Course Outline
Introduction
- Definitions
- Analgesia
- Local anesthesia
- Conscious sedation
- Deep sedation
- General anesthesia
What are the differences between general anesthesia, deep sedation, and conscious sedation?
- The Stages of General Anesthesia
- Analgesia
- Delirium
- Surgical anesthesia
- Respiratory paralysis
What are the indications and contraindications for the use of general anesthesia and sedation in children, adults, and the geriatric population?
- Adults
- Geriatric Patients
- Pediatric Patients
What are the appropriate agents and techniques for general anesthesia and sedation?
What are the risks associated with the use of general anesthesia and sedation?
What facilities, equipment, personnel, and training are needed for managing and monitoring patients?
- Facilities and Equipment
- Monitoring
- Personnel
- Training
What are the directions for future research?
- Epidemiology
- Drug Efficacy Studies
- Behavioral and Other Nonpharmacologic Approaches
- Environmental Risk Assessment
- New Drugs
- Resources
Conclusions
Consensus development panel
Post-Test
Learning Objectives
After completing the course, you’ll be able to:
- Appreciate the need to control pain and anxiety as part of effective dental practice.
- List 5 factors that determine the choice of appropriate pain and anxiety control technique to be used in a dental procedure.
- Differentiate between general anesthesia, deep sedation and conscious sedation.
- List indications and contraindications for the use of general anesthesia and sedation in children, adults and the geriatric population.
- List appropriate agents and techniques for general anesthesia and sedation.
- Describe risks associated with the use of general anesthesia and sedation.
- Describe facilities, equipment, personnel and training needed for managing and monitoring patients.
- Discuss major areas for future research in dental anesthesiology.
To assess the effectiveness of the course material, we ask that you evaluate your achievement of each learning objective on a scale of A to D (A=excellent, B=good, C=fair, D=unsatisfactory). Please indicate your responses next to each learning objective and return it to us with your completed exam.