Course Description:

NEWS: DOCS Education has created an Interactive (((Live))) Streaming™ program for Light Sedation: N₂O & Oral Sedatives to take place on October 6-7, 2023, February 23-24, 2024, May 17-18, 2024, October 4-5, 2024. Gain advanced techniques of nitrous oxide administration while expanding your knowledge of safely prescribing, dispensing, and dosing sedatives from the comfort of your home - no travel!

This comprehensive, 2-day N₂O and oral sedation course for dentists will maximize patient comfort and increase practice productivity.

Learn the fundamentals of providing safe and comfortable dental care using a combination of light oral sedation protocols. Nitrous oxide is among the oldest and safest anesthetics in dentistry, offering straightforward treatment for anxious patients of various ages and medical conditions. By partnering this approach with one of five different medications, you’ll be able to offer a simple and effective analgesic and anxiolytic solution that will provide pain relief and ease your patients’ anxiety at the same time.

When you sign up for the 2-day Light Sedation: N₂O & Oral Sedatives course, you’ll gain the following benefits:

Expand your toolbox: Understand how to combine nitrous oxide with one of five different oral sedatives to treat a wider range of adult patients
Train with sedation dentistry experts: Receive valuable instruction on N₂O and oral sedation from highly-respected dentists, Dr. Anthony Feck and Dr. Carol Wilson
Prepare your staff: In most dental offices, team members play an essential role by readying the equipment—including masks and tubing—prior to the dentist's administration of nitrous oxide and sedation. It’s imperative that they be knowledgeable about the process to better serve the patient and the dentist. DOCS Education considers the sedation dental team a vital part of good patient care and urges every dentist to include at least one staff member in the course. Bringing team members with you allows us to train them in N₂O and light oral sedation so you won’t have to when you return to your practice.

Day One

Science of nitrous oxide and other inhalation anesthetics
Effects upon body systems, including respiratory
Cover guidelines for patient monitoring and special equipment
Techniques of N₂O administration, both fundamental and advanced
Mitigating biohazards for patients and staff
Learn to minimize nitrous exposure in your office
Regulatory issues

Day Two: Adult single-dose sedation focused

Single-dose protocols for oral sedation
Science of oral sedatives, alone and partnered with nitrous oxide
Clinically combining enteral sedation and inhaled anesthetics
Drugs: prescribing, dispensing, dosages, and safety ranges
Proper sedation candidate selection
Regulatory issues
Learn a dental response to COVID

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.

16.5 credit hours (2.5 hours online, 14 hours live)

A 2-Day Course for 16.5 Credit Hours

Sign up now, and start maximizing the benefits of nitrous oxide and light sedation in your dental practice with 2.5 hours online and 14 hours via Interactive (((Live))) Streaming.

Technical Requirement: A desktop or laptop computer with audio and video capabilities linked to a high-speed Internet connection to view the presentations. A mobile device to access the interactive event polling technology.

Scientific support and additional resources are available here.

Course Objectives

Follow the ADA-recommended guidelines for minimal sedation.
Practice hands-on techniques of ₂ administration, both fundamental and advanced.
Cover guidelines for patient monitoring and special equipment.
Understand the proven and safe light sedation protocols.
Understand airway management, including signs of an impending emergency.
Review prescribing, dispensing, and dosing oral sedatives, and regulatory issues.
Learn to combine enteral/inhalation sedation.
Learn a dental response to COVID

Scientific support and additional resources are available here.

Technical Requirements for (((Live))) Streamed events: A desktop or laptop computer with audio and video capabilities linked to a high-speed Internet connection to view the presentations and in some cases, Adobe Reader to view handouts and articles. A mobile device to access the interactive event polling technology.

Does insurance cover nitrous oxide and oxygen sedation?

Nitrous oxide and oxygen sedation may be a covered benefit when reported with oral surgery procedures. The relevant ADA, CDT-4 code is D9230 Analgesia, Anxiolysis, Inhalation of Nitrous Oxide. The word anxiolysis is defined as "reduction of anxiety using a pharmacologic agent such as benzodiazipine or nitrous oxide." The code refers to anxiety-controlling drugs. Visit SedationRegulations.com to learn more about definitions and state requirements and/or regulations.

What can I say in my advertising?

While the phrases "laughing gas" and "anxiety-free dentistry" are appropriate, it's not acceptable to use "sedation" or "sleep" dentistry in your marketing or advertising for nitrous. To learn how best to promote your practice to phobic or fearful patients we invite you to join DOCS Education, whose 3,000 members are dedicated to serving this large population and frequently share information and resources.

AGD Subject Codes

(Hours - AGD Code - Definition)

16.5 - 340 Anesthesia & Pain Management

TOTAL: 16.5 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.

Do You Know Your State Regulations?

For more information on your state’s regulations about sedation dentistry go to SedationRegulations.com and choose the state in which you practice.

If you still have questions, please contact a course advisor at 855-227-6505.

DOCS Members can receive a summary statement of their regulations by logging in and clicking here

Testimonials

Tony's work - life balance, practice management, patient - doctor relations, and scripting/communication were the most valuable aspects of the course.

John Mady

DDS

Excellent presentation! Answered all questions patiently and fully. Excellent binder and notes - better than other courses. Just a pleasure to be able to attend this course.