Elena Lipatova

Specialist in endodontics with practice limited to microscope-enhanced root canal treatment and complex endodontic procedures. Dentist at the Department of Dental Microscopy, Prior-M Dental Clinic, Ekaterinburg, Russia (since 2000). Chief Physician at Prior-M Clinic (2007-2011). Focus on evidence-based endodontic protocols and advanced microscopic techniques.

Over 35 years of clinical experience in general dentistry, transitioning to specialized microscope-based endodontics in 2011. Expert in complex retreatments, management of calcified canals, broken instrument retrieval, perforation repair, and management of iatrogenic complications. Pioneer in promoting microscope-enhanced dentistry in the Urals region of Russia. Researcher for ReDent Nova company, Israel (since 2010), evaluating innovative endodontic technologies including Self-Adjusting File (SAF) system.

Member of the European Society of Endodontology (ESE) since 2011. Member of the World Endodontic Alliance (IFEA) since 2011. Country Speaker for IFEA at the World Endodontic Congress, Seoul, South Korea (October 2018). International educator presenting courses on microscopic endodontics for general practitioners since 2007. Moderator and speaker at multiple Russian Endodontic Congresses. Medical consultant for Medical Consulting Group on SAF technology, Moscow (since 2010). Author and co-author of articles in Journal of Endodontics (JOE), Endodontics Today, Dental Club, and other peer-reviewed journals. Editor of the Russian-language book "Mikhail Solomonov on Retreatment: An Academic Monologue" (May 2014).

DDS from Sverdlovsk State Medical Institute (now Ural State Medical University), Ekaterinburg, Russia (graduated 1990). Extensive continuing education including multiple courses with Michael Solomonov (Israel), Fabio Gorni (Italy), and FKG Switzerland on advanced endodontic techniques and technologies (2017-2020). Completed course on ENT-Dentist Interdisciplinary Interaction, Aurum Academy, Moscow (2017).