Dr. Ahmed Shawky discusses his path to becoming an endodontist and PHD,  bioceramics in endodontics and how these materials differ from the original formulations of MTA and their clinical applications.  Dr Ahmed Shawky graduated in the faculty of dentistry, Cairo university in 2005 with honors. He was appointed as a Resident in the department of endodontics in 2007 after the internship training. Dr Ahmed obtained his master’s degree in Endodontics in 2012 after which he was appointed as an assistant lecturer in the faculty endodontic department. In 2017, he obtained his PhD Degree and he is now a senior lecturer at the department of Endodontics, Cairo University. He is currently lectures in the international endodontics postgraduate diploma, at the university of Jaume I in spain (UJI).  Dr Ahmed has published researches in international journals (International Endodontic Journal, EC Dental Sciences) in the field of regenerative endodontics which have been cited in many researches. He has co-authored a community article with the iconic Dr. Stephen Cohen about root resorption in dentistry today USA.  Dr Ahmed’s practice is limited to micro-endodontics and restorative dentistry, with more than 13 years of clinical experience in the field of endodontology. His practice provides elite endodontic care across Cairo, Egypt. He is the founder of “AhmedShawky Endodontix”.  Dr. Ahmed is a silver certified member in Style Italiano Endodontics, clinical advisor for many leading international companies in the field of dentistry and endodontics. He conducted more than 40 certified and accredited continuing education courses in endodontics, both nationally and internationally. His international participation in international conferences surpassed 20 specialized and non-specialized congresses.   The Dental Clinical Companion Podcast (DCCP) is provided for general informational purposes only. The DCCP, MounceEndo, LLC, Dr. Joel Fransen, Richmond Endodontics CA, and Dr. Richard Mounce personally have no liability for any clinical, management, or financial decisions or actions taken or made by you based on the information provided in this program. The DCCP is not intended to offer dental, medical, legal, management, investment, surgical, tax, clinical, or any other professional advice. Reliance on the information in the DCCP is done entirely at the listeners own risk.  No guarantees, representations, or warrantees are made with regard to the completeness, accuracy, and/or quality of the DCCP.  The DCCP takes no responsibility for, does not endorse, and does not imply a relationship/affiliation to any websites, products, services, devices, individuals, organizations which are hyperlinked to any DCCP component or mentioned in the DCCP. Third party materials, hyperlinks, and/or DCCP content does not reflect the opinions, standards, and policies of MounceEndo, LLC (owner of the DCCP, Dr. Richard Mounce, the guest, or show sponsors). The DCCP makes no warranty that the Podcast and its server are free of computer viruses or other destructive or contaminating code elements.  The Dental Clinical Companion Podcast expressly disclaims any and all liability or responsibility for any direct, indirect, incidental, special consequential or other damages arising out of any individuals use of, reference to, reliance on, or inability to use, this podcast or the information presented in this podcast.  Support the show (http://mounceendo.com/)