Online CE: Latest & Greatest by Dr. Nareg Apelian

Online CE: Latest & Greatest

by Nareg Apelian, DMD, Director of Continuing Education

November Online CE Focus: Anesthesia

Mythbusters! Local Anesthesia Edition
by Dr. Jason H. Goodchild
Despite the frequency with which oral health care providers use local anesthetics, misconceptions remain. This presentation discusses several common myths surrounding local anesthesia while incorporating up-to-date, literature-supported learning issues. This course reviews and updates local anesthetic history, techniques, equipment and summarizes current research. It also gives additional tips and tricks to help make local anesthesia use safer and more effective.
ANESTHESIA

Rapid Hypnotic Techniques for Drug-Free Management of Pain and Anxiety
by Dr. Elvira V. Lang
This course helps dental practitioners reduce patient anxiety and pain through advanced rapid-rapport skills, awareness of verbal and nonverbal cues, correct use of suggestions, and the reframing of distressing thoughts and pain by hypnotic language.
ANESTHESIA

Hello Dental Pulp! Accessory Innervation Anesthetic Protocol
by Dr. Daniel Uzbelger
This course describes how the accessory innervation anesthetic protocol can be used for profound pulpal anesthesia of the adult posterior mandible. Learn how the accessory innervation theory plays a pivotal role in the inferior alveolar nerve block failure rates as well as different clinical approaches to overcome these obstacles.
ANESTHESIA



-NEW COURSE-
MATE Module 1:Introduction to the MATE Act and the Role of Dexamethasone in Non-Opioid Pain Management
by Dr. Jason H. Goodchild
This first in a four-course series about the Medication Access and Training Expansion (MATE) Act is designed to provide an overview of the act’s requirements and discuss what dentists need to do to comply. In addition, this course will discuss a non-opioid postoperative analgesic strategy involving the glucocorticoid dexamethasone.
ORAL PATHOLOGY, PHARMACOLOGY AND CARIOLOGY

-NEW COURSE-
MATE Module 2: The Perfect Initial Postoperative Analgesic Recipe
by Dr. Mark Donaldson
This course provides the building blocks to become a better prescriber and a better clinician when it comes to appropriate postoperative pain management. This program reviews the basics of pharmacology with a particular focus on the postoperative dental realm. Learn proper analgesic differentiation to enhance opportunities to match the right drug at the right dose for the right patient for the right procedure.
ORAL PATHOLOGY, PHARMACOLOGY AND CARIOLOGY

-NEW COURSE-
MATE Module 3: Myths and Truths About Local Anesthesia
by Dr. Jason H. Goodchild
This course discusses several common myths surrounding local anesthesia and how to effectively manage intraoperative dental pain with local anesthesia. Achieving profound and effective local anesthesia is essential in clinical practice. Often a limiting step in most procedures, mastering this skill set leads to more efficient and comfortable invasive procedures.
ORAL PATHOLOGY, PHARMACOLOGY AND CARIOLOGY

-NEW COURSE-
MATE Module 4: Going Beyond the Initial Perfect Postoperative Analgesic Recipe
by Dr. Mark Donaldson
This final course in a four-part series reviews best practices for providing the appropriate postoperative pain management and care. Learn the additional opportunities within the perfect analgesic recipe that will translate to keeping patients out of pain. Learn the importance of consulting a state’s prescription drug therapy monitoring program, why naractoic-containing analgesics should not be routinely prescribed postoperatively, and better understanding additional opportunities to craft the perfect analgesic recipe.
ORAL PATHOLOGY, PHARMACOLOGY AND CARIOLOGY


-FEATURED SERIES-
Mastering Adult Minimal Oral Sedation
by Drs. Mark Donaldson and Jason H. Goodchild
Minimal adult sedation training is online exclusively on Dentaltown! Delivering 19.5 CE hours, this continuum meets the number of didactic hours and patient experiences outlined by the current ADA teaching guidelines. This series includes 10 modules that cover every aspect of sedation.
ANESTHESIA

PLUS:
Minimal Sedation Renewal
by Drs. Jason H. Goodchild and Mark Donaldson
This series is a seven-hour continuum made up of four modules. This series is intended as an addition to the main course (Mastering Adult Minimal Oral Sedation) for the purpose of recertification. This shorter series is designed to satisfy CE hours for maintenance of minimal sedation permits for most state board requirements.
ANESTHESIA


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