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May 04, 2024
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Spring 2013 Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
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DH 280 - Pain and Anxiety Control
Credit Hours: 2
Effective pain and anxiety control are essential components of the management of dental patients. This course will present 30 hours of didactic instruction required for a State of New York restricted certificate to administer local infiltration anesthesia and nitrous oxide analgesia during dental hygiene treatment procedures. Topics include a review of dental neuroanatomy, respiratory anatomy and physiology, pharmacology of local anesthetic drugs and nitrous oxide, proper administration techniques, patient assessment, legal and ethical issues. The clinical requirements for the infiltration anesthesia certificate can be completed in the elective Pain and Anxiety Control Clinic, DH 281. Minimum passing grade is “C-.”
Prerequisites: All required first-semester courses in the Dental Hygiene curriculum must be passed.
Corequisites: All required second-semester courses in the Dental Hygiene curriculum.
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