Dental CE Course: Local Anesthesia for Hygienists

This course provides the dental hygienist with essential skills and knowledge necessary to safely and effectively administer local anesthesia. This course fulfills the educational requirements for local anesthesia credentialing in Michigan. Course Objectives: At the completion of the course the participant will be able to: Identify and assembly armamentarium necessary for administration of local anesthesia. Locate hard and soft landmarks associated with administration of local anesthetic. Evaluate patients prior to local anesthetic. Describe and manage local and systemic complications associated with local anesthetic. Calculate local anesthetic dosage. Safely and effectively administer local anesthetic.