Join the Hills Dental Study Group for their second meeting of 2026 on Thursday 28 May. Don’t miss this opportunity to connect with your peers and meet other dentists and specialists in your area. Division and Study Groups are a great way to build your network and discuss the things that are unique to your patients and the surrounding community.
DATE: Thursday 28 May, 6:30pm at Visy Dior.
We are thrilled to announce our presenter for this meeting is Dr David Barnard!
The Continuing Evolution of Irrigation: The Power of Bubbles
This presentation covers the complex anatomical environment of the root canal system together with the ability of microbes to hide in a biofilm on the canal walls presents a formidable challenge to obtain high success rates in clinical endodontic treatment. Erbium lasers are a newer technology to enhance antimicrobial procedures. Their mechanism of action and a review of nearly six years of clinical use will be presented.
The topics that will be covered in this presentation are;
- How erbium lasers enhance endodontic irrigation
- Why they are superior to traditional methods or irrigant activation
- Clinical uses of erbium lasers in endodontics
David Barnard has been a specialist Endodontist in the Hills District for 30 years. He has been actively involved in providing continuing education over that time both as a regular presenter at the ADA NSW Centre for Professional Development and currently as an Adjunct Associate Professor both at Charles Sturt and La Trobe Universities. He is the first Endodontist in Australia to obtain a Masters Degree in Laser Dentistry under the tuition of Professor Giovanni Olivi in Rome.
