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

Earn your American Heart Association Advanced Cardiac Life Support card in this educational and timesaving ACLS training program for dentists. It’s designed to accelerate your learning by using relevant pre-course video modules and a one-day hands-on session.

Earn AHA ACLS card and 12 hours CE with a passing score.

Do you and your team know how to respond to a patient experiencing a medical crisis? Bring DOCS Education's certified ACLS trainers to your office to train you and your team with your equipment. DALS trainers will customize a training plan specific to your office layout, personnel and resources in this 2-day in-office course. Instruction includes practical training to confidently use state-of-the-art AED equipment, managing a megacode emergency, hands-on experience using advanced airway management equipment and team drills. DALS In-office training is the best way to ensure every team member knows the drill when it comes to handling a medical emergency.

This course consists of 9 modules. You’ll earn 16 CE credits upon completion.
Medical emergencies can and do happen in the dental environment. Approximately 75% of these can be prevented through physical evaluation of the prospective dental patient, using a systematic review of the patient’s medical history and recording of vital signs.
In addition to prevention and preparation, Dr. Stanley Malamed will cover the P-C-A-B-D protocol for medical emergencies in the dentist's office and address the most common occurring incidents, including respiratory distress, altered consciousness, drug allergy or overdose, chest pain, and cardiac arrest.