Courses

Learn to care for anxious and fearful patients using oral conscious sedation. This gateway course is one of our most popular; it provides the necessary training to administer sedation to healthy adults. Sessions are taught by renowned faculty who are also practicing doctors — a Harvard Medical School professor and distinguished practicing dentists — and cover everything you need to know to integrate adult oral sedation into your practice. Class format consists of informative and engaging lectures and discussions. 25 CE hours.

Individuals suffering from chronic medical problems are one of the fastest-growing segments of your patient population. Advanced sedation dentistry has changed the dynamics of caring for medically complex patients, allowing large numbers of those suffering from chronic medical and psychological problems to be seen and safely treated in-office by a qualified general dentist.

DOCS faculty members Anthony S. Feck, DMD, and Leslie Shu-Tung Fang, MD, PhD, have developed the Master Series: Advanced Sedation training course for general dentists in the pharmacology, physiology, psychology, and clinical techniques necessary to safely treat them. You will learn to safely manage sedation and non-sedation appointments of ASA III+ patients with asthma, diabetes, bleeding disorders, and more in this case-based, didactic program. Adult Oral Sedation Dentistry or current sedation permit is a prerequisite for this course.

16 hours CE

Dental practitioners in need of IV sedation recertification or permit maintenance can efficiently update their IV sedation skills and increase the number of protocols in their arsenal. This course is ideal for general dentists and specialists who administer IV medication, with or without oral sedatives. Increase your IV sedation knowledge with new science and real-life applications in one day, either online or in person.

Total CE hours: 16

DOCS Education offers N₂O sedation training so you can administer safe and comfortable dental care to adult patients. By using single-dose oral sedation in conjunction with nitrous oxide, you can offer greater benefits to anxious patients than using either one separately. In this comprehensive 2-day light sedation course, you’ll learn how to combine these two time-tested methods to better serve your patients.

16.5 credit hours

This Light Sedation online course qualifies for Rhode Island’s nitrous oxide administration requirements*. It provides 20 hours of CE credit that is issued upon successful completion of the didactic portion with a minimum exam score of 75% and completion of the live patient form. A link to the final nitrous oxide examination administered by the CDCA can be found here.

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 Rhode Island dental hygienists. 

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. 

16.5 CEU