lines between the specialist and the generalist” as technology has made many procedures very easy to perform by the general dentist when, in fact, the complexities and challenges encountered with molar endodontic treatment/re-tretatment/apicoectomy are well documented. While it is true that rotary instrumentation, the surgical microscope, and CBCT technology have allowed us to increase the quality of the treatment we provide, they have certainly not simplified the procedure itself. The skills and talents that endodontists provide in quality endodontic care as a result of the training and experience we have obtained should not be minimalized by anyone. This is a message that needs to be emphasized not only to dental practitioners, but to the general public as well. Our specialty has set the standard of care for endodontics very high and it is a standard of care that all patients should expect to receive!
It is a new time and a new era. Over the years endodontists have typically collaborated with their dental colleagues, generalists and specialists alike, on many things; however, the only solution that will truly advocate for specialty endodontic is to educate the general public – and this includes our general dentist colleagues – about who we are as endodontists and about the quality treatment we can and do provide to our patients.
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