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CBCT Learning Center
for Endodontists
Upcoming Courses
October 23-24, 2026
Systematic Interpretation, AI and Outcomes Assessment (Course 1)
Location: Washington, DC
Duration: 2 Days
Join us in Washington, DC for our premier, two-day course on the clinical application of cone-beam computed tomography (CBCT) in endodontics. This evidence-based program, updated with the most current information available, has been presented more than 80 times over the past 15 years.
Led by Martin D. Levin, DMD, Barry Pass, DDS, PhD, and Thomas P. Winkler, MD, this course provides a structured, practical approach to integrating CBCT into everyday practice. This workshop applies to all brands of limited field-of-view (FOV) CBCT systems and is ideal for clinicians seeking to strengthen diagnostic accuracy, refine interpretation skills, and elevate radiographic decision-making.
What You Will Learn
This comprehensive program blends scientific rigor with practical clinical guidance, covering essential topics including:
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- Principles and Image Quality: Fundamentals of CBCT image production and the factors that directly affect image quality.
- Radiologic Anatomy: Evaluation of normal and pathologic findings found in routine CBCT datasets.
- Systematic Interpretation: Structured protocols for scanning and reviewing cross-sectional images.
- Reporting Standards: Methods, conventions, and writing clear reports.
- Artifacts & Limitations: Understanding the distinct advantages of CBCT while recognizing common interpretation errors and imaging artifacts.
- Radiation Physics & Biology: Biologic effects of radiation dose relevant to endodontics, including absorbed, equivalent, and effective dose units.
- Dose Comparison: Analyzing comparative radiation doses between traditional 2D and modern 3D imaging.
- Artificial Intelligence: Exploring the emerging role and responsible clinical utilization of AI in radiographic evaluation.
Who should attend
This course is ideal for endodontists, general dentists, residents, and specialists who use or plan to integrate CBCT in clinical practice and want a structured, evidence‑based approach to interpretation, reporting and responsible utilization.
Use of CBCT in Endodontics
The Feldkamp-Davis-Kress (FDK) algorithm is widely used in CBCT image reconstruction. Newer metal artifact reduction (MAR) algorithms can run during image acquisition or as a post-processing step, in an attempt to reduce artifacts caused by highly-attenuatiing objects such as implants and root obturation materials. A, CBCT axial reformation using FDK algorithm. B, Identical CBCT dataset processed using MAR algorithm shows artifact removal along the mesial root of the mandibular first molar (yellow arrow) and mesial and distal roots of the endodontically treated second molar (green arrows). However, the utility of this feature is questionable as data is subtracted from the regions of interest.
Endodontic therapy depends on diagnostic radiographs and image-guided treatment. Periapical and panoramic radiography have been augmented by the introduction of limited-field-of-view, high-resolution Cone Beam Computed Tomography (CBCT). This technology allows for three-dimensional assessment of odontogenic and non-odontogenic lesions, root canal morphology, revision treatment, root and alveolar fractures, resorptive lesions, and pre-surgical anatomy.
Please join us for one of our intensive two-day seminars highlighting the systematic interpretation of CBCT scans and descriptors used in endodontic investigations.
“Systematic Interpretation, AI and Outcomes Assessment (Course 1) – Reservation Information” emphasizes a step-wise approach to image interpretation and documentation using artificial intelligence, common interpretation errors, and endodontic applications of CBCT. Additional material on artifacts, panoramic imaging, the maxillary sinuses, workflow, the consent process, liability considerations, and marketing will be presented.
Google Scholar Citations for Dr. Levin
By The Numbers
82
Number of CBCT Courses presented by the CBCT Learning Center for Endodontists
More than 700
Number of Endodontists and Residents who have completed our program
5/5
Average rating by course attendees February 9-10, 2024
95%
Percentage of U.S. Endodontists with on-site CBCT units (Duong, 2023)
Case Studies
In The News
- Martin D. Levin, DMD Presented a Featured Lecture at APEC 2025 in Cairo
- The All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Center for Dental Education and Research will host Dr. Levin in New Dehli.
- Dr. Levin to Lecture at the 4th International Conference of the Bangladesh Endodontic Society, 2025, in Dhaka, Bangladesh
- Dr. Levin to Address the Marshall Baumgartner Endodontic Study Group in Portland, OR
- Dr. Martin D. Levin and Dr. Neil Starr Present “Preserving Your Dentition for Life” at the Cosmos Club’s Wellness Group
- AAE Publishes “A Different Kind of Case”
- Endodontic Society of the Philippines 37th Annual Meeting
- Ingle’s Endodontics, Ed 7 is Published
- Mid-Atlantic Archaeological Conference Paper Presented on Early Dentistry from a Native American Burial in the Southern Chesapeake Region, Virginia
- University of Pennsylvania, School of Dental Medicine Alumni Profile: Dr. Martin D. Levin, D’72, GD’74
EndoNet Consulting, LLC The Barlow Building 5454 Wisconsin Avenue, Suite 815 Chevy Chase, Maryland 20815-6901 Telephone: 301-654-6077 Fax: 301-654-0021 e-mail: info@endonet.com 15 CE Credits Awarded Teaching Method: Lecture Subject Code: 074
Link to Google Books, Pathways of the Pulp, Chapter 2, Nair M, Levin M, Nair U. Radiographic Interpretation. In: Cohen’s Pathways of the Pulp by K. Hargreaves and L. Berman, ed. Mosby: St. Louis, Chp 2, 2020.
Link to AAE and AAOMR Joint Position Statement on CBCT in Endodontics 2025 Update