Course Description:

DOCS Education offers a training program for Master Series: Advanced Sedation where you will gain the knowledge and confidence to safely sedate medically complex ASA III+ patients in your practice, rather than referring them out. Presented by world-renowned doctors Anthony S. Feck, DMD, and Leslie Shu-Tung Fang, MD, PhD. It is worth 16 CE.

Pick from two different formats:

In Person

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Interactive (((Live))) Streaming

October 7, 2023
February 24, 2024
May 18, 2024
October, 5 2024

Individuals suffering from chronic medical and psychological problems are one of the fastest-growing segments of your patient population. Advanced sedation dentistry is the safest and least stressful way for them to receive care. This masters-level sedation training program will provide advanced clinical training for general dentists in the pharmacology, physiology, psychology, and clinical techniques necessary to safely treat ASA III+ patients with asthma, diabetes, bleeding disorders, and more.

Learn more about the course from instructor Dr. Leslie Fang himself by listening here:

Embrace the treatment of Medically-Complex Patients with Confidence

DOCS Education presents a new, case-based approach to advanced sedation training that will enhance your skills and elevate your practice. Dr. Fang, a respected Harvard Medical School professor, teaches the implications of next-generation medications and their influence on sedation dentistry appointments. Highly focused training will reveal a new methodology specially designed to present patient scenarios with specific conditions, and a thorough understanding of pharmacology to help you decide to treat versus refer.

This new curriculum will take doctors through a series of multifarious sedation cases from beginning to end, including surprise emergencies that may arise and how to manage them — a profound confidence builder. Stay up to date with new guidelines on hypertension, joint replacement pre-medication, and diabetes.

Don't forget the dentistry! Dr. Tony Feck, DOCS Education Dean of Faculty, discusses the ins and outs of the actual practice of dentistry on medically complex patients, which is often neglected by other CE providers. Learn how patients with different conditions react to analgesics, benzodiazepines, the stress of a long appointment and more.

You don't have to turn away medically-complex patients. With the Master Sedation Series, you can safely and confidently care for these patients in your practice.

Learn Critical Facts on Next-Generation Medications:

New anticoagulants beyond Coumadin
New antiplatelets beyond Plavix
New bisphosphonate/osteonecrosis of the jaw guidelines
New metformin guidelines for type 2 diabetes
Learn A Dental Response to COVID

Scientific support and additional resources are available here.

This course requires an active state permit to provide sedation or previous attendance at the DOCS Education courses for Adult Oral Sedation Dentistry, Light Sedation: N2O and Oral Sedatives, or IV Sedation Certification.

Attending our Interactive (((Live))) Streaming format? Please note the following technical requirements: A desktop or laptop computer with audio and video capabilities linked to a high-speed Internet connection to view the presentations.

Why Should I Bring My Team?

Bringing your team to a DOCS event is an investment in the healthy longevity of your sedation practice. When your team is fully engaged and on board with implementing oral sedation in your practice, success is virtually guaranteed.

What are the Team Benefits?

IMPLEMENTATION BECOMES A BREEZE. Team members learn firsthand everything necessary to implement oral sedation dentistry, resulting in a seamless rollout of services once they return to the office.

CREATES AN EVEN HIGHER QUALITY OF CARE FOR YOUR PATIENTS. Learning the sedation process from beginning to end empowers your team to be fully invested and confidently answer patient questions.

ENGENDERS TEAM OWNERSHIP AND PRIDE. Giving your team the tools they need to accomplish the tasks assigned to them creates a powerful sense of ownership.

STRENGTHENS COMPANY CULTURE AND FOSTERS TEAM BUILDING. Attending a seminar as a team nurtures collaborative team building, inspires shared excitement, and fortifies company culture.

Bringing your team is essential - Here's why.

The most important ingredient in the success of a sedation experience is a well-trained team!

Create the safest sedation experience possible for your sedation patients. DOCS trained dentists tell us that bringing their team was the best investment they’ve made to get the best results when introducing sedation dentistry. They love the recognition, challenge, opportunity for growth and the rewards of sedation.

While the doctor is in the Master Series - Advanced Sedation course, expanding their skills and patient base, the team will be learning:

Science of Sedation
Airway Management
Monitoring
Basic Pharmacology and the Antibiotic Guidelines
Patient Assessment & red flags
Rewards & Relationships
First Contact & Verbal Skills
First Appointment & Exam
Case Acceptance & Financial Arrangements
The Role Of The Team The All Day Patient
Record Keeping & Documentation
Dismissal And Post Op Sedation
Misadventures Emergences Marketing

"I brought some of the team with me, including two hygienists and our assistant manager—all of whom are extremely reluctant to try new things. I sat at lunch today listening with amazement as they told me what we need to do to implement this in our practice! Your enthusiasm is infectious, and I will be sending the rest of the team to this course!"

- Karen Harriman, DDS

AGD Subject Codes

(Hours - AGD Code - Definition)

8 - 340 Anesthesia & Pain Management

8 - 750 Special Patient Care

TOTAL: 16 hours (lecture)

Cancellations, Transfers, and Returns:

Live Courses: If a course cancellation is received 2 weeks prior to the beginning session, you may receive a refund minus $500. $400 of that amount may be applied to a future course within 1 year. If you cancel less than 2 weeks prior to the start of the course, no refund will be issued. You may also choose to transfer to a future event within one year. Please contact your course advisor for more information.

Interactive Live Streaming Course: If a course cancellation is received 2 weeks prior to the beginning session, you will receive a refund minus $500. $400 of that amount may be applied to a future course within 1 year. If you cancel less than 2 weeks prior to the start of the course, no refund will be issued. You may choose to transfer to a future event within one year for a fee of $100. Please contact your course advisor for more information.

How can I meet my state’s requirements?

To learn more about how DOCS Education’s full range of courses can satisfy your state’s regulatory requirements, visit www.SedationRegulations.com. This unique online resource is kept up-to-date by DOCS Education’s full-time regulatory counsel with a brief outline of the latest sedation legislation by state and province. DOCS Members receive a comprehensive regulatory reference sheet for their location and access to the regulatory counsel. Contact one of our course advisers with any questions or visit our course listings to see upcoming classes.

Course Objectives

Premedication for Prosthetic Joints and Post-Sedation Analgesics
Management of Sedation Patients with Stage 2 Hypertension
Management of Sedation Patients with Stage 1 Hypertension
Categorization of Congestive Heart Failure in Sedation Patients
Management of Risk of life-threatening VT/VF in Sedation Patients
Management of Anticoagulation in Sedation Patients
Monitoring of Sedation Patients with Congestive Heart Failure
History of Excessive Alcohol Use in Sedation Patients
Treatment of Sedation Patients with Type 1 diabetes
Management of Hypoglycemia in Sedation Patients
Managing a Type 2 Diabetic Through Sedation
Influence of Nicotine on the Sedation Protocol
Obstructive lung diseases
- Asthma
- Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Restrictive lung diseases
- Respiratory tract infections
- Respiratory tumors
- Pleural cavity diseases
- Pulmonary vascular diseases
Diagnostic Tests for Respiratory Disease
Treatment of Respiratory Diseases
Guidelines For Sedating the Patient with Respiratory Disease
Sleep Apnea & Sedation Dentistry