Adult Oral Sedation Case Examples
hosted byDOCS EducationAdult Oral Sedation Case Examples is organized by DOCS Education. This CME Conference has been approved for a maximum of 1 CE hour.
Course Description:
Oral sedation offers hope to the anxious, fey, the number of dentists offering minimal to moderate sedation services continues to rise.
However, despite the growth, many dentists are not confident in their abilities to administer oral sedation. The reason for the uncertainty? Information overwhelm. Dentists worry they’ll forget a step because sedation protocol, guidelines, and state laws are continuously changing.
In this course, Dr. Leslie Fang and Dr. Anthony Feck examine six oral sedation cases. The cases contain nuances, some of which are commonplace. Each case is followed by a summary question. At the end of the class, the doctors answer questions from the audience.
Course Objectives:
In this course students will learn:
• The two conditions that necessitate reversing a patient
• Why reversing a patient can be dangerous
• What defines a “Category X” drug
• How to avoid breaking a cardinal rule of oral conscious sedation
• How to treat seizure-prone patients
• The fundamental problem with rigid single-dose protocol
• The primary purpose of a test sedation appointment
• Why test sedation appointments should be kept short
• What the “rule of eight” means for drug-drug interactions
• How nitrous oxide administration differs between sedated and non-sedated patients
• Why blocks are appropriate for use during sedation
