Oral Sedation Recertification: Cardiac Rhythm, Airway & Case Examples

Oral Sedation Recertification: Cardiac Rhythm, Airway & Case Examples is organized by DOCS Education.

Course Description:
This is a four-module video course. You’ll earn four hours of continuing education credit upon completion.

The number of dentists trained in administering sedation (minimal and moderate) continues to grow. Sedation training provides a competitive advantage for general dentists. And yet, despite the training, many dentists question their abilities. Why?

In this course, Drs. Leslie Fang, Anthony Feck, and Michael Silverman address specific issues that, collectively, undermine your confidence in administering sedation. First, Dr. Fang demystifies electrocardiograms. Second, Drs. Feck and Silverman show how to protect an intact airway and treat a compromised one. Third, Drs. Fang and Feck discuss real patient cases that incorporate the best sedation protocol.

Cardiac Rhythm Review:
Very few dentists use electrocardiograms when administering IV sedation. The reluctance is due, largely, to an overestimate of the duties, responsibilities, and skill level needed to operate an EKG on a sedated patient. In this module, Dr. Fang advocates for the use of heart monitors during IV sedation. He offers solutions to make reading an EKG easier. He also explains the three determinants of cardiac rhythm.

• In addition, you’ll learn:
• Why you can stop worrying about 12-leads
• How to interpret a rhythm strip
• When to stop IV sedation
… and more.

Airway Management:
Protecting a patient’s airway is essential for any level of sedation. That’s why all patients under consideration for sedation should be thoroughly screened. It’s also why patient relaxation tactics that intrude on the ability to see, hear, or feel a patient’s breath should be shunned. Over two modules, Drs. Feck and Silverman teach you how to prepare a patient to breathe during sedation. You’ll also see positioning and support device demonstrations to help patients recover from breathing interruptions.

In addition, you’ll learn:
• Checklists for measuring a patient’s airway risk
• How dentures affect air mask fit
• The pros and cons of common airway support devices
… and more.

Oral Sedation Case Examples:
Oral sedation offers hope to the anxious and fearful patient. It’s safe for most patients and rewards provider dentists with a host of benefits. In this module, Drs. Fang and Feck examine six common but nuanced oral sedation cases that can trip up even experience sedation dentists. They also answer questions from the audience.

In addition, you’ll learn:
• Why reversing a patient can be dangerous
• How to treat seizure-prone patients
• The fundamental problem with rigid single-dose protocol
… and more.

Boost your confidence as a sedation dentist by focusing on the information that matters.

Buy this course today and have access to it for one year.