Course Description:
This Light Sedation online course qualifies for Louisiana’s nitrous oxide administration requirements*. It provides 16.5 hours of CE credit that is automatically issued with a digital certificate upon successful completion and a minimum exam score of 75%. A link to the application required by the Louisiana State Board of Dentistry to be certified is included in the course content.
DOCS has provided Nitrous Oxide/Oxygen training to thousands of dentists and staff since 1999 and is proud to offer specialized nitrous oxide and oxygen sedation training for Louisiana dental hygienists.
Presented by DOCS Education with Dr. Anthony Feck, Dr. Carol Wilson, and others, this comprehensive light sedation program will teach hygienists the techniques of N2O administration and monitoring, enabling them to maximize patient comfort and increase the practice’s productivity.
You will learn the fundamentals of providing safe and comfortable dental care using a combination of light oral sedation protocols.
Course Objectives:
- Follow the ADA-recommended guidelines for minimal sedation.
- Understand the proven and safe light sedation protocols.
- Learn the science of nitrous oxide and other inhalation anesthetics.
- Review hands-on techniques of N2O administration, both fundamental and advanced.
- Cover guidelines for patient monitoring and special equipment.
- Understand airway management, including signs of an impending emergency.
- Review prescribing, dispensing, and dosing oral sedatives, and related regulatory issues.
- Learn to combine enteral/inhalation sedation.
- Minimize nitrous exposure and biohazards for patients and staff.
- Discuss proper sedation candidate selection.
Including your team in the training of nitrous oxide and light sedation is an investment in the healthy longevity of your sedation practice.
Three-Step Process:
Part 1
Dental hygienists will complete 14 hours of online didactic training through DOCS Education, on their own schedule, at their home or office. Students must pass the final quiz with a 75% or greater grade.
Part 2
Once students have completed and passed the didactic requirements, they must also have six (6) patient experiences in a clinical setting under observation by a Louisiana-licensed dentist.
The Louisiana dentist you choose (generally the employer dentist) will document competency and completion on a form provided by DOCS, and the signed affidavit will be proof of completion.
Part 3
Once both the didactic and live patient portion of the course is completed, CE will be provided. Send the documents to [email protected] to request a certificate of completion. The dental hygienist should use a copy of the CE letter and the signed affidavit to apply for a Dental Hygiene Nitrous Oxide Inhalation Analgesia Permit.
The application fee is $50.00.
In order to receive authorization to administer nitrous oxide, the dental hygienists must show and produce evidence of a course on nitrous oxide sedation that consists of a minimum of 14 hours of didactic instruction, plus six clinically-oriented experiences during which competency in nitrous oxide sedation techniques is demonstrated.
All sales are final.
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 16.5 CE credits.
Scientific support and additional resources are available here.
340 Anesthesia & Pain Management (Inhalation techniques for conscious sedation) – 16 hours
DOCS online courses are available to the purchaser for one year from date of purchase.
No refund of course tuition is available.
