DEN4100 — Dental Hygienist - Anesthesia
This course is designed to meet legislative training requirements set forth in Session Law 2021-95 for dental hygienists to be permitted to administer local anesthesia. (Pre-requisites: licensure as a dental hygienist and a minimum of two years of dental hygiene experience.) Coursework includes the knowledge, mechanics, and skillsets to create a comfortable, efficient, and positive patient interaction through pain and anxiety management. Students will gain a complete overview of information from neurophysiology to regional anatomy and pharmacology. These subjectsinclude successful clinical application and the management of patients requiring local anesthesia.