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Local Anesthesia Course
for Dental Hygienists
Local
Anesthesia Brochure and Application for 2009
We are now taking registrations for the February 2009 course.
This comprehensive, on-site course for local anesthesia
administration for dental hygienist is designed to not only provide didactic
training, but also to give time for interactive questions and answers. The
clinical portion of the course will utilize instructors from the College of
Dentistry including Dr. Sebelius and will occur in the clinics of the University
of Tennessee College of Dentistry.
The
goal of the course is to provide learning techniques that result in a dental
hygienist with complete academic and clinical knowledge to provide safe and
competent local anesthesia for their patients.
Tuition:
$1,250 per attendee. Each participant will be
required to purchase the "Handbook of Local Anesthesia and Malamed’s
Local Anesthesia Administration DVD Package- Fifth Edition" by Stanley
Malamed, which can be purchased online.
This is a limited attendance course. Applications will be accepted
in order of receipt. Application and $500 deposit fee is required four weeks
prior to the start of course with final payment due two weeks prior to the first
day of class.
Refund
Policy: Cancellations or transfers to future courses
made less than two weeks prior to start of course will forfeit deposit.
Credit:
This course are designated as certification courses
and therefore, not continuing education credit is awarded.
Schedule:
Day
1 Friday, February 6, 2008 8:30-5:00 (with 1 hour for lunch)
Day
2 Saturday, February 7, 2008 8:30-5:00 (with 1 hour for lunch)
Day
3 Friday, February 20, 2008 8:30-5:00 (with 1 hour for lunch)
Day
4 Saturday, Februrary 21, 2008 8:30-5:00 (with 1 hour for lunch)
Day
5 Scheduled Day in the dental School Clinics
Location:
Dunn Dental Building C103, corner of East and Beale,
UTHSC campus, Memphis, TN. Metered parking is available behind the McDonalds.
Course
Outline
Day
1 8:30-5:00 (with 1 hour for lunch)
Course
intro, medio-leagal considerations, and course requirements
Concepts
of pain control and patient management
Psychological
evaluation of pain management
Patient
evaluation, physical and medical
Review
of clinical anatomy, trigeminal nerve, osseous considerations
Day
2 8:30-5:00 (with 1 hour for lunch)
Neurophysiology
Local
Anesthesia and Solutions
Anesthesia
cartridge
Armamentarium
for local anesthesia
Basic
infiltration techniques
Maxillary
conduction techniques
Mandibular
conduction techniques
Day
3 8:30-5:00 (with 1 hour for lunch)
Aberrant
innervations
Technique
films
Complications
(local and systemic)
Medical
Emergencies in the dental office
Drugs
and equipment
Diagnosis
and management of medical emergencies
Day 4
8:30-10:30 Course Review
11:00-1:00
Final Comprehensive Examination
Day 5
Scheduled Day in the dental school clinics
Individual
demonstration and administration of local anesthesia injections.
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