DHYG 416 Pain Management III: Adjunctive Techniques (0.5 credits)
Course Description
This course builds on the foundations of Pain Management I (DHYG 326). Students will be introduced to supplemental and alternative injection techniques, computerized and specialized injection devices, and new drugs and other technologies for use in dentistry. Students will practice new injection techniques and experience a variety of specialty dental injection devices in peer-labs.
Course Content
Evolution of adjunctive dental pain management concepts, techniques and armamentarium for local anesthesia in dentistry.
Advance concepts for administering dental injections for maxillary, palatal, mandibular and single tooth pain control in dentistry.
Key injections landmarks of bony structures, soft tissues, and muscles associated with anatomical barriers relevant to troubleshooting inadequate anesthesia in dentistry.
Clinical applications of advanced and adjunctive local anesthetic administration techniques.
Anatomy cues and technique features of advanced and adjunctive dental anesthetic injections to include Gow-Gates and AMSA nerve blocks, and periodontal ligament (PDL) injections.
Clinical administration of local anesthesia utilizing computer controlled local anesthesia delivery devices.
Specialized and adjunctive strategies to include distraction techniques, drug buffering systems, anesthesia reversal agents.
Special considerations for local anesthesia relevant to fearful patients, and pediatric patients.
Specialty perspectives for local anesthesia relevant to oral surgery, periodontics, and endodontics.
Safe and effective handling, use, and maintenance of dental anesthetic syringes to include manual, safety and computerized delivery devices.
Exposure control and safety guidelines for specialty devices and buffering cartridges.
Student Outcomes
- Apply facts and concepts related to adjunctive dental pain management concepts and techniques.
- Contrast adjunctive strategies indicated for inadequate anesthesia.
- Integrate facts and concepts related to neurophysiology, pharmacology, pharmacokinetics and pharmacokinetics, and mechanism of action to address the challenges of inadequate anesthesia.
- Consider alternative viewpoints for the management of fearful patients, and pediatric patients.
- Demonstrate safe clinical administration of local anesthesia using supplemental and advanced injection techniques, and computer technologies for delivery of dental anesthetics.
Degree Outcomes
This course is part of the Bachelor of Applied Science in Dental Hygiene Degree. Please refer to the Dental Hygiene Competency Map for detail of the Program Competencies this course addresses. Each competency is identified at a level of skill by the terms Introductory (I), Developing (D), or Competent (C). The map also shows the alignment between each Program Competency and the Pierce College Core Ability(ies).
Core Abilities
Critical, Creative, and Reflective Thinking: Graduates will evaluate, analyze, synthesize, and generate ideas; construct informed, meaningful, and justifiable conclusions; and process feelings, beliefs, biases, strengths, and weaknesses as they relate to their thinking, decisions, and creations.
Lecture Contact Hours 3
Lab Contact Hours 4
Clinical Contact Hours 0
Total Contact Hours 7
Potential Methods
In-class discussion - participation rubric
Weekly online discussion topics - blackboard blog rubric
Written final examination - multiple choice
Student lab activities – clinical injection technique evaluation criteria
Individual/Group Projects – controversial subjects, new technology and techniques
ePortfolio
Clinical (Acceptable, Improvable, Standard Not Met) AIS Evaluation Criteria and/or Pierce College Global Rubrics
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