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Sedation and Anesthesia in Dentistry: Keep Yourself Updated

Tracking # 20-900499

$16.00

4.3 (12 ratings)
Educator SMARTCE
CE Broker Reporting Reported automatically
Method Computer-Based Training

What you'll learn

At the end of the course, the participants are expected to:

  1. Name the different levels of sedation, differentiate them from one another, and translate them into practice.
  2. Associate the different levels of sedation based on their effects and choose appropriate actions as per patient scenarios.
  3. Differentiate the different routes of administration used in sedation and choose the most applicable ones for the patient.
  4. Recall the different patient physical status classifications used in sedation and anesthesiology and interpret them during patient assessment.
  5. Cite the minimum required hours of fasting before sedation based on the ingested food and choose appropriate actions as per patient scenarios.
  6. Recall the updated sedation guidelines and translate them into practice.

Course overview

Accessible on any device /// At-Your-Own-Pace /// Reports to CE Broker /// This course aims to provide dentists with the current updated guidelines for sedation and anesthesia in dentistry in the US. Dentists often use sedatives or anesthesia to provide analgesia during an otherwise painful and anxiety-inducing dental procedure. Guidelines and protocols are often routinely updated as the practice continues to improve and maintain its high-quality patient care.

Subject areas

This course counts toward the state boards and subject areas below.

Florida Board of Dentistry

Dental Hygienist

2h General

Dental Temporary Certificate

2h General

Dentist

2h General

Health Access Dentist

2h General

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Learning Objectives

At the end of the course, the participants are expected to:

  1. Name the different levels of sedation, differentiate them from one another, and translate them into practice.
  2. Associate the different levels of sedation based on their effects and choose appropriate actions as per patient scenarios.
  3. Differentiate the different routes of administration used in sedation and choose the most applicable ones for the patient.
  4. Recall the different patient physical status classifications used in sedation and anesthesiology and interpret them during patient assessment.
  5. Cite the minimum required hours of fasting before sedation based on the ingested food and choose appropriate actions as per patient scenarios.
  6. Recall the updated sedation guidelines and translate them into practice.

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