DH281 — Pain and Anxiety Control Clinic
DH 281 - Pain and Anxiety Control Clinic DH 281 - Pain and Anxiety Control Clinic Effective pain and anxiety control are essential components of the management of dental patients. This elective course provides 25 clock hours of instruction and supervised practice in the administration of local infiltration anesthesia and nitrous oxide/oxygen analgesia for the control of anxiety and pain during dental hygiene treatment. The armamentaria, infection control, safe methods of administration, patient evaluation, monitoring, and record documentation will be covered. Participants will act as providers and as patients. The scope of the course satisfies and is limited to the New York State clinical requirements for the Dental Hygiene Restricted Local Anesthesia/Nitrous Oxide Analgesia Certification. Course grading is pass/fail. Course
Prerequisites: DH250, DH280