OVERVIEW

Pediatric Sedation Dentistry is organized by DOCS Education and will be held from Oct 27 - 28, 2023 at Costa Mesa, California, United States of America.

Course Description:
More children are coming to our practices with more cavities than ever before.

Parents are juggling jobs, kids, school work, appointments—they're stressed.

The last thing they want to hear is that their child has cavities and needs to come in for multiple appointments.

But more often than not, that's the reality. And it doesn't get any easier: parents want to minimize the amount of time they have to take off work and take their kids out of school, so appointments are scheduled after school. Kids come to your office tired from a full day at school and not happy about being at the dentist; parents come in stressed and annoyed; you're taking the brunt of it all. Something needs to change.

What's the game changer in pediatric dentistry? Change the way you treat pediatric patients using minimal conscious sedation with an orally administered sedative and amnesic (no memory) drug with N2O analgesia.

Transform these multiple appointments and difficult cases into a single "no memory" appointment.

What makes the Pediatric Sedation Dentistry (PSD) course better than other pediatric sedation courses?

Some courses give you a shopping list of drugs you can use. PSD gives you one drug that's been proven to be one of the safest and most effective in medicine.
PSD is taught by renowned practicing pediatric dentists and physicians: Roger Sanger, DDS, MS (pediatric dentist), Leslie Fang, MD, PhD (internist and nephrologist), and James Bovia, EMT-P.
Instruction is focused on clinically-relevant information that you can put to use immediately in your practice.
You will learn Advanced Pediatric Airway Management (APAM)* using high-fidelity human simulators and animal cadaver material so you can be prepared should an emergency arise.

With pediatric sedation, you can complete a child's dental treatment in one single appointment, of which the child will have no memory. Reduced chair time means more time for you to treat other cases, and less time patients and their parents have to spend at appointments. Less stress for everyone involved; increased patient and parent satisfaction; more productivity for you. Stop dreading afternoon appointments.

What You'll Learn:
In this 2-day course (including pre-course web-based instruction) totaling 25 CE you will develop a foundational skill set that will allow you to safely and confidently use sedation on pediatric patients. You will learn how to determine which child and parent are good candidates for pediatric oral sedation; pediatric anatomy, physiology and physical evaluation; what equipment, supplies, and management techniques are necessary to start sedation procedures in your office.

You will engage in intensive study of pediatric sedation dentistry: from case selection to the science of sedation to safety to implementation.

Objectives:
Upon completion of a competency course in minimal sedation, the dentist must be able to:

Describe pediatric anatomy and physiology of the respiratory, cardiovascular and central nervous systems, as they relate to sedation.
Describe the pharmacological effects of drugs.
Describe the methods of obtaining a medical history and conduct an appropriate physical examination.
Apply these methods clinically in order to obtain an accurate evaluation.
Use this information clinically for ASA classification and risk assessment.
Choose the most appropriate technique for the individual patient.
Use appropriate physiologic monitoring equipment.
Describe the physiologic responses that are consistent with minimal sedation.
Understand the sedation/general anesthesia continuum.
List and discuss the advantages and disadvantages of enteral and/or combination inhalation-enteral minimal sedation (combined minimal sedation).
List and discuss the indications and contraindications for the use of enteral and/or combination inhalation-enteral minimal sedation (combined minimal sedation).
List the complications associated with enteral and/or combination inhalation-enteral minimal sedation (combined minimal sedation).
Discuss the prevention, recognition and management of these complications.
Comprehend how oral sedative drugs produce their effect in the oral cavity, esophagus, stomach, small intestine, liver, cardiovascular system, and into the brain.
Discuss how other drugs and common medical conditions can influence the effect(s) of the sedative drug(s).
Review of drug regimens
Identify and adjust for the complicated patient
Understand the metabolism of drugs and drug-drug interaction
Recognize and respond to pediatric emergencies
Discuss the pharmacology of the enteral and inhalation drugs selected for administration.
Discuss the precautions, contraindications and adverse reactions associated with the enteral and inhalation drugs selected.
Describe a protocol for management of emergencies in the dental office and list and discuss the emergency drugs and equipment required for management of life-threatening situations.
Demonstrate the ability to manage life-threatening emergency situations,
Determine appropriate cases for treatment
Confidently communicate with both patient and parent
Select appropriate drug/s, dosage and delivery method
Observe live patient video feed of sedated pediatric patient
Identify the guidelines for monitoring, stabilization and staff support
Prepare consent forms and appropriate documentation
Discuss and recommend treatment for actual cases and review results
Identify considerations for treatment planning
Learn intricacies of local anesthesia use
Integrate nitrous oxide/oxygen sedation with and without other sedatives
Review the legal and regulatory issues surrounding sedation
Recognize and fulfill staff support and training requirements
Complete the hands-on portion of the PALS or PALS Recertification (Add On, additional tuition)
Test emergency skills on High Fidelity Human Simulation in 6 emergency scenarios