Course: Essentials of Monitoring

Essentials of Monitoring Online for Sedation Dentistry

The Objectives

Students will explore the concepts necessary to monitor a sedated patient. This informative and fascinating lecture will explain what you need to know to get comfortable with sedated patients and deal with any possible common Anesthesia Medical Emergencies you may see in the dental office or even out in the public. Missouri Dental Board approved course covering the anesthesia aspects of patient care.

The Details

Tuition: $345.00 for Dentists
$325.00 for Dental Hygienists
$295.00 for Dental Assistants

Hours: 9 CEU

Approved by the State Dental Boards of Missouri, Kansas, Minnesota, North Dakota, & New Jersey.

California CE Approved Provider. ADA/CERP credit available for all other states.

Objectives
Students will explore the concepts necessary to monitor a sedated patient. This informative and fascinating lecture will explain what you need to know to get comfortable with sedated patients and deal with any possible common Anesthesia Medical Emergencies you may see in the dental office or even out in the public. Missouri Dental Board approved course covering the anesthesia aspects of patient care.

The Details

Designed for Dentists, Dental Hygienists, Dental Assistants, Physicians, and Dental Sedation Nurses who participate and care for sedation patients in a dental office environment.
Sponsored by Sedation Consult and co-sponsored by Saint Louis University Center for Advanced Dental Education
Created and presented by Columbia, Missouri Dentist Allan Schwartz, DDS, CRNA
8-hour lecture with 92-question required exam. Must attain 75% to pass.
Notes Provided
Educational Objectives: The Continuum of Sedation; Anesthesia paper work; Consents; ASA Physical Status; Vital Signs: Normal and Abnormal; Heart anatomy; Monitoring basics; Child vs. Adult anesthesia; Pharmacokinetics/Pharmacodynamics; Patient position and skin status; Venous thromboembolism; Guedel’s Planes of Anesthesia; Patient Recovery and Discharge; What to do with Abnormal Vital Signs: Dental Office Emergency Protocols.
Refund Policy: All sales are final. If unable to attend a registered course, credit will be applied toward one of our upcoming courses.

Learning Objectives
Part One
1. Identify patient requirements for sedation.
2. Discuss the continuum of anesthesia and the depth of sedation.
Part Two
3. Discuss the essentials of paperwork
4. Identify the difference between assault and battery.
5. Discuss consents for anesthesia and surgery.
6. Discuss assignment of ASA physical status and classifications.
7. Identify facility requirements for sedation and necessary equipment.
Part Three
8. Identify the five critical patient vital signs.
9. Discuss the physiology and importance of the five critical patient vital signs.
Part Four
10. Identify normal patient vital signs.
11. Discuss the basic anatomy of the heart.
12. Introduce the Electrocardiogram (EKG).
Part Five
13. Identify abnormal patient vital signs.
14. Identify vital signs of concern.
15. Identify normal and abnormal dysrhythmias.
Part Six
16. Discuss non-mechanical and mechanical assessment of patient vital signs.
17. Discuss the rules of good patient monitoring.
18. Discuss monitoring a child versus an adult.
19. Discuss drug pharmacokinetics versus pharmacodynamics.
Part Seven
20. Discuss assessment of patient position and skin status.
21. Discuss venous thromboembolism
22. Discuss documentation of patient vital signs (the anesthesia record) and the automatic
recording of anesthesia data.
23. Discuss Nitrous Oxide and Guedel’s Planes of Anesthesia.
24. Discuss patient recovery and discharge after anesthesia
Part Eight
25. Discuss and demonstrate basic “what to do” with abnormal vital signs.
26. Discuss dental office emergency protocols.
Appendix

Refund Policy: All sales are final.

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Refund Policy: All sales are final. If unable to attend a registered course, credit will be applied toward one of our upcoming courses.

Essentials of Monitoring Exam
In order to meet Dental Board test proctoring requirements, and to ensure the fidelity of your exam, we must monitor each student while taking their online exam.
Please allow 3-5 business days to set up a mutual meeting time.

We will monitor your exam using Skype.

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