Courses

If you need to renew your pediatric sedation dentistry permit, or just update your training, our 7-hour online course offers a convenient, cost-effective way to accomplish your goals. Either our PSD course (25 hours) or a pediatric residency are a pre-requisite to taking this online course. It is worth 7 CE hours.

Physicians often question why pediatric dentistry does not follow a medical model.  Instead of using nitrous only with multiple visits, why not provide a single visit with nitrous PLUS a safe, no memory, non-opioid drug protocol on manageable children?  As Dr. Roger Sanger explains in this online course, this protocol not only eliminates fear in children, it also reduces parental health care concerns of multiple office visits with the threat of infectious disease transmission. 

1.5 CE hours

Learn the significance of case evaluation and selection when sedating pediatric dental patients. Presented by Drs. Roger Sanger, DDS, MS, and Dr. Steve Yun, MD. You’ll learn which pediatric patients can be sedated in the dental office and when it’s wise to refer out. Dr. Yun will also share the guidelines and risk factors for accepting sedation patients with upper respiratory infections (URIs). This course is worth 1 CE hour.

It is essential to understand the protocol and formulation of Midazolam is essential when treating pediatric sedation patients. Presented by Dr. Steve Yun, a board-certified anesthesiologist, and Dr. Roger Sanger, DDS, this course will discuss the history and formulation of midazolam, its advantages and disadvantages for pediatric patients, key elements to consider when selecting patients, and additional drugs that can be used safely in conjunction. It is worth 1.75 CE hours.

Learn how to determine the medication and calculate the correct dosage for pediatric dental patients. Presented by renowned pediatric dentist, Dr. Roger Sanger, DDS, MS, he will share his proven formula for determining safe dosages for single and two-dose protocols, as well as demonstrate how several actual patient cases were handled accordingly. You’ll learn what the best drug is for no memory, non-opioid treatment, which supplemental drugs to consider, and how to evaluate both patient and parent for pediatric sedation dentistry. This course is worth .5 CE hours.

Learn the levels of pediatric sedation and review the principles and choices of monitoring devices in this insightful course. Presented by Drs. Roger Sanger, DDS, and Steve Yun, MD, an anesthesiologist, they will discuss the protocols for sedation monitoring in pediatric dentistry and share the standard of care devices to consider. Participants will learn about different routes and levels of sedation, how to choose the drugs and techniques that provide the widest margin of safety in pediatric sedation dentistry, and much more. This course is worth 1 CE hour.

Learn the critical differences between the medical model vs. the dental model as they apply to pediatric sedation dentistry in this introductory course presented by renowned pediatric dentist, Dr. Roger Sanger, DDS, MS. This course is worth .5 CE hours.