2024 Courses and Events

Course #: 5070
Date: 12/03/2024
Time: 9:00am - 12:00pm
Course Info: Half Day
Speaker(s):
Aviv Ouanounou, M.Sc., D.D.S.

Room: 1E19
Topic: Oral Medicine, Diagnosis, Pathology
Tuition: $265.00
Credits: 3
Recommended For:
Dentists, Hygienists, Assistants, Students

Description:

This seminar reviews the various pharmacological agents commonly used in the daily dental practice. We will discuss local anaesthetics, their mechanism of action, onset and potential complications associated with anesthetic use. Also, we will review the analgesics most commonly used in dentistry, namely, acetaminophen, NSAIDs and opioids. A discussion on the most common herbal medications will be provided and their effects on dental treatment. Finally, in this lecture, we will review special topics such as geriatrics, pregnancy, kidney failure, and liver disease, all situations requiring special caution on the part of the clinician when prescribing or administering drugs in the daily dental practice.

Learn:

•  the basic concepts of pharmacology namely pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics
•  the mechanism of action of local anaesthetics, the factors that affect their onset and duration and the common complications associated with their administration
•  to be informed of the analgesics currently used in dentistry and understand the various adverse effects and drug interactions relevant to dentistry
•  to understand the rational use of anti-infective agents in dentistry