Nitrous Oxide and Oral Sedation (Mar 08, 2025)

Nitrous Oxide and Oral Sedation is organized by Australian Dental Association Queensland Branch (ADAQ) and will be held on Mar 08, 2025 at ADAQ CPD and Training Centre, Bowen Hills, Queensland, Australia.

Aim:
The aim of the course is to provide the necessary didactic and practical training so course participants can:

• Confidently and safely provide oral and inhalational sedation to their patients, and
• Understand the regulatory requirements of providing these techniques.

Synopsis:
Many of our patients are quite anxious about seeking and receiving dental treatment. In fact, it may lead to some people avoiding dental care completely until excruciating pain gives them no choice. Dentists should be able to provide alternatives to control a patient’s anxiety and to assist them to receive treatment.

This course will cover a spectrum of anxiety-relieving alternatives. It will give the caring dentist a selection of anxiolytic techniques that can be offered to their patients including non-pharmacological techniques, oral sedation, and nitrous oxide.

Objectives:

• Gain an understanding of the key causes of fear and anxiety in our patients
• Understand non-pharmacological behavioural techniques for anxiety relief and learn how to apply them
• Understand the use of pulse oximetry and defibrillation
• Understand pharmacodynamics and pharmacokinetics, advantages/disadvantages, indications/contraindications of oral sedation
• Understand pharmacodynamics and pharmacokinetics, advantages/disadvantages, indications/contraindications of nitrous oxide
• Gain confidence in the use of oral sedation and nitrous oxide techniques