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Nitrous Oxide/Oxygen Analgesia Certification
(Limited to 24)
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Date/Time: |
Friday, November 6, 2009
6:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
Saturday, November 7, 2009
9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
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Credits: |
3 lecture credit hours (11/6/09)
4 lecture credit hours and 3 hands-on hours (11/7/09)
4 additional hands-on hours (Date to be determined)*
Total credit hours: 14
*The last four hands-on credit hours will be scheduled at a mutually agreeable time by the lecturer and the participant.
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Tuition: |
$800 (dentists)
Limited to 24, please register early.
If applicable, one discount may be applied:
- Register by 10/6/09 and save $50 off full tuition
- Penn Dental Medicine Alumni: 25% discount
- Penn Dental Medicine Faculty: 50% discount
- Active Duty Military: 25% discount
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Location: |
The Robert Schattner Center
Penn Dental Medicine
240 South 40th Street
Philadelphia, PA 19104
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Register: |
You can register in one of three ways:
1. Due to limited availability for this course, please contact the CDE office at 1-866-PENNCDE to check availability. All messages will be returned in the order that they are received.
2. Call 1(866)-PENN-CDE
3. Download the standard registration form and
fax it to (215) 746-7617
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Course Description:
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This course is designed to provide didactic and clinical instruction in nitrous oxide/oxygen analgesia in accordance with American Dental Association guidelines. Upon completion of this course, the participant will be eligible for an Anesthesia Restricted Permit II from the Pennsylvania State Board of Dentistry. Participants will have the opportunity to administer (to each other and patients) and undergo nitrous oxide sedation under close supervision. The course is geared toward general dentists and dental specialists.
Course Objectives:
- Define and describe physiological and psychological aspects of anxiety.
- Describe the stages of consciousness and the levels of sedation.
- Review respiratory and circulatory physiology and related anatomy.
- Discuss the pharmacology of nitrous oxide.
- Discuss the advantages/disadvantages and indications/contraindications of nitrous oxide/oxygen analgesia.
- Perform patient evaluation, selection, and preparation for nitrous oxide/oxygen analgesia.
- Describe and discuss the function the basic components of nitrous oxide/oxygen delivery and scavenging systems.
- Administer nitrous oxide/oxygen analgesia to patients in a clinical setting in a safe and effective manner.
- Monitor patient undergoing nitrous oxide/oxygen analgesia and document the procedure.
- Discuss the complications associated with nitrous oxide/oxygen analgesia and the prevention, recognition, and management of medical emergencies.
- Discuss potential occupational health hazards and abuse potential.
This course will enable participants to:
- Achieve competency in the administration of nitrous oxide/oxygen analgesia.
- Be eligible for an Anesthesia Restricted Permit II from the Pennsylvania State Board of Dentistry.
Please note: Presentation of BLS certification and dental license required. Patient cannot be pregnant. If you have any medical conditions that may be worsened by receiving nitrous oxide, consult your physician before registering for this class.
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Speakers:
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 Helen Giannakopoulos, DDS, MD
Dr. Giannakopoulos is Assistant Professor of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery-Clinician Educator in the Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery and Pharmacology at Penn Dental Medicine; and an Attending of the Department of Maxillofacial Surgery at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania and Children's Hospital of Philadelphia. Dr. Giannakopoulos is also the course director for Anesthesia, Pain, and Medical Emergencies at Penn Dental Medicine. She received her DDS degree from the University of Illinois College of Dentistry and her MD degree from the Medical College of Pennsylvania - Hahnemann University, and completed postgraduate training in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery at Penn Dental Medicine.
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 Lee Carrasco, DDS, MD
Dr. Carrasco is Assistant Professor of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery-Clinician Educator in the Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery and Pharmacology at Penn Dental Medicine. He received his MD degree form the University of Miami and earned his DDS degree from the University of Detroit Mercy School of Dentistry. His area of research expertise is in facial trauma and condylar position.
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