Mastering Adult Minimal Sedation Review
A Permit Renewal Course
Mastering Adult Minimal Sedation Review
A Permit Renewal Course
- Satisfies the up to 7 hours needed to renew your Minimal Sedation Certification
This interactive lecture course is designed for dentists and hygienists who want to meet provincial and state dental board requirements to maintain anesthesia permit levels for minimal, and in some cases moderate, adult sedation. This one-day review course will refresh and give participants the most current information in how to comprehend and apply the benefits of oral/inhalation sedation within the dental office setting. This course will also review how to effectively deal with medical emergencies in the dental office for sedated and non-sedated patients.
- Objectives
- Develop a plan for every sedation appointment to ensure safe and effective minimal enteral sedation.
- Understand the pharmacology of oral sedatives and identify the most appropriate agent for each patient (the right drug at the right dose, for the right patient and the right procedure).
- Employ strategies to appropriately mitigate patient anxiety to include patient management and pharmacological methods.
- Review patient monitoring thoroughly—from Pulse Oximetry to Bispectral Index Analysis (BIS).
- Learn new techniques for administering medicatoins (agonists and antagonists) and proven strategies for patient who may require alternative approaches for success.
- Course Schedule
8:30 – 9:00 AM — Introduction
9:00 – 10:15 AM — Pharmacology of Oral Sedatives
10:15 – 10:30 AM — Break
10:30 – 11:15 AM — Keeping Patients Safe: Monitoring
11:15 AM – 12:15 PM — Oral Sedation Protocols Part 1
12:15 – 1:00 PM — Lunch
1:00 – 2:00 PM — Oral Sedation Protocols Part 2
2:00 – 3:00 PM — Keeping Patients Safe: Flumanzenil & Naloxone
3:00 – 3:15 PM — Break
3:15 – 4:30 PM — Oral Sedation Regulations
4:30 – 5:00 PM — Wrap Up
Mastering Adult Minimal Sedation Certification Program
This continuum offers instruction in all aspects of adult minimal sedation to include nitrous oxide/oxygen inhalation and oral sedation, as well as effective methods in dealing with anxiety control in general practice. Participants will learn various techniques and will be given a comprehensive review on current equipment, monitors and protocols.
John Roberson
DMD, FACD, FICD, FICOI, FIAOMS
Jason Goodchild
DMD
