Refresher for Licensed Dental Hygienists and Dentists: Local Anesthesia and Nitrous Oxide Analgesia

Registration Information:

Course Fee:  $790

• This program has a different Cancellations and Refunds policy compared to our standard lectures and workshops. Please read carefully (see below).
• Contact Ms. Clements for additional payment options.

There are three ways to register for our continuing education programs:

1. Register Online
2. By mail: If you want to pay by check, make it out to Midwestern University, fill out the online form, print it out and send it along with your payment to:  
   
   Ms. Martha Clements, 
   College of Dental Medicine-AZ Midwestern University,  
   Office of Continuing Dental Education,  
   19555 N 59th Avenue, Glendale, AZ 85308
    
3. By email:  scan completed registration form and email to mcleme@midwestern.edu, providing payment information. Please call 623-572-3870 if you have any questions about course content, directions, registration, etc.  (download our registration form)
   
   Payment Methods: We accept checks, American Express, Diners Club, Discover, MasterCard and Visa. All checks should be made payable to:  Midwestern University.

Eligibility:

1. Applicant must provide all necessary documentation when applying: Send to Martha Clements (mcleme@midwestern.edu)
2. Documentation of License:  Dentists and Registered Dental Hygienists

Cancellations and Refunds:

This program has a different Cancellations and Refunds policy compared to our standard lectures and workshops.  Please read carefully.

Full tuition refunds less $250 are issued if the participant notifies the Dental CE Office in writing (email is acceptable) of their cancellation 4 weeks in advance of first day of class. 

The Midwestern University College of Dental Medicine-Arizona Continuing Dental Education (MWUCDM-AZ CDE) office reserves the right to end registration when the enrollment limit is reached and to cancel, modify or alter content, faculty or location for any course if circumstances indicate such a change is advisable. If the MWUCDM-AZ CDE finds it necessary to cancel a course, a full refund will be issued. No travel expenses will be refunded to the registrant in the event of course cancellation or cancellation of any registration.

Midwestern University College of Dental Medicine Arizona is an ADA CERP Recognized Provider.

ADA CERP is a service of the American Dental Association to assist dental professionals in identifying quality providers of continuing dental education. ADA CERP does not approve or endorse individual courses or instructors, nor does it imply acceptance of credit hours by boards of dentistry.

Midwestern University College of Dental Medicine Arizona designates this activity for 24 continuing education credits.

Method

Hands-on clinical portion of the course will include a three (3) day (24 hour) local anesthesia and nitrous oxide analgesia clinic.  Hands-on instruction will include proper assembly and disassembly of anesthesia and nitrous oxide armamentarium and safe and proper administration techniques.

The following injections are reviewed and practiced:

• Maxillary Injections: Anterior Superior Alveolar (ASA), Middle Superior Alveolar (MSA), Posterior Superior Alveolar (PSA), Nasopalatine (NP), Greater Palatine (GP), localized infiltrations
• Mandibular Injections: Mental/Incisive (M/IN), Inferior Alveolar Nerve block, Long Buccal (LB)

All supplies, materials, and equipment are included in the course fee. Lunch will be provided.

Participants are grouped in pairs and will administer local anesthesia per the following sequence: maxillary infiltration and blocks followed by mandibular blocks. Participants will also administer nitrous oxide on each other.  

Saturday and Sunday:
Please Note: Participants unable to receive anesthesia and/or nitrous oxide for medical reasons will need to provide a substitute patient for the clinic sessions.

All participants are required to sign MWU CDMA “REQUEST AND CONSENT FOR LOCAL ANESTHESIA INJECTIONS AND NITRIOUS OXIDE ANALGESIA".

Course Objectives

At the completion of this course, the participant will be able to:

1. Provide a thorough review of head and neck anatomy,
2. Demonstrate local anesthesia techniques,
3. Administer nitrous oxide analgesia,
4. Describe, identify, and treat medical emergencies associated with injections and nitrous oxide administration

Highlights of the Refresher: Local Anesthesia and Nitrous Oxide Analgesia for Licensed Dental Hygienists and Dentists    

• Hands-on clinical portion of the course will include a three (3) day local anesthesia and nitrous oxide analgesia clinic.  Hands-on instructions will include proper assembly and disassembly of anesthe­sia and nitrous oxide armamentarium and safe and proper administration techniques.

This program has a different cancellation and refund policy compared to the standard lecture and workshop continuing education courses.  Please call Martha Clements in the CE Office for details. 623-572-3870

FRIDAY

• 8am - 9am
  • Classroom
  • Course intro and orientation
    • Armamentarium and basic injection technique
• 9am-10:30am
  • Instruction
  • Maxillary injection techniques
    • Maxillary skull anatomy activity
• 10:30am-12pm
  • Mandibular injection techniques
  • Mandibular skull anatomy activity
• 12pm-1:00pm
  • LUNCH
• 1pm-3pm
  • SIM
  • Armamentarium exercise/hot dog injection/aspiration
• 2pm-5pm
  • Landmarks and basic injection techniques on a simulator

SATURDAY

• 8am-9am
  • Classroom
    • Review injections/Nitrous oxide administration
• 9am-12pm
  • Clinic
    • Injections/Nitrous oxide
• 12pm-1pm
  • LUNCH
• 1pm-5pm
  • Injections/Nitrous oxide

SUNDAY

• 8am-9am
  • Classroom
    • Orientation for the final
• 9am-12pm
  • Clinic
    • Injections
• 12pm-1pm
  • LUNCH
• 1pm-5pm
  • Injection final (PSA/IA)

All participants admitted to the Refresher: Local Anesthesia and Nitrous Oxide Analgesia for Licensed Dental Hygienists and Dentists Continuing Education Course must be able to meet all of the following requirements:

• Participants must be able to apply didactic learning (theory) to clinical situations.
• Participants must be able to hear and communicate effectively, follow directions, and act professionally in class. 
• Participants must be able to read the printed words in textbooks and supplemental information, observe various dental instrument angulations and apply the concepts appropriately.
• Participants' eyesight must be able to visualize fine detail (either naturally or corrected), have depth perception, and have the ability to visualize three-dimensional objects.
• For everyone's safety, each participant must be physically free of the use of non-prescription drugs, illegal drugs, and alcohol.

Tatiyana Trowbridge, D.D.S. M.Ed. - MWU CDMA Associate Professor (ttrowb@midwestern.edu)

Dr. Tatiyana Trowbridge is an Associate Professor at Midwestern University College of Dental Medicine-Arizona (MWU CDMA) and the Director to the Pre-Clinical Faculty.   She graduated from University of Washington School of Dentistry in 2001 and prior to joining the MWU CDMA faculty she owned and operated her private family dental practice in North Scottsdale.  Dr. Trowbridge also served as an adjunct faculty at Phoenix College Dental Hygiene and Dental assisting programs where she helped train future RDH's and DA's.  

Note: Instructors May Change.