Local Anesthesia for Dental Hygienist (Dec 10 - 12, 2027)

Local Anesthesia for Dental Hygienist is organized by University of Florida (UF) College of Dentistry and will be held from Dec 10 - 12, 2027 at UF College of Dentistry in Gainesville, Florida, United States of America.

Description:
Today’s dental hygienist must be knowledgeable in all aspects of the hygiene profession including providing local anesthesia administration to provide comfort to the dental patient, this course provides the participant with the mechanics to create a positive patient environment with competent pain and anxiety management. All aspects of local anesthesia are explored from pharmacology to anatomy and managing all dental patients requiring local anesthesia. Special emphasis is placed on administering anesthesia to a periodontal patient. Practice management aspects are provided with “pearls” to utilize quality local anesthesia administration by the dental hygienist as a practice builder involving today’s demanding patient.As with any hands-on training course, the participant should realize that competency, and ultimately proficiency, in the administration of local anesthesia requires repeated administration and periodic self-reeducation.

Objectives:
At the conclusion of the course, the participant will be trained in:

• Scope of pain and anxiety control
• Neurophysiology
• Pharmacology of local anesthetics and vasoconstrictors
• Armamentarium
• Physical and psychological evaluation
• Anatomic considerations, clinical application and supplemental injection techniques
• Local and systemic complications

Goals:
The goals of this class are to assist the dental hygienist to become:

• Knowledgeable in the use and administration of local anesthetics in all aspects of dentistry including periodontal patients
• Knowledgeable in the pharmacology, neurophysiology, neurochemistry and anatomy related to the administration of local anesthetics in a practical common sense approach
• Knowledgeable and competent in the physical and psychological evaluation of the patient prior to receiving local anesthetic or dental treatment
• Knowledgeable in the side effects, complications and the management of those problems associated with local anesthetics to maintain safety as a priority