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Dental Anxiety Management and Related Courses
If you know of additional courses of interest, please e-mail us with the details!
Web-based
Local Anaesthetic Technique by David A. Isen DDS Not exactly a course, but this continuing education article contains a great summary (complete with step-by-step photos) of mandibular blocks. Find out why inferior alveolar nerve blocks don't always work, and how to administer Gow-Gates blocks and Akinosi blocks. Advantages and disadvantages of various techniques are also discussed, as are causes of incomplete anesthesia and painful injections.
Dental Anesthesia News Local anesthesia is fundamental to dentistry. The goal of this site is to provide dentists with a review of the pharmacological and biochemical properties of commonly prescribed agents. Anecdotal evidence of local anesthesia failure is about 18 %. The site will explain the possible complications of new medications and local anesthetics. How certain changes in "lifestyles" such as the use of illicit compounds may be impacting on this upward trend. CE courses are ADA C.E.R.P certified.
DentalTown Online CE Various CE courses including topics such as "Techniques of Mandibular Anesthesia".
In the UK
Postgraduate Certificate in the Clinical Management of Dental Anxiety (Scotland) A modular part-time course covering conscious sedation techniques and psychological anxiety management. Contact Mike (of Whatfear.com fame) for inside info!
Hypnosis Applied to Dentistry - UCL This course at University College London can be studied at three levels: certificate, diploma, and MSc. Again, you can contact Mike for more details!
The RA Coach Richard Charon runs focussed relative analgesia courses in the UK.
In the US
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