Sedation for dental procedures is a growing and dynamic area of practice. This is a comprehensive 14 hour continuing education course intended to bring you information required to provide safe sedation.
Upon completion of course, the dentist should be able to meet the following objectives:
- Describe the basic components of sedation equipment and discuss the function of each of these components.
- List and discuss the advantages and disadvantages of enteral and/or combination inhalation-enteral and parenteral sedation.
- List and discuss the indications and contraindications for the use of enteral and/or combination inhalation-enteral and parenteral sedation.
- Discuss the prevention, recognition and management of these complications.
- Discuss the abuse potential, occupational hazards and other effects of sedatives.
- Discuss the pharmacology of the drugs selected for sedation administration and discuss the precautions, contraindications and adverse reactions associated with sedative agents.
- Describe a protocol for management of emergencies in the dental office and list and discuss the emergency drugs and equipment required for management of life-threatening situations.
- Discuss the pharmacological effects of combined drug therapy, their implications and their management. Nitrous oxide/oxygen when used in combination with sedative agent(s) may produce minimal, moderate, deep sedation or general anesthesia.
- Discuss patient evaluation and selection through review of medical history taking, physical diagnosis and psychological profiling.
- Discuss Definitions and descriptions of physiological and psychological aspects of anxiety and pain.
- Describe the stages of drug-induced central nervous system depression through all levels of consciousness and unconsciousness, with special emphasis on the distinction between the conscious and the unconscious state.
- Discuss review of pediatric and adult respiratory and circulatory physiology and related anatomy.
- Discuss patient monitoring using observation, monitoring equipment, with particular attention to vital signs and reflexes related to consciousness.
- Describe the maintenance of proper records with accurate chart entries recording medical history, physical examination, informed consent, time-oriented anesthesia record, including the names of all drugs administered, doses, and monitored physiological parameters.
- Prevention, recognition and management of complications and life-threatening situations.
Faculty: Frank Grimaldi, DDS - Sedation Dentist and Clinical Professor in the Dept of Oral & Maxo. Surg. School of Dentistry University of California San Francisco,
Randy Pigg BSN - Experienced Emergency Nurse and Chief Executive Officer at Conscious Sedation
