DH280 — Pain and Anxiety Control
DH 280 - Pain and Anxiety Control DH 280 - Pain and Anxiety Control Effective pain and anxiety control are essential components of the management of dental patients. This elective course will present 30 hours of didactic instruction required for a State of New York restricted certificate to administer local infiltration anesthesia and nitrous oxide/oxygen analgesia sedation during dental hygiene treatment procedures. Topics include a review of dental neuroanatomy, respiratory anatomy and physiology, pharmacology of local anesthetic drugs used in dentistry and nitrous oxide/oxygen sedation, proper administration techniques, patient assessment, legal, risk management, and ethical issues. The clinical requirements for the infiltration anesthesia and nitrous oxide analgesia certificate can be completed in the elective Pain and Anxiety Control Clinic, DH 281. The minimum passing grade is “C-.” Course