DENT 2123 - PAIN CONTROL I

[26 Credits]

This section is designed to develop understanding and knowledge of the various techniques of local anesthesia, landmarks and relationships of the anatomical structures involved, the chemistry and pharmacology of the local anesthetic solutions, pre-anesthetic evaluation, and the complications and emergencies of local anesthesia and their management. A clinical orientation period is given at the end of the course in which students perform all of the necessary local anesthesia blocks on each other. (Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery)