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46 I I meetings _ Roots Summit 2010 _What do Barcelona and endodontics have in common? For me, the answer was nothing, until this year’sRootsSummit,whichwasheldfrom3to5June 2010.Fromnowonwards,IwillforeverconnectGaudí, Paella and La Sagrada Família with root canals. ItiscertainlynotanexaggerationtosaythatRoots Summit 2010 had all of those lucky enough to attend falling in love with endo all over again. Organised by Drs Noemí Pascual and Nuria Campo and their team, the meeting was a grand success. Long hours in the dark, yet always crowded lecture hall, despite the perfect weather, were followed by a wonderful social programme with a distinct Spanish touch. Dr Fred Barnett, who lectured on Trauma injuries: Long-term treatment planning based on Dx and Pulpar regen- erative technique, commented: “Congratulations to Nuria and Noemí for organising a fantastic Roots Summit.Thevenuewasawesomeandthelecturestop notch. Roots should be proud of their efforts.” The impressive list of international speakers in- cluded Dr Giusseppe Cantatore from Italy, Drs José MaríaMalfazandEnriqueMartínezMerinofromSpain, and Drs Hans-Willi Herrmann and Jörg Schröder from Germany,tonameafew. Dr Sashi Nallapati from Jamaica held two very interesting lectures on rare and challenging cases: Densinvaginatus:Treatmentoptions and Threecanal premolars: An endodontic challenge. Many in the audiencehadneverencounteredsuchcasesand,thus, were absorbed in these presentations. Dr Marga Ree from the Netherlands held two very entertaining lectures on the Disassembly of root- canaltreatedcrownedteethandFibrepostsandadhe- sivebuild-ups.Shebeganherfirstlecturewithlimited visibility—shehadforgottentobringherglasses—and achingfeet.However,withoutfurtherado,DrReesent her husband to their hotel room to collect her glasses and more comfortable shoes. He promptly returned, carryingabigbagfilledwithanestimatedtenpairsof shoes, which he then set out on stage, one by one. roots3_2010 Beyond endodontics: Roots Summit 2010 Author_ Claudia Salwiczek, Germany

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