Diagnostic Challenges in Endodontics: From Misdiagnosis to Accuracy
Informations
Dear Colleagues, in our first webinar for 2026 and first episode of the “Clinical Endodontics - Master Series” scheduled for Tuesday, February 10, 2026 at 20:00, Dimitra Sakka, Dental Surgeon and Endodontist, will be covering the topic: “Diagnostic Challenges in Endodontics: From Misdiagnosis to Accuracy”. This webinar is a collaboration of the Hellenic Association of Endodontists and the Dental Association of Trikala. Attendees will be credited 1,5 CE credits (MEEO). The language of the webinar will be Greek.
Abstract
Diagnosis in Endodontics is a critical stage of the therapeutic process and often determines the success or failure of clinical management. Pathological conditions of the pulp and periapical tissues do not always present with clear and typical clinical findings, a fact that increases the risk of diagnostic errors and inappropriate treatment decisions.
The clinician, by collecting information from subjective symptoms, clinical and radiographic findings, as well as from the patient’s medical and dental history, is required to synthesize the data and move from “misdiagnosis” to “accuracy.” The correct interpretation of diagnostic tests and the comprehensive evaluation of all clinical data are of crucial importance in avoiding diagnostic mistakes.
In the present seminar, a structured, step-by-step diagnostic approach will be presented, with emphasis on the most common diagnostic pitfalls encountered in everyday clinical practice. Through representative clinical cases, the process by which errors can be identified and corrected will be analyzed, guiding clinicians safely from diagnostic uncertainty to accurate diagnosis and effective patient relief.
Short CV
Sakka Dimitra
Dimitra Sakka was born in Karditsa, Greece, in 1992. In 2010, she was admitted through the Panhellenic Examinations to the School of Dentistry of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (NKUA), where she obtained her DDS degree in 2015 with the grade Very Good.
Following graduation, she worked for two years as a general dentist, while simultaneously serving as a clinical associate at the Department of Endodontics, School of Dentistry, NKUA.
In 2017, she was accepted into the three-year postgraduate program in Endodontics (MSc) at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (AUTH), from which she graduated in 2020. During her postgraduate studies, she worked as a scientific associate in the undergraduate clinics of the School of Dentistry, AUTH. Her research focused on regenerative techniques in Endodontics, and her master’s thesis entitled “Comparative Evaluation of the Therapeutic Potential of Two Platelet Concentrates Related to Regenerative Endodontics” was published in March 2020 in the International Journal of Dentistry and Oral Health.
In parallel, she has published numerous scientific papers, participated in multiple international conferences, and delivered lectures in Endodontic seminars and webinars.
Over the years, she has worked exclusively as an Endodontist in private dental practices in Athens and Thessaloniki. She currently runs her private dental practice in the center of Trikala.
