Training in Administration of Nitrous Oxide - Full Clinical Guide and Hands-on

Whether being a beginner or refining your skills in Nitrous Oxide administration, this practical continuing dental education course will give you the capacity to reduce patient anxiety and fears in your dental office.

This one-day course is designed specifically to introduce the art of conscious sedation to the dental practitioner. A comprehensive review of inhalation sedation techniques will be provided.

The material presented in this course will lay the basic framework for enabling the participants to satisfy licensure requirements for the use of nitrous oxide in the dental office.

• An introduction to pain and anxiety control in dentistry
• Review of pharmacological agents and techniques,
• Learn information on nitrous oxide sedation, including patient evaluation, risk assessment, armamentarium and monitoring equipment, technique, abuse potential, occupational hazards, and complication management
• Hands-on clinical training session in nitrous oxide sedation and observing clinical cases.

Program Learning Objectives

At the end of the course, you will be better able to:

• Describe the anatomy and physiology of the respiratory, cardiovascular, and central nervous systems as they relate to the above techniques
• Describe the components and function of inhalation sedation equipment
• List the indications, contraindications, advantages, and disadvantages of inhalation sedation
• List the complications of inhalation sedation and discuss their prevention, recognition, and management
• Administer inhalation sedation to patients in a clinical setting in a safe and effective manner