Hydraulic cements, including mineral trioxide aggregate (MTA), are widely used in endodontics due to their effective interaction with the clinical environment. Despite the availability of many formulations, clinicians often lack awareness and standardised protocols for their use. This lecture explores the properties and interactions of these materials and provides guidance for their proper clinical application.

Professor Josette Camilleri BChD, MPhil, PhD, FDS RCPS (Glasg.), FICD, FADM, FIMMM, FHEA, FCGdent

Josette Camilleri trained as a dentist at the University of Malta and completed her doctoral training as a Commonwealth scholar by a split site scholarship enabling her to work under the supervision of the late Professor Tom Pitt Ford, King’s College London. 

She has worked as a clinician at St Luke's Hospital in Malta followed by an academic career starting at the Faculty for the Built Environment, University of Malta and the Faculty of Dental Surgery, University of Malta, Malta. 

She…