Pain Management (P) (C)

ADED249C - Pain Management This course is designed to prepare student dental hygienists for the safe and effective administration of local anesthesia, and the administration and monitoring of nitrous oxide/oxygen sedation. Course topics include the psychology of pain management, patient assessment and treatment planning, local anesthesia and sedation techniques, complications, concerns and contraindication, pharmacology of anesthetic and sedation agents, emergency precautions and management, ethical considerations, and a review of anatomy and physiology in relation to the administration of local anesthesia and nitrous oxide/oxygen sedation. Upon successful completion of this course, and graduation, participants will have completed the educational requirements for the administration of local anesthesia and nitrous oxide sedation for the state New Hampshire.