Rough Guide to Good Prescribing Habits and New Concepts with Local Anaesthetic (BE141113A)

AvailabilityCourse has taken place
SubjectOral Surgery
DescriptionThis will be a day of 2 halves – our speaker will cover facts, risks and controversies about local anaesthesia in the morning, and medicine management issues in the afternoon.
Additional informationBy the end of the course, participants will have knowledge of:
• New developments in dental local anaesthesia
• Differences between Lidocaine and Articaine
• Role of the vasoconstrictor
• Local anaesthesia failure
• Special injection techniques
• Local anaesthesia and the medically compromised patient
• Common medicine management issues
• Common oro-dental infections
• Current guidelines for antimicrobial prescribing
• Implications of current prescribing practices
• Possible drug interactions.

This essential course will bring you up-to-date with the latest developments in the fields of dental local anaesthesia and antimicrobial prescribing, enabling you to incorporate best practice standards and achieve compliance against CQC outcomes.

This course is intended for General Dental Practitioners , Dental Therapists and Dental Hygienists

VenueTrust Education Centre, Reading - Berkshire - West  View details
Date & timeThursday 14 November 2013, 09:00 to 16:00
LecturerMigration  View details
Target audience

Recommended to all

Development outcomeNo development outcome
Course styleLecture
Core topicNo core topic
CPD hours6:00
Cost£25.00
Aims
  1. 1. To provide information on how to choose the best suitable local anaesthetic for each patient and clinical situation
  2. To provide information on how to give a pain-free injection to achieve effective anaesthesia of teeth and surrounding tissues
  3. To describe and summarise common medicine management issues in general dental practice and the implications of current prescribing practices •