She is also a clinical instructor at University of Pacific School of Dentistry and an editor for Dentistry On-Line. Many general dentists are perfectly able to perform quality root canal procedures. General dentists are trained how to perform basic root canal operations in dental school. Personally, I don't mind treating the anterior teeth and the bicuspids, but I do not like to perform root canals on molars, mainly because they can be a bit more complicated. Therefore, I will refer these cases to a specialist.
Specialists are usually more expensive but they also have had more practice completing root canals.
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