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Nitrous Oxide and Oxygen Sedation Course
Boston, MA •Friday, October 28, 2016, 8:30 a.m. - Saturday, October 29, 2016, 5:30 p.m.
This course conforms to the American Dental Association (ADA) Guidelines for Teaching the Comprehensive Control of Anxiety and Pain in Dentistry. It therefore fulfills the educational requirements of the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Dentistry. Upon successful completion of a post-test, participants will receive documentation of course completion.
Location/Venue
Tufts University School of Dental Medicine
One Kneeland Street
Boston, MA 02111
One Kneeland Street
Boston, MA 02111
Course Information
Topics
will include:
- Historical, philosophical, physiological, and psychological aspects of anxiety and pain control
- Patient evaluation, selection, monitoring, and records
- The stages of drug-induced C.N.S. depression through all levels of consciousness and unconsciousness
- Review of pediatric and adult respiratory and circulatory physiology and related anatomy
- Pharmacology of agents used in inhalation sedation
- Indications and contraindications for use of inhalation sedation
- Review of dental procedures possible under inhalation sedation
- Prevention, recognition, and management of complications and life-threatening situations
- Administration of local anesthesia in conjunction with inhalation sedation techniques
- Introduction to potential health hazards of trace anesthetics
- Discussion of abuse potential and hallucinatory effects
Speaker Information
Morton B. Rosenberg, DMD
Professor and Head, Division of Anesthesia and Pain Control, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Tufts University School of Dental Medicine; Associate Professor of Anesthesia, Tufts University School of Medicine
C.S. Maller, DMD
Assistant Clinical Professor, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Tufts University School of Dental Medicine; Fellow, American Dental Society of Anesthesiology; Diplomate, American Dental Board of Anesthesiology
Patrick D. McCarty, DDS
Dr. McCarty provides sedation/anesthesia services in dental offices throughout Massachusetts and Rhode Island with McCarty Anesthesiology. In addition, he is on the Anesthesia Staff at the Franciscan Hospital for Children and serves as a Clinical Assistant Professor at the Boston University Goldman School of Dental Medicine, Department of Pediatric Dentistry
William A. MacDonnel, DDS
Assistant Clinical Professor, University of Connecticut School of Dental Medicine; Private Practice in Dental Anesthesia, West Hartford, CT
LILY HU, D.M.D. Clinical Instructor, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Tufts University School of Dental Medicine
Professor and Head, Division of Anesthesia and Pain Control, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Tufts University School of Dental Medicine; Associate Professor of Anesthesia, Tufts University School of Medicine
C.S. Maller, DMD
Assistant Clinical Professor, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Tufts University School of Dental Medicine; Fellow, American Dental Society of Anesthesiology; Diplomate, American Dental Board of Anesthesiology
Patrick D. McCarty, DDS
Dr. McCarty provides sedation/anesthesia services in dental offices throughout Massachusetts and Rhode Island with McCarty Anesthesiology. In addition, he is on the Anesthesia Staff at the Franciscan Hospital for Children and serves as a Clinical Assistant Professor at the Boston University Goldman School of Dental Medicine, Department of Pediatric Dentistry
William A. MacDonnel, DDS
Assistant Clinical Professor, University of Connecticut School of Dental Medicine; Private Practice in Dental Anesthesia, West Hartford, CT
LILY HU, D.M.D. Clinical Instructor, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Tufts University School of Dental Medicine
Credit Information
Tufts University School of Dental Medicine designates this activity for 16 continuing education credits.
Tufts University School of Dental Medicine is an ADA CERP Recognized Provider. ADA CERP is a service of the American Dental Association to assist dental professionals in identifying quality providers of continuing dental education. ADA CERP does not approve or endorse individual courses or instructors, nor does it imply acceptance of credit hours by boards of dentistry.
Tufts University School of Dental Medicine is an ADA CERP Recognized Provider. ADA CERP is a service of the American Dental Association to assist dental professionals in identifying quality providers of continuing dental education. ADA CERP does not approve or endorse individual courses or instructors, nor does it imply acceptance of credit hours by boards of dentistry.