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Module 51 CE Hour
Diagnosis & PlanningView Objectives
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- Following completion of this course the participant will be able to:
- – List the indications for extracting teeth
- – Appreciate the importance of a physical examination and interview of the patient as they relate to determining extraction difficulty and complexity.
- – Understand the role that patient psychology plays in tolerating surgical procedures.
- – List tips for identifying nervous or challenging patients.
- – Interpret radiographs to more easily predict the difficulty of an upcoming extraction.
- – Identify common positioning errors when taking panoramic or intraoral radiographs.
- – Expose more optimal radiographic images.
- – Appreciate the importance of surgical planning prior to removing a tooth.
- – Approach extractions in a controlled, methodical way to limit complications and expedite the procedure.
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Module 22 CE Hours
Medical ConsiderationsView Objectives
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- Following completion of this course the participant will be able to:
- – Understand the American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) Classification System and how it used to evaluate the health of our patients.
- – Recite concerns about removing teeth safely in patients with Hypertension.
- – Demonstrate proper technique for taking blood pressure and sizing blood pressure cuffs.
- – State how diabetes impacts oral surgery procedures.
- – List tips for treating diabetic patients more safely and predictably.
- – Say why NSAIDS are a relative contraindication in patients with asthma.
- – Note important considerations for treating the asthmatic patient.
- – Safely manage the hyperthyroid patient.
- – Appreciate the nuance of sedating hyperthyroidism patients.
- – Understand appropriate drugs for pain management in hyperthyroid patients.
- – Identify the signs and symptoms of hypothyroidism.
- – Understand the importance of hypothyroid disorders as they pertain to exodontia.
- – List types of anemia and why anemia is a concern when doing oral surgical procedures.
- – State treatment considerations for people with angina, history of heart attack or congestive heart failure.
- – Recall the current American Dental Association guidelines for prosthetic joint antibiotic prophylaxis.
- – Understand the guidelines for the treatment of patients with a history of infective endocarditis.
- – Know what to prescribe for prophylaxis when a patient is already taking an antibiotic prescription.
- – Describe what scarlet fever is.
- – Explain how scarlet fever relates to infective endocarditis.
- – Identify osteoporosis via clinical presentations of the patient.
- – See how osteoporosis relates to exodontia.
- – State some of the main causes of liver failure.
- – Confidently manage patients with liver disease.
- – Identify suitable prescription options for patients with liver disease.
- – Understand some of the concerns regarding the management of a hemodialysis patient.
- – Find information on Hemophilia or Von Willebrand Disease.
- – Appreciate the concerns regarding the management of a Hemophiliac or Von Willebrand patient.
- – Know when it is safest to complete procedures on pregnant patients.
- – State considerations for managing a pregnant patient.
- – Understand the guidelines regarding radiographs during pregnancy.
- – Recite the drug categories and know how they relate to employing drugs in pregnant patients.
- – Choose a safe antibiotic for pregnant patients.
- – Select an appropriate drug for pain management in pregnancy.
- – Respect the concerns regarding sedation of pregnant patients.
- – Select the most appropriate topical and local anesthetic agents for pregnant patients.
- – Identify the significance of chemotherapy as it relates to exodontia.
- – Recall a suggested protocol for managing the chemotherapy patient.
- – Understand the suggested protocol for extractions on patients undergoing radiation therapy.
- – Safely manage an immunocompromised patient.
- – Be familiar with the the signs, symptoms, and management of common medical emergencies in the dental office including syncope, seizures, hypoglycemia, mild allergic reactions, hyperventilation, orthostatic hypotension, acute asthma, airway obstruction, heart attack, stroke, cardiac arrest, and anaphylaxis.
- – Discuss the concept of Advanced Cardiac Life Support training and why they should consider taking it.
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