DH 328 — Management of Pain
Intended for students accepted in the Dental Hygiene Baccalaureate Degree Program. This course is designed to teach the student management of pain control through the use of local anesthetic agents and the administration of nitrous oxide and oxygen when used as a sedative. The physiology and pharmacology agents, indications and contra-indications for use, and the treatment of complications and emergencies are stressed. Other modalities of pain control will be discussed.