IV Sedation Update
Proven, safe and effective
Medicine and dentistry are always evolving. Our IV Sedation Update course will help you keep your skills on the cutting edge.
There are many advantages of attending the IV Sedation Update course, including the following:
• New science – Learn up-to-date science and protocols that you can immediately apply in your practice
• One-on-one instruction – Participate in one-on-one emergency training using SimMan®
• Critical safety training – Refresh your safety skills using high-fidelity patient simulators
• Real-life applications – Review IV case selection and protocols through real-life case studies
Refresh Your IV Sedation Dentistry Skills
IV sedation dentistry is a proven, safe and effective way to help patients—including those with high anxiety or those with physical responses including gagging or difficulty getting numb.
Course material includes a review of the science behind IV sedation along with a look at new protocols. Other key topics include the following:
• Neurophysiology
• Patient selection and evaluation
• Respiratory and cardiovascular anatomy and physiology
• Pharmacology
• Nitrous oxide analgesia
• Local anesthetic review
• Patient monitoring
• Airway management
• Emergency preparedness
• Venipuncture and IV access
• Intravenous drug administration
• Medical and legal aspects of anesthesia administration
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“Just do it—that’s what I’d say to other dentists about signing up for this course—you’ll gain the knowledge, confidence and teamwork to improve your practice and make your whole team feel great about helping your patients.” – Dr. Craig Rubinoff
Sign up now, and stay up-to-date on the latest advances in IV sedation.
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Course Details
Students in the IV Sedation Update course gain valuable, targeted, clinically-relevant information that can quickly be put to use.
Course Objectives: Overview
• Expand the number of protocols in your arsenal to maximize treatment effectiveness
• Reduce risk for both your patients and your practice with hands-on airway management and emergency training
• Do away with guesswork by thoroughly exploring proper case selection, management and protocols using real-life case studies
• Refresh venipuncture skills utilizing practice model arms to start an IV line
• Reacquaint yourself with the most commonly used IV medications, and learn about new drugs on the marketDay One
• Discuss the pharmacology of anesthetic agents
• Study airway evaluation and management
• Review cardiac rhythm
• Learn the keys to proper patient selection
• Get hands-on airway trainingDay Two
• Discuss pharmacology (continued)
• Learn the essentials of monitoring you patients
• Discover new and useful products
• Update your knowledge with the latest protocols
• Review and practice venipuncture
• Discuss sedation complications
• Review morbidity and mortality case examples
• Practice crisis skills in simulated emergenciesLocations
Schedule Information
Dates: 4/27/2012 - 4/28/2012
Times: 7:30am-5pm
Meals: LunchLocation Information
Location: Boston
Closest Airport:LoganHotel Information
Hotel: Hyatt Regency Cambridge
575 Memorial Drive
Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139
Cost: $195/nightDirections:
What to do in the city:
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Schedule Information
Dates: 5/18/2012 - 5/19/2012
Times: 7:30am-5pm
Meals: LunchLocation Information
Location: Chicago
Closest Airport:O’HareHotel Information
Hotel: The Intercontinental Chicago O’Hare
5300 N. River Road
Rosemont, IL. 60018Phone: 847.544.5300
Cost: $199/nightDirections:
What to do in the city:
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Schedule Information
Dates: 08/24/2012 - 08/25/2012
Times: 7:30am-5pm
Meals: LunchLocation Information
Location: Memphis
Closest Airport: Memphis International
Closest Train Station:
Closest Bus Station:Hotel Information,
Hotel: The Peabody
149 Union Avenue
Memphis, TN 38103Phone: 901.529.4000
Cost: $161/nightDirections:
About 17 minutes from Memphis International Airport - Head east for .4 miles onto Jim McGehee Pkwy/Memphis Int Airport Rd for .2 miles. Take the ramp to Jim McGehee Pkwy and merge onto Jim McGehee Pkwy. Road turns into Plough Blvd. Take the ramp onto I-240 W, go for 2.6 miles, and exit onto I-240 N for 4.2 miles. Take exit 30 to merge onto TN-3/Union Ave/US-51/US-70/US-79. Continue to follow Union Ave for 2.3 miles and turn left at S 2nd St/TN-14
What to do in the city:
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Why should I bring my team? Do they need to be certified to offer IV sedation dentistry?
"I brought with me some of the team including 2 hygienists and our assistant mgr – all who have been with the practice before I became partner and who are extremely reluctant to new things. I sat at lunch today listening with amazement to have them tell me things we need to do in order to implement this into our practice! Your enthusiasm is infectious and I will be sending the rest of the team to this course!"
-Karen Harriman, DDSDOCS Education considers the dental team a vital part of good patient care and urges every dentist to bring at least one staff member to courses. States differ in their sedation regulations - Visit www.SedationRegulations.com to learn more.
In most dental offices team members play an essential role; they ready the equipment--including masks and tubing--prior to the dentist's administration of nitrous oxide. It's imperative that they be knowledgeable about the process to better serve the patient and the dentist.
Faculty
Dr. Leslie Fang
Dr. Leslie Shu-Tung Fang is a world-renowned physician, educator, businessman, and speaker. Board certified in both Nephrology and Internal Medicine, Dr. Fang received his PhD in Physiology and Biophysics from the University of Illinois and his Doctorate of Medicine from Harvard Medical School. He completed his residency training at Massachusetts General Hospital where he served as Chief Medical Resident. He also completed fellowship training in Internal Medicine and Nephrology. At Massachusetts General Hospital, Dr. Fang served as Chief of the Walter Bauer Firm and Clinical Director of the Governing Board of the Medical Services Associates. He has been repeatedly honored as one of “America’s Top Doctors” and “The Best Doctors of Boston.”
While maintaining an active practice in internal medicine and nephrology in Boston, Dr. Fang also serves as a lead instructor at Harvard Medical School. He has received numerous awards for excellence in teaching and chairs the Medical Internship Selection Committee at Massachusetts General Hospital which helps build relationships between medical students and the hospital.
As an active businessman, Dr. Fang’s associations include: FerruMax, Protocare, Catalyst, Exit Strategy, Physician Dynamics, MEDAcorp, Biolink, Alphaport, Channel Three, LVI Global, and SpectraMed among many others.
Widely respected in the medical, dental, and academic communities, Dr. Fang is frequently a featured speaker at medical and dental conferences. He has authored several medical texts, teaching series, and reference manuals, including Oral Medicine Secrets and two editions of Principles and Practice of Oral Medicine. His co-authored interactive DVD from the EndoMagic Interactive Teaching Series, Antibiotics in Dentistry, has received significant acclaim. Other award-winning works include Ultimate Cheat Sheets: Practical Guide for the Dentist, The Ultimate Basic Drug Kit, and The Ultimate Advanced Drug Kit for Medical Emergencies in the Dental Office, which was named Educational Product of the Year by Clinicians Report™ in 2007 and 2008. Dr. Fang also was named in the “Top 100 Clinicians in Continuing Education” by Dentistry Today in 2008.
As a faculty member of DOCS Education, Dr. Fang plays an integral role in bridging the gap between the dental and medical professions. He serves as an instructor for a variety of courses including Oral Sedation Dentistry, Sedation Solutions, Pediatric Sedation Dentistry, and IV Sedation Update: Continuing Certification.
Does insurance cover IV Sedation?
Many dental insurance carriers will pay for sedation. Again, there is wide variability in this area.
Can I say “sleep dentistry” in my advertising?
NO. A general anesthesia permit is required before you can say “sleep dentistry” in your advertising. An I.V. permit only authorizes you to administer conscious sedation or moderate sedation, depending in which state you practice. In those states, it would be proper to say “sedation dentistry” instead.
Where can I meet requirements?
To learn more about DOCS Education's wide range of courses visit our Continuing Education section or www.SedationRegulations.com, which lists the latest regulatory developments. We particularly encourage membership in DOCS Education, which offers round-the-clock personal attention from the nation's leading legal authority on dental regulations.
AGD PACE-Approved
All DOCS Education programs are AGD/PACE-approved courses.
Who is DOCS Education?
DOCS Education consists of over 3,000 members committed to offering safe dentistry to all patients, including those suffering from anxiety. DOCS Education graduates have safely treated an estimated 2 million patients across the United States and Canada. Since it's estimated around 30 percent of people fear the dentist, many individuals remain to be helped. That's why DOCS Education frequently updates its courses and information.