Course Description:
This course is worth 1 CE.
More emergencies happen in dental offices related to the administration of local anesthesia than those that accompany oral or IV sedation. In this course, Dr. Anthony Feck dives deep into the different types of local anesthetics and the drug interactions between local anesthetics, vasoconstrictors, and sedative drugs, giving you a comprehensive top-down look of what you must consider and account for in order to treat safely.
OBJECTIVES
In this course, you will learn about:
- Drug interaction potential
- With existing drugs
- Increased Toxicity Potential
- More local anesthetic/vasoconstrictor
- Medical conditions
- Special needs of the sedation patient
- Local anesthetic resistant
- Understand the timeline of local anesthetic development.
- Learn the chemical characteristics and properties of Lidocaine, Prilocaine, Mepivacaine, Bupivicaine, Articaine,
- What is pKa, and why is it important?
- Study the mechanism of action (sodium blocking) and the factors in Onset of Action (anatomical variations, nerve morphology, lipid solubility, protein binding).
- Recognize the signs of local anesthesia overdose and toxicity.
Purchase of this course grants access for one year and requires an internet connection, computer with video and audio capabilities, and in some cases, Adobe Reader to view handouts and articles.
You can download this course and watch it anywhere using the DOCS APP. Get it on Google Play or the Apple Store.
Watch the video and complete the quiz to earn 1 CE credit.
Scientific support and additional resources are available here.
(AGD Code - Definition - Hours)
340 Anesthesia & Pain Management - 0.5 hour
Total Hours: 0.5 hour
Original release date: 7/7/2019
DOCS online courses are available to the purchaser for one year from date of purchase.
No refund of course tuition is available.