Introduction to Oral Surgery & Pain Management II Credit: 1

Catalog description

This course builds on the fundamental concepts in oral surgery and pain management presented in Dent 6412 to prepare students for patient care in oral surgery and management of pain for provision of dental care. The lectures will focus on treatment needs of the medically compromised surgical patient, ability to safely and adequately deliver local anesthesia, non-pharmacological management of pain as well as OTC and prescription medications for pain management. The course will also focus on appropriate case selection for a general dentist. In the pre-clinical lab portion of the course, students will participate in exodontia simulation and local anesthesia administration.