ABOUT THE COURSE:In clinical dental practice, any intervention or treatment requires placing the patient in utmost comfort as much as possible.This is by and large achieved with the use of local anaesthetics. Knowledge about the drug, its action and effects, the dosage recommended, and the techniques exercised for achieving varied anaesthesia, is of utmost importance for a practitioner. It is also necessary to look out for plausible complications.In the absence of any India-specific online course on this topic, this course aims to impart detailed knowledge to the future generation of practitioners, on the subject of interest as mentioned above.The lecture series consists of Eight topics covering various milieu of local anaesthesia. A combination of lectures with illustrative examples and demonstrations will be used.INTENDED AUDIENCE: Undergraduate Students, Postgraduate Students in Dentistry and DentalPractitioners. Part of the curriculumUG/PGBDS/MDSPREREQUISITES: Undergraduate Students, Postgraduate Students in Dentistry and DentalPractitioners. Part of the curriculumUG/PGBDS/MDS
Overview
Syllabus
Week 1:LA – THE DRUG; PHARMACOLOGY; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY; ACTION OF VASOCONSTRICTORS Lecture 1: Definition, composition & properties of local anaesthetics
Lecture 2: Fundamentals of impulse generation & transmission
Lecture 3: Structure of neuron and conduction cascade
Lecture 4: Mode & Site of Local anaesthetics on the nerve membrane
Lecture 5: Classification and mechanism of action of the drug
Lecture 6: Dissociation of Local Anaesthetics
Lecture 7: Properties of vasoconstrictor and their role
Week 2:DOSAGE & CLINICAL ACTIONS OF SPECIFIC AGENTS Lecture 8: Dose calculation [Maximum recommended dose] for administration
Lecture 9: Chemical structure and mechanism of action of various local anaesthetics
Lecture 10: Metabolism & excretion of the drugs
Lecture 11: Selection of drug based on need
Week 3:ARMAMENTARIUM Lecture 12: Syringe
Lecture 13: Needle
Lecture 14: Cartridge
Lecture 15: Preparation of armamentarium
Week 4:ANATOMIC CONSIDERATIONS Lecture 16: Anatomy of maxilla and associated structures
Lecture 17: Anatomy of mandible and associated structures
Lecture 18: Trigeminal nerve, its course and significance Week 5:MAXILLARY INJECTION TECHNIQUES Lecture 18: Local infiltrations
Lecture 19: Field blocks
Lecture 20: Nerve blocks
Lecture 21: Chair position and operator position
Week 6:MANDIBULAR INJECTION TECHNIQUES Lecture 22: Various techniques
Lecture 23: Chair position and operator position
Week 7:LOCAL COMPLICATIONS Lecture 24: Various complications & preventions
Week 8: SYSTEMIC COMPLICATIONS Lesson 25: Various complications & preventions
Lecture 2: Fundamentals of impulse generation & transmission
Lecture 3: Structure of neuron and conduction cascade
Lecture 4: Mode & Site of Local anaesthetics on the nerve membrane
Lecture 5: Classification and mechanism of action of the drug
Lecture 6: Dissociation of Local Anaesthetics
Lecture 7: Properties of vasoconstrictor and their role
Week 2:DOSAGE & CLINICAL ACTIONS OF SPECIFIC AGENTS Lecture 8: Dose calculation [Maximum recommended dose] for administration
Lecture 9: Chemical structure and mechanism of action of various local anaesthetics
Lecture 10: Metabolism & excretion of the drugs
Lecture 11: Selection of drug based on need
Week 3:ARMAMENTARIUM Lecture 12: Syringe
Lecture 13: Needle
Lecture 14: Cartridge
Lecture 15: Preparation of armamentarium
Week 4:ANATOMIC CONSIDERATIONS Lecture 16: Anatomy of maxilla and associated structures
Lecture 17: Anatomy of mandible and associated structures
Lecture 18: Trigeminal nerve, its course and significance Week 5:MAXILLARY INJECTION TECHNIQUES Lecture 18: Local infiltrations
Lecture 19: Field blocks
Lecture 20: Nerve blocks
Lecture 21: Chair position and operator position
Week 6:MANDIBULAR INJECTION TECHNIQUES Lecture 22: Various techniques
Lecture 23: Chair position and operator position
Week 7:LOCAL COMPLICATIONS Lecture 24: Various complications & preventions
Week 8: SYSTEMIC COMPLICATIONS Lesson 25: Various complications & preventions
Taught by
Prof. Sashikanth Ananthachari
