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3-Day Masterclass in Vital Pulp Therapy & Dental Trauma
Dates: NOVEMBER 6-7-8, 2026
Tuition fees: 790€
Masterclass Overview
This 3-day MasterClass is separated in 2 main parts. Day 1 is dedicated to contemporary Vital Pulp Therapy (VPT) techniques in advanced carious lesions. This day has been specifically designed to assist every practicing dentist in acquiring all necessary knowledge on pulp biology,diagnosis, deep caries management, tretment planning and developing the appropriate clinical skills and techniques for preserving the vitality of the pulp and apply modern bioceramic materials under operating microscopes. Participants will be able to perform practical excericese on specially designed 3-D models on Vital Pulp Therapies and immediate restorative procedures with various types and forms of contemporary Bioceramic materials and learn deep margin elevation techniques.
Day 2 and Day 3 are dedicated to the management of Traumatic Dental Injuries (TDI).
The management of Traumatic Dental Injuries has been separated in 5 Trauma Modules:
Trauma I: Hard dental tissues injuries (Crown,crown/root,root fractures)
Trauma II: Periodontal and supporting bone injuries (Luxations injuries, Avulsions, Alveolar Fractures)
Trauma III: Soft tissue management in dentoalveolar trauma (Injury Recognition and Clinical Assessment, Principles of First Aid and Emergency Management, Assessment and Management of Chemical Burns, Surgical Suturing Techniques and Wound Closure, Common Complications, Errors, and Technical Failures.)
Trauma IV: Post-traumatic Complications (Pulp necrosis,Obliteration, Resorptions, Alveolar bone loss)
Trauma V: Trauma in Primary Dentition
Trauma VI: Tooth Loss-What’s next?? (Autotransplantation, Decoronation, Orthodontics, Implant placement)
Trauma VII: Prevention of TDI with sports mouthguards
On Day 2 a detailed explanation will be provided on the provision of first aid management for all types of TDI in permanent and primary dentition. The main goal is for the dentist to be able to confidently handle and diagnose each category of TDI separately, recognize which tissues are involved in each injury, inform the patient about the treatment planning and long term prognosis and apply the appropriate splinting technique and management for the patient. Participants will perform practical exercises on specially designed 3-D Jaw-models in the proper repositioning of traumatized teeth, fragment reattachment techniques, suturing of soft tissues, application of various splinting techniques. In the last day, participants will have the opportunity to fully understand and practice the construction of customized individual athletic mouthguards for the prevention of traumatic dental injuries. A particularly important subsection is the management of soft tissues in dentoalveolar injuries.
Day 3 will focus on comprehensive understaning the possible post-traumatic complications according to the severity of each injury. Complications to the pulp, periodontal tissues and the bone will be presented and participants will have the opportunity to explore and learn when to expect complications after TDI and how to properly and timely diagnose and manage them. This day will focus on the the interdisciplinary treatment planning of traumatized patients and how different specialties (such as Endodontics, Orthodontics, Periodontics Pediatric dentistry and Prosthodontics) collaborate for the proper management of traumatized patients and their complications.
The aim of this comprehensive Masterclass is for the dentist, through a series of lectures, hands-on activities, and discussions on simple as well as complex cases, to be able to choose the most appropriate treatment having practiced and acquired the ability to clinically apply all modern
techniques as well as contempoary bioceramic materials. Furthermore, they should be able to confidently provide first aid for any dental trauma case that may come in their clinic. The seminar covers a wide range of topics from prevention treatment and restorative rehabilitation of teeth with deep caries. It also aims to provide the latest guidelines for effective and up to date interdisciplinary management of traumatic dental injuries and complications.
Specially designed models have been constructed for all hands-on sessions exclusively for this seminar.
The topics include
Vital Pulp Treatments-Deep Caries
- Pulp Physiology and inflammation mechanism
- Mechanism of caries and classification
- Diagnosis of Pulp disease
- Direct or indirect pulp capping
- Partial pulpotomy
- Full pulpotomy
- Success factors & rates of vital pulp treatments
- Clinical guide-Protocol for deep caries management and selection of appropriate vital pulp therapy
- Immediate prosthetic restoration after vital pulp therapy
- Deep margin elevation
- Bioceramic materials in vital pulp treatments. Presentation and comparison of different Bioceramic materials composition and application methods
- Apical barrier formation with bioceramic materials-Different techniques
- Regenerative Endodontics
Management of Dental Trauma in Children and Adults
- Management of dental trauma in children and adults
- Epidemiology and etiology of dental trauma
- Predisposing factors
- First aid kit at clinic
- First aid instructions by telephone
- Tooth SOS mobile app
- dentaltraumaguide.com instructions
- Initial examination
- Trauma history questions
- Classification of traumatic dental injuries (TDI)
- Guidelines based on the Interational Association of Dental Traumatology (IADT)
- Management of dental trauma in permanent dentition
- Management of soft tissues injuries
- Management of all types of fractures
- Management of all types of periodontal injuries and injuries to the bone
- Broken fragment reattachment and restoraittion of fractured teeth
- Splinting-Types of splints, indications, and duration
- Role of CBCT in diagnosis and management of dental trauma
- Post-traumatic complications, categories, diagnosis, prevention, and treatments
- Pulp necrosis
- Pulp canal obliteration (PCO)
- Internal and External root resorptions-classifications and management
- Alveolar bone loss
- Vital pulp therapy in traumatized teeth- indications and techniques
- Classification of immature teeth -root development
- Diagnosis and treatment options of immature traumatized teeth with open apex
- Apexification technique-Different Apical plug methods with Bioceramic materials
- Regenerative endodontics
- Reinforcement of immature traumatized teeth
- Orthodontic consideration after Dental Trauma
- Periodontal considerations after Dental Trauma
- Tooth loss after dental trauma
- Autotransplantation (replantation) of teeth after dental trauma
- Decoronation techniques-Indications
- Implant complications after dental trauma
- Sports mouthguards-Prevention of TDI
Hands-On Workshops
Specially designed 3-D models have been constructed for all hands-on sessions to practice under operating dental microscopes specially for this seminar.
Interest Form
Dr. Nestor Tzimpoulas DDS, MSc, FIADT, Endodontist
Dr. Nestor Tzimpoulas graduated from the School of Dentistry of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens in 2009. Between 2010-12 he was clinica instructor in the department of Endodontics at Athens School of Dentistry. In 2013, he was accepted at the 3-year post-graduate program in Endodontics at ACTA University of Amsterdam in the Netherlands, which he successfully completed in 2016. From 2016 until today, he has been working in a private practice limited to Endodontics in The Hague, the Netherlands and since 2019 he has returned to Greece and owns a private practice in the center of Athens which specializes exclusively in Endodontics and Dental Traumatology.
Dr. Nestor Tzimpoulas is the first Greek dentist who has received the Fellowship Award of the International Association of Dental Traumatology (IADT) after he successfully passed the examination process in 2021. He has been author and co-author of several peer review international publications and has lectured nationally and internationally on vital pulp therapies, dental trauma and management of immature teeth. He is certified for the translation to Greek language of the official guidelines for the management of traumatic dental injuries published by the International Association of Dental Traumatology (IADT 2020) and the first aid app for mobile phones ToothSOS. In 2021 Dr. Tzimpoulas founded an integrated online platform www.dentaltrauma.gr. with the aim of informing Greek patients and dentists about prevention, first aid and management of complex traumatic dental injuries.
Prof. Dr. Kosmas Tolidis, DDS, MSc, PhD, LSO, Pediatric DentistGraduated from the Dental School of Thessaloniki on 1989
· 1991-1993 Master’s Degree on Pediatric Dentistry at the University of Bristol UK.
· 1996 PhD from the University of Thessaloniki on Dental Materials with excellence.
· 2016 Mastership on Dental Laser at the University of Aachen in Germany.
At the moment is:
· Professor and Head, with the Dept. of Operative Dentistry at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
· Head, of High Dental Technology Unit at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
· Coordinator, of the Postgraduate Program of Operative Dentistry-Direct Esthetic restorations, at the
Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
· Coordinator, of the Continuous Education Program of Restorative/Esthetic Dentistry, at the Aristotle
University of Thessaloniki
· Coordinator, of the Greek State Exams for Dentistry at DOATAP
· President, of the Hellenic Academy for Laser Dentistry
He authored approximately 100 scientific papers in English and in Greek and two textbooks in Greek, “Direct esthetic restorations, 2004” and “Solving clinical problems in Pediatric Dentistry, 2006”.
He served as:
· Chief Dental Officer of Hellenic Republic
· President, of Stomatological Society of Northern Greece
· Secretary General of the Hellenic Academy of Aesthetic Dentistry
· President of Dental Society of Thessaloniki
· Vice-President of “Aghios Pavlos” hospital of Thessaloniki
· Member of Administrative Council of DOATAP
· Member of the council of the Hellenic Dental Association
· President of the scientific committee of the Hellenic Dental Association
· President of the Panhellenic Dental Congress
His research interest is on minimal invasive cosmetic dentistry, esthetic restorative dentistry, biomaterials and pediatric dentistry.
From 1989 he owns a private dental clinic in Thessaloniki dedicated to esthetic and pediatric dentistry.
Dr. Panagiota Kardara, DDS, Dentist
Dr. Panagiota Kardara, graduated from the School of Dentistry of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens in 2010 within the first ten students of her class. Between 2010-2012 she was working in Athens and in March 2012 she was authorised as clinical assistant in the department of Endodontics in Dental School of Athens. During the period 2012-2017 Dr. Kardara moved to The Netherlands and has been working as general dentist in private practices in The Hague, The Netherlands and in the field of Paediatric Dentistry at Erasmus Hospital in Rotterdam.
Due to her passion in delivering the best treatment options to her patients she followed the courses of Aesthetic and Restorative Dentistry of professors Dr. Dietschi and Dr. Pascal Magne in Geneva In Switzerland, where she was taught direct and indirect restorations of anterior and posterior teeth with the use of dental microscope and elaborated on treatment planning for patients who suffer from toothwear-erosion. Moreover, she followed a Master in Specialised Orthodontics in Amsterdam in completed in cooperation with the International University of Munster.
In 2017 she moved back to Greece and owns two practices in Messinia where she mostly works under microscope in the field of Endodontics ,Restorative and Paediatric Dentistry. In January 2024 she was accepted at the post-graduate Master Proggramme in Endodontics at the University of Sienna. She participated as co-author in several publications and has been speaker at several national congresses in Greece but also at schools, schools for children with special needs, and at ’ child health clinics’ in The Hague, The Netherlands.
Dr. Vasiliki G. Kafourou DDS, MDentSci – Pediatric Dentist
Vasiliki Κafourou graduated from the School of Dentistry of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (NKUA) in 2006. Between 2006 and 2007, she worked at the Dental Clinic of the National Guard in Athens and concurrently served as a scientific associate at the Pediatric Dentistry Department at the Athens Dental School.
In 2007, she was admitted to the 3-year accredited postgraduate program in Pediatric Dentistry at the University of Leeds, in United Kingdom, which she successfully completed in 2010. During her specialization at the University of Leeds, she received training in dental prevention and treatment for infants, children, and children with special needs. She worked at Leeds Dental Institute’s organized dental trauma clinic, the sedation and anesthesia clinic, and at Leeds Children’s Hospital for dental treatment of children under general anesthesia. She obtained a qualification in the clinical management of dental treatment cases using sedation and anesthesia (nitrous oxide). At the same time, she worked as a pediatric dentist at the National Health Service (NHS) in the Barnsley Community Dental Clinic, in Rotherham Primary Care Trust NHS.
She has published scientific papers related to Pediatric Dentistry in national, European, and international conferences. In 2010, she received the “Young Scientist Research Award” from the European and British Academy of Pediatric Dentistry at a European conference in Harrogate, UK. Her postgraduate thesis, which concerns the prognostic factors and survival of
tooth autotransplantation in children and adolescents after injuries or agenesis, has been published in the international journal Dental Traumatology.
Vasiliki Kafourou has a particular clinical interest in dental trauma in both primary and permanent teeth. She continuously trains in new methods and scientifically documented materials for pulp and hard dental tissue restoration, specifically related to dental treatment for infants, children, and children with special needs. She is trained in the use of painless electronic anesthesia.
Since 2011, she has established her own dental clinic, ‘Kidzdent, ’with a large team of collaborators and specialized support staff in Ilioupoli, Athens. The clinic covers the full spectrum of dental prevention and treatment for infants, children, and adolescents, including dental treatment under general anaesthesia. She has extensive experience in managing dental care for children and adolescents with autism spectrum disorders.
Dr. Chrysavgi Oikonomou, MD, DDS, MSc, Consultant Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon
Ms Chrysavgi Oikonomou, MD, DDS, MSc is a Consultant Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon with a specialist interest in craniofacial trauma, temporomandibular joint (TMJ) disorders, and regenerative medicine. She holds degrees in both Medicine and Dentistry from the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, as well as MSc degrees in Stem Cells and Regenerative Medicine from the University of Bristol and in Aesthetic Medicine from Queen Mary University of London. She completed advanced fellowships in Craniofacial Trauma at The Royal London Hospital and in TMJ Surgery at the University of Udine, Italy, gaining extensive experience in the management of complex facial injuries, polytrauma patients, and TMJ pathology in both adults and children. She also established and led the Post-Traumatic Scar Management Clinic within the Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery at The Royal London Hospital, integrating regenerative and minimally invasive techniques into reconstructive patient care. Ms Oikonomou currently serves as Consultant Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon at the Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust in the United Kingdom, where she is actively involved in the management of complex craniofacial trauma and the development of specialist TMJ services. She also holds an appointment as Honorary Lecturer at the Institute of Dentistry, Queen Mary University of London. In addition to her NHS and academic appointments in the United Kingdom, she maintains a private practice in Athens, Greece. Alongside her clinical practice, she maintains a strong academic and leadership profile as a member of the Editorial Advisory Boards of the British Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, the International Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, and the Journal of Cranio-Maxillofacial Surgery. She is also a member of the Educational Committee of the International Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons (IAOMS) and serves on the Programme Advisory Board of the European Association for Cranio-Maxillofacial Surgery (EACMFS). Her research interests focus on regenerative medicine, growth factors, tissue engineering, and innovative approaches to facial reconstruction. She has been invited to lecture at numerous national and international meetings, with particular interests in regenerative therapies, facial trauma, soft tissue optimisation, and contemporary reconstructive techniques. Her current clinical and research activities centre on the functional and aesthetic rehabilitation of the face through evidence-based and biologically driven treatment strategies.
Welcome, introduction, presentation of speakers and attendees
Vital Pulp Therapy from A to Z
Nestor Tzimpoulas
- Diagnosis of pulp disease: Biology and pathophysiology of the pulp, categorization of pulpitis, mechanism of pulp and periapical inflammation, the dentin-pulp complex.
- Caries classification and diagnostic characteristics under operating microscope.
- Indirect pulp capping.
- Direct pulp capping.
- Partial pulpotomy.
- Full pulpotomy.
- Indications and contraindications.
- Prognostic factors and success rates.
Bioceramic materials for VPT
Nestor Tzimpoulas
- Presentation of Bioceramic materials for VPT – Different types and forms.
- Composition.
- Handling.
- Clinical application.
Vital Pulp Therapy techniques
- Caries excavation procedures.
- Indirect Pulp Capping.
- Direct Pulp Capping.
- Partial Pulpotomy.
- Full Pulpotomy.
Deep margin elevation and direct cusp coverage composite (direct onlay) restoration after VPT
Panagiota Kardara
Deep margin elevation & Direct cusp coverage composite restoration
Nestor Tzimpoulas – Panagiota Kardara
Demonstration by the instructors and practical exercise by the participants under operating microscope with different Bioceramic materials.
Endodontic treatment of immature teeth with open apices
Nestor Tzimpoulas
- MTA Plug technique.
- Apexification using bioceramic materials.
Trauma I – Hard dental tissue injuries: Crown & Crown-Root Fractures — First appointment and first aid information
Panagiota Kardara – Nestor Tzimpoulas
- First appointment of the injured patient, first aid in the clinic and telephone instructions, epidemiology, etiology, predisposing factors, trauma history, initial clinical and radiographic examination, first aid kit for the clinic. Classification of dental trauma, use of ToothSOS app and dentaltraumaguide.org.
- Diagnosis, classification, first aid management, reattachment of fragments, Vital Pulp Therapy (VPT), definitive treatment planning, presentation of clinical cases for each trauma scenario.
Trauma I – Hard dental tissue injuries: Root Fractures
Nestor Tzimpoulas
Modern techniques for fractured anterior teeth
Panagiota Kardara
- Fragment reattachment.
- Silicone index techniques.
- Free-hand composite restorations.
- Injection molding technique.
Restoration of Fractures of Hard Dental Tissues
Kosmas Tolidis
- Description of the Properties of Direct Restorative Materials.
- Adhesive Restorative Dentistry.
- Use of Auxiliary Reinforcement Techniques for Dental Structures.
Trauma II – Periodontal and supporting bone injuries: Luxation injuries, Avulsion Injuries & Alveolar Fracture
- Diagnosis of root fractures, healing pattern, first aid management, long-term treatment planning.
- Luxation injuries: diagnosis, the role of CBCT, first aid in the clinic, repositioning procedures, long-term treatment planning.
- Diagnosis & management of avulsed tooth, storage media and repositioning.
- Alveolar fracture diagnosis and management.
Contemporary Suturing Techniques for Intraoral and Perioral Wounds
Chryssa Oikonomou
- Fundamental Principles of Soft Tissue Management (Atraumatic Technique).
- Wound Cleansing and Practical Application (Irrigation & Debridement Basics).
- Simulation-Based Management of Chemical Burns.
- Recognition of Traumatic Injuries and Appropriate Selection of Treatment Techniques.
- Suture Material Selection.
- Basic Suturing Techniques (Simple Interrupted, Continuous Sutures).
- Advanced Suturing Techniques (Horizontal & Vertical Mattress, Buried Sutures).
- Suturing of Extraoral Wounds – Aesthetic Principles.
- Suturing of Intraoral Wounds – Practical Considerations and Specificities.
- Layered Closure – Restoration of Anatomical Tissue Planes.
- Knot-Tying Techniques (One-Handed / Instrument Tie).
- Tension Management and Proper Wound Edge Approximation.
- Tips and Techniques for Optimal Aesthetic Outcomes and Wound Healing.
- Common Technical Errors and Strategies for Their Prevention.
Trauma II (Continued) – Splinting
Panagiota Kardara
- Splinting Techniques: Which Type, When, and How Long Should They Be Applied?
- IADT Guidelines.
- Splinting: Types of Splints, Advantages and Disadvantages, Indications and Contraindications, and Recommended Splinting Duration in the Permanent Dentition.
- Antibiotic Therapy.
- Post-Traumatic Instructions for Parents and Patients.
For this seminar, specially designed and fabricated three-dimensional jaw models incorporating all types of dental trauma have been developed to facilitate practical training sessions under the supervision of the instructors through the following clinical simulations:
- Repositioning of Traumatized Teeth in 3D models (Lateral Luxation, Extrusive Luxation, Intrusion).
- Reimplantation of intruded tooth in 3D models.
- Suturing of Traumatized Periodontal Soft Tissues.
- Practice of placing 2 different types of splints.
Trauma IV – Post-Traumatic Complications
Nestor Tzimpoulas
- A. Pulp Necrosis: Risk Assessment of Pulp Necrosis, Endodontic Treatment of Immature Teeth with Open Apices, Regenerative Techniques Using Bioceramic Materials.
- B. Pulp Canal Obliteration: Expected Clinical Presentation, Indications for Intervention, Management Techniques for Calcified Teeth, Aesthetic Rehabilitation and Internal Bleaching of Discolored Teeth.
- C. Tooth Resorption: Classification (Internal and External Resorption), Differential Diagnosis, Ankylosis, Treatment Approaches, and Presentation of Clinical Cases.
- D. Alveolar Bone Resorption: Diagnosis and Management.
Trauma V – Trauma in Primary Dentition
Vasiliki Kafourou
- From Diagnosis to Management of Dental Trauma: What Changes in Comparison with the Adult Patient?
- Management of Fractures and Luxation Injuries in the Primary Dentition.
- Behavior and Clinical Management of the Pediatric Dental Patient.
- Electronic versus Conventional Local Anesthesia.
Trauma VI – Tooth Loss and What’s Next?
Nestor Tzimpoulas – Panagiota Kardara
- The Role of Orthodontics in Dental Traumatology (Prevention, Intra-operative, Post-operative).
- Tooth Autotransplantation.
- Decoronation.
- Complications for implant placement.
- Treatment planning of the growing patient.
Trauma VII – Prevention of Dental Injuries and Sports Mouthguards
- Prevention of dental injuries in sports.
- Sports mouthguards: types, materials, and indications.
- Advantages of custom-made mouthguards.
- Clinical demonstration of custom mouthguard fabrication.
- Impression taking, fabrication, fitting, and delivery adjustments.
For this Masterclass, special 3D jaw models have been designed and manufactured, incorporating all types of dental trauma cases. These models will be used by participants during hands-on practice, under the guidance and supervision of the instructors.
