Local Anesthesia for the Dental Hygienist 2025

Local Anesthesia for the Dental Hygienist 2025 is organized by The University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC) College of Dentistry and will be held from Nov 07 - 08, 2025 at The University of Tennessee (College of Dentistry), Memphis, Tennessee, United States of America.

Description:
The goal of this course is to prepare the practicing dental hygienist to assist the dentist in alleviating and managing patient's dental pain and anxiety. The dental hygienist will be provided background knowledge in how nerve impulses are propagated and blocked, and the mechanics of local anesthetic administration.

This course has two (2) major components:
Component 1: Theory and Foundation Preparation
Component 2: Face-to-Face Laboratory Portion - Friday afternoon from 1:00 pm — 5:00 pm and Saturday from 8:00 am — 5:00 pm