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Apr 19, 2024
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Catalog 2015-2016 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
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DHYG 240 Local Anesthesia For Licensed Dental Hygienists2 credits
This course is designed to fulfill the requirements of Local Anesthesia Instruction set forth by the Washington Revised Code 18.29 for Dental Hygienists. In this course, the student is instructed in the techniques and usage of local anesthesia administration and nitrous oxide sedation. Additionally, the pharmacology of the drugs administered, their interactions with other medications, emergency procedures, and the review of anatomy and physiology of the head and neck will be covered.
Prerequisites: Graduate from an accredited Dental Hygiene School, successful completion of the National Board for Dental Hygienists.
Student Outcomes/Competencies:
Upon successful completion of this course students will be able to:
- Describe anatomical and physiological features of the head and neck region
- Describe the skull
- Describe the blood supply of the head and neck
- Describe the muscles of the head and neck
- Describe the nerves of the head and neck
- Describe the lymphatic drainage of the head and neck
- Describe pain and pain perception
- Describe intra-oral anatomy and physiology
- Describe intra-oral soft tissue structures and landmarks and their functions
- Describe oral mucosa
- Describe salivary glands
- Describe the nasal cavity
- Identify (on a skull, anatomical model, dentoforms, patient, or diagram) anatomical features and landmarks of the head and neck
- Discuss general concepts and principles of pharmacology
- Discuss basic concepts of pharmacology
- Describe the characteristics of drug action
- Discuss adverse reactions to drugs
- Discuss drug abuse and its implications in administering local anesthesia and nitrous oxide
- Describe prescriptions
- Discuss the pharmacology of drugs used in dentistry
- Describe the characteristics of drugs affecting the autonomic nervous system
- Describe the characteristics of non-narcotic analgesics
- Describe opioid analgesics
- Describe anti-anxiety agents and sedatives
- Describe general anesthetics
- Describe pharmacological medications that may affect restorative dental care
- Describe anti-anxiety drugs
- Describe cardiovascular drugs
- Describe anticonvulsant drugs
- Describe psychotherapeutic drugs
- Describe antihistamines
- Describe adrenocortico steroids
- Describe drugs used for common hormone therapies
- Describe anti-neoplastic agents
- Describe respiratory and gastro-intestinal drugs
- Understand the pharmacology of local and topical anesthetics and their procedures and techniques
- Discuss the pharmacology of local anesthetics
- Discuss the pharmacology of vasoconstrictors
- Discuss topical anesthetics
- Understand local anesthesia and armamentarium and its preparation
- Understand evaluating the patient/client prior to using local anesthetic
- Understand general principles for local anesthetic injections
- Understand complications and emergencies that can occur
- Understand local anesthetic injections used in dental hygiene care
- Describe and demonstrate proficiency in local anesthetic technique for the following injections:
- Posterior superior alveolar
- Middle superior alveolar
- Anterior superior alveolar
- Nasal palatine
- Greater palatine
- Inferior alveolar
- Lingual
- Long buccal
- Infiltration
- Infra orbital
- Discuss the pharmacology of nitrous oxide and nitrous oxide sedation procedures and techniques
- Discuss the pharmacology of nitrous oxide
- Understand nitrous oxide armamentarium and its preparation, including safety features
- Understand evaluating the patient/client prior to using nitrous oxide
- Understand the complications and emergencies that can occur with nitrous oxide sedation
- Understand and demonstrate to proficiency the techniques for induction and filtration, monitoring patients, and conclusion of nitrous oxide use
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