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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