Episode 350 · December 6, 2021

Vital Pulp Therapy: Why It Matters

Vital Pulp Therapy: Why It Matters

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Dr. Lauren Kuhn

Dr. Lauren Kuhn

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Dr. Kuhn is a graduate of the Harvard School of Dental Medicine (DMD) and Medical University of South Carolina (MSD in Endodontics). She is passionate about education and currently teaches part-time at the University of Minnesota School of Dentistry. She has published case-based research in the Southeast Case Research Journal and co-authored literature reviews in Dental Materials and The Journal of Advanced Prosthodontics. In addition, Dr. Kuhn's research on patient motivation was featured in RDH Magazine in 2019. Aside from her research activities, Dr. Kuhn works as a full-time clinical endodontist. Dr. Kuhn is passionate about community service, and enjoys volunteering at dental clinics for low-income patients.

Episode Summary

Dental podcast: Welcome to DentalTalk. I'm Dr. Phil Klein. Vital pulp therapy has become a hot topic in dentistry: Current treatments have the potential to conserve natural tooth structure, minimize patient discomfort, and improve dentists' confidence when placing deep restorations. Today we'll be discussing pulp capping and options for materials, including bioceramics. Our guest is Dr. Lauren Kuhn, an endodontist and part-time university professor at the University of Minnesota School of Dentistry. She is a key opinion leader in the field of endodontics, has written articles in various publications and presented CE lectures that have been viewed by thousands of dentists nationwide.

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