Inhalation Sedation Half-day update seminars

These "RA" 1/2-day update seminars 

are exclusively open to members of the dental team 

who currently utilise

 Inhalation Sedation.

Structure

Coffee and Registration

8.30-8.45

Introduction 8.45am – 9.00am

9.00am – 11.00am Lecture/presentation

• ·       Current recommendations
• ·       Responsibilities to the anxious, fearful or phobic patient
• ·       Patient assessment for success: Differentiating Fear, Anxiety and Phobia
• ·       Alternative strategies for dental fear, anxiety or phobia.
• ·       Fitness for Sedation – ASA scale
• ·       Patient monitoring and recording parameters
• ·       Neuro-pharamocology: mode of action of nitrous oxide in the central nervous system
• ·       The anaesthetic continuum: – a reminder
• ·       Achieving consistency the sedation end-point
• ·       How to react and proceed safely in the case of overdosage
• ·       Compare/contrast with the other standard dental sedation techniques.
• ·       Working safely: Scavenging and ventilation & cylinder storage
• ·       Pre-op and post-op instructions
• ·       Patient information and the consent process

11.00am – 11.15 Tea/Coffee break

11.15am – 1pm

Round table clinical case discussions

 Case presentations and problem-solving

Full Educational Aims, Objectives and Learning Outcomes

Learning Outcomes:

At the end of this half-day update program:

Dental Specialists, GDPs and DCPs will be able to demonstrate that their knowledge of the technique is up to date, evidenced by a summative assessment MCQ with a 70% pass mark and that will have had the opportunity to discuss specific cases or concerns with experienced colleagues in a conducive learning environment.               

Richard Charon BDS 2015