Master Dental Local Anaesthesia Techniques for Oral Health Therapists and Dental Hygienists

Key Features:

• Blended Learning: Self-paced online lectures cover topics like local anaesthesia, nerve physiology, agent selection, techniques, and complications.
• Practical Training: Engage in 6 hours of face-to-face clinical practice to master local anaesthetic injection skills in a simulated clinic setting.

Benefits:

• Comprehensive Curriculum: Gain in-depth knowledge and practical experience in advanced local anaesthesia techniques.
• Professional Development: Meet regulatory requirements, enhance patient care, and boost your career prospects with specialised skills.

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Advance your practice and excel in dental anaesthesia. Enrol now to unlock your full potential in local anaesthesia administration.

Topics

The program adopts a blended learning approach, self-paced online learning and clinical practice in a simulated clinical setting as detailed:

• Introduction to local anaesthesia and review of head & neck anatomy
• Neurophysiology of nerves and mechanism of action of local anaethesia
• Local anaesthetic agents
• LA techniques & procedures
• Calculation of maximum dose and systemic complications
• Local complications and post-op considerations.

Face-to-face clinical component: 6 hours, practical skills of local anaesthetic injection in the simulation clinic.

Learning Outcomes

• Obtain and record a relevant history of the individual's medical, social, dietary and oral health status.
• Understand the properties of dental local anaesthetic agents, including factors that may decrease their efficacy.
• Select and use the appropriate anaesthetic agent and technique for patient care.
• Maintain accurate, consistent, legible and contemporaneous records of local anaesthetic administration.
• Anatomical refresh and ability to locate the appropriate sites for injection.

Convenient online sessions and a 6-hour practical workshop of simulated practice.

Course pre-requisites

Course Fee

$1200 inc GST

Alumni/Staff: please contact fmh.sheed@sydney.edu.au for a 10% discount.

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This workshop is brought to you by the University of Sydney Health Executive Education.

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This is a paid advertisement and should not be interpreted as an endorsement by ADOHTA. It is the responsibility of every registered dental practitioner to evaluate the event's learning outcomes in accordance with your personal continuing professional development requirements and the Dental Board of Australia's registration standards, policies and guidelines.