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Local Anesthesia - Pathways for More Effective and Timely Pain Management
Sound local anesthesia practices can serve as a backbone for timely practice efficiency and positive patient feedback. Routine local anesthesia injection practices of nerve blocks and infiltration techniques provide a high degree of success although in many cases of acute pain or unique 'tough to numb' patients these will often fail to provide profound anesthesia leading to poor procedural and patient satisfaction outcomes. Intraosseous anesthesia techniques have an ability to provide fast acting and predictable local anesthesia in both acute and routine practice situations. Their effective implementation provides a large span of benefits to both practitioner and patient, although require a comprehensive understanding of their delivery practices to avoid procedural errors and post-operative complications. A review of the literature, technique fundamentals, and patient examples will provide attendees the confidence to implement intraosseous anesthesia into their daily practice following the course. We will switch gears after the break to Part II: Anesthetizing the Endodontic Patient: Why Such a Challenge?
Anesthetizing our patients is often difficult. There are biologic and psychological reasons why. Topics to be covered will include these factors (particularly with mandibular irreversible pulpitis), and some proposed explanations. There are myths; these will be debunked. Also presented will be alternative (supplemental) techniques to enhance anesthesia and some approaches that are helpful in delivering “painless” injections.
Course Details
Cost: $75
Hours: 3.5
Title: Local Anesthesia - Pathways for More Effective and Timely Pain Management
Instructors: Dr. Robert Bowers and Dr. Richard Walton
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Objectives
Participants should be able to:
Part I
- Recognize the mechanisms and contraindications of intraosseous anesthesia; and
- Describe the products and equipment available that aid with the effective delivery of intraosseous anesthesia.
Part II
- Explain why endodontic patients and procedures present anesthesia challenges;
- Describe techniques that are available with what anesthesia situations; and
- Use supplemental techniques to employ to attain anesthesia.
Topic Schedule
8:30 a.m. Course Introduction
8:35 – 10:15 a.m. – Dr. Bowers
10:15 – 10:30 a.m. Break
10:30 – 12:15 p.m. – Dr. Walton
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