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Course Syllabus
Anesthetic Review - Local
Contact Hours: 8
Price: $66.00
Publish Date: February 2010
Pages: 47
Course Description
Pain control is the foundation of successful dental patient management. Good injection technique is essential for consistent anesthesia. Dental professionals licensed to administer local anesthesia (Dentists and some Dental Hygienists) must use the medications available to them with caution and confidence.
The patient's psychological state must be evaluated before the administration of any anesthesia. A relaxed, confident patient will respond better to local anesthesia. An anxious or phobic dental patient may require some type of intervention strategy to relieve the stress before administering anesthesia. Other considerations such as the health of the tissue (presence or absence of infection) and deviation from normal anatomy must be assessed as well.
This course is a review of currently accepted practices for dental local anesthetic administration. This course will not lead to licensure of local anesthetic administration. The student should be knowledgeable about head and neck anatomy and basic emergency medical procedures for the dental office, including CPR.
Course Objectives
Upon completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Explain the action of a nerve.
- Explain the action of local anesthetic drugs on nerves.
- Describe different techniques of local anesthetic administration, and what teeth are effected by each injection.
- Identify the toxicity level for all anesthetic medications used.
- Identify symptoms of complications that may result from administration of local anesthesia and the treatment for each.
- Understand the rationale behind the use of alternative forms of anesthesia, including sedation and electronic dental anesthesia.
About the Author
Anthony S. Mennito, D.M.D.
Dr. Mennito is a graduate of the Temple University School of Dentistry and a member of a private dental
practice
for family dental care in Bamberg, S.C. He is also an adjunct faculty member at the Medical University of
South Carolina Dental School and a member of the ADA and the Coastal Carolina study Club.
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