This lecture will review the current practice of pediatric minimal and moderate sedation beginning with the basics in physiology and pharmacology and progressing through monitoring, drug selection and office protocols. Despite best practices, sedation and medical emergencies can and will happen, and significant time will be given to identifying and managing these events.

This course is structured to meet many states' requirements for renewal of oral conscious sedation permits. Please check with your state board for applicability.

Course topics includes:

1. Guidelines, laws and regulations
2. Choosing the child for sedation
3. Anatomic and physiologic differences of child vs. adult
4. Pharmacology and drug interactions
5. Local anesthesia as an adjunct to pediatric sedations
6. Documents and documentation
7. Monitors and monitoring
8. Sedation drug choices/pros and cons
9. Post-treatment and discharge criteria
10. Emergency preparedness, protocols and intervention

You Will Learn

• Pediatric physiology: why and how kids are different than adults
• Pain control and local anesthesia: why poor pain control is often misunderstood for behavioral issues and how to assess
• Non-pharmacologic behavior management
• Pediatric pharmacology: how and where drugs work and their metabolism in children
• Inhalation therapy: nitrous oxide/oxygen analgesia and why it's the near-perfect drug for sedation
• Medications for oral and IV sedation: choosing the “best” drug or drugs based on length and severity
• Monitoring, evaluating, and treating medical emergencies

Who Should Attend:

This program is intended for permit holders looking to renew their oral conscious sedation permit for minors and adults.

University of the Pacific, Arthur A. Dugoni School of Dentistry is one of the nation's premier dental schools and has served the Bay Area community for more than 100 years. The dental school is committed to excellence and innovation in education, research, community service and patient care. The Division of Continuing Dental Education is dedicated to educating dental professionals by providing the highest quality CE programs available in dentistry today.