Take Control of Your Schedule with Precision Buffering of Local Anesthetics

Take Control of Your Schedule with Precision Buffering of Local Anesthetics is organized by Dentaltown, L.L.C.

Released: 8/15/2012
Review Date: 6/30/2022
Expiration Date: 6/30/2025

Overview:
Have you experienced the frustrations of anesthetic latency and the residual effect that it has on your practice schedule? Do late patient arrivals cause disruptions to the practice flow? Now you can overcome these challenges with a revolutionary chairside technology that allows you to buffer your anesthetics!

This presentation will begin with Dr. Falkel reviewing the science of local anesthesia including the time course of analgesia, the factors that contribute to inconsistent anesthetic performance, and how the body must overcome the acidity of local anesthetic injections before the anesthetic can take effect. Dr. Hyman will then discuss the benefits that buffered anesthetic provides for the practice’s activities and workflow and will explain how to better set expectations around success. Dr. Hyman will also discuss meaningful steps the dentist and staff can take when buffering is incorporated into the anesthesia routine, to enhance practice productivity and assist in better control of the schedule.

Educational Objectives:
Upon completion of this course, participants should be able to achieve the following:
• Understand the science of precision buffering and how it relates to the time course of local anesthesia for procedures in dentistry
• Discuss the role of pH and dissolved CO2 in anesthetic performance
• Understand the value that buffered anesthetics can provide in enhancing practice productivity
• Understand strategies for practice workflow when buffered anesthetics are used to take control of the practice schedule

Note: The fee to view this course is $36. This cost includes the fee to take the exam and claim your CE credits.

2.0 CE Credits