Oral Sedation and Nitrous Oxide Sedation for the Dentist

This two-day course offers both didactic and clinical hands-on instruction in all aspects of nitrous oxide/oxygen inhalation in general practice. It also covers oral sedation as a single agent and in combination with nitrous oxide/oxygen. Participants will learn about and have the opportunity to try, several types of systems. Participants will be required to read material (which will be distributed) in advance of the course.

Topics include:

  • Hands-on administration of nitrous oxide using various techniques and equipment
  • Clinical pharmacology, including nitrous oxide and oxygen, patient assessment, and risk management
  • Clinical pharmacology of oral sedative agents, including mechanism of action, drug interactions, contraindications and reversal agents
  • Indications and contraindications for the use of nitrous oxide sedation, oral sedation, and combined nitrous oxide sedation and oral agents
  • Nitrous oxide equipment and various techniques for nitrous oxide sedation
  • Nitrous oxide contamination and scavenging
  • Monitoring – keeping patients safe, emergency kit, tips and tricks, drug interactions

Local Anesthesia for the Dental Hygienist

This four-day course will provide the dental hygienist with both didactic and clinical “hands-on” training in the administration of local anesthesia. The didactic lectures will cover the following topics:

  • Neurophysiology of pain
  • Mechanism of nerve blockade
  • Assessing patient for local anesthesia
  • Pharmacology of local anesthetics
  • Pharmacology of vasoconstrictors
  • Calculating doses administered
  • Armamentarium
  • Local and systemic complications of local anesthesia and their management
  • Basic maxillary local anesthesia techniques
  • Basic mandibular local anesthesia techniques
  • Local anesthesia failures and their management
  • Advanced local anesthesia techniques

PRE-COURSE

One month prior to the course, the lecture material and a “self-assessment” quiz will be distributed electronically to all participants to allow for self-directed learning.

Upon completion of this course the participant should have an appreciation of the necessary basic
knowledge:

  • In medicine, anatomy, physiology, pharmacology for the successful administration of local anesthesia for the dental hygiene patient, and
  • The clinical “hands-on” training will allow the participant to learn the basic maxillary and mandibular local anesthesia technique by performing these techniques on fellow course participants under the supervision of members of the Division of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery.

Small Field of View Cone Beam Computed Tomography for Dentistry: Applications and Interpretation

This three-day hands-on course offers both didactic and clinical hands-on instruction. The third day, March 29th involves an introduction to a CBCT unit and a 3-hour examination. This certification course will meet the PDBNS CBCT requirements. Participants will be required to read some course material in advance of the course, and it will be distributed about one week prior to the start of the course through Dal’s LMS – Brightspace.

At the end of this course, participants will know more about:

  • Radiation biology and physics
  • Radiographic anatomy
  • Indications for the use of CBCT
  • Radiographic approaches to different conditions
  • Interpretation and case reporting
  • Patient positioning
  • Image prescription

NS – Cape Breton Alumni Tour: Reconstructing the TMJ and complications in surgical implants

This course will examine the options and considerations for reconstructing the temporomandibular joint and explore some of the surgical complications that can occur in implant dentistry.

At the end of this course, participants have a greater understanding of TMJ reconstruction and will know what conservative and surgical treatments should be attempted prior to considering TMJ reconstruction. They will also have a knowledge of the common complications that can occur during implant surgery. Topics include:
• TMJ reconstruction options
• Predicting which patients will benefit from TMJ reconstruction and their expected outcomes
• Managing TMJ patients post-operatively
• Minimizing and managing complications that arise during implant surgery
• Deciding when to refer a patient

NL Alumni Tour: Reconstructing the TMJ and complications in surgical implants

This course will examine the options and considerations for reconstructing the temporomandibular joint and explore some of the surgical complications that can occur in implant dentistry.

At the end of this course, participants have a greater understanding of TMJ reconstruction and will know what conservative and surgical treatments should be attempted prior to considering TMJ reconstruction. They will also have a knowledge of the common complications that can occur during implant surgery. Topics include:

• TMJ reconstruction options
• Predicting which patients will benefit from TMJ reconstruction and their expected
outcomes
• Managing TMJ patients post-operatively
• Minimizing and managing complications that arise during implant surgery
• Deciding when to refer a patient

Implants – Advantages and Pitfalls of 3D Planning

This course outlines the current 3D planning concepts of implant therapy, from simple cases to comprehensive treatments. The topics will include:

  • Basic assessment of the implant patient
  • 3D planning for a single tooth
  • 3D planning for complex cases
  • Prosthodontic considerations. Pearls and Pitfalls
  • Surgical implant complications
  • The critical role of the Dental Lab
  • Implants in the complete dental rehabilitation of patients with oral cancer

COURSE OBJECTIVES

Participants will:

  • Gain a better understanding of the current 3D implant planning concepts.
  • Determine which patients will benefit from 3D implant planning.

Schedule:

8:30 – 9:00 am: Registration and Continental Breakfast
9:00 – 9:45 am: Basic assessment of the implant patient – Dr. Brady
9:45 – 10:15 am: 3D planning for a single tooth – Dr. Gregoire
10:15 – 10:30 am: Break
10:30 – 11:15 am: 3D planning for complex cases – Dr. Doucet
11:15 – 12:00 am: Prosthodontic considerations. Pearls and Pitfalls – Dr. Vallee
12:00 – 1:00 pm: Lunch
1:00 – 1:45 pm: Surgical implant complications -Dr. Davis
1:45 – 2:30 pm: The critical role of the Dental Lab – Christian Hall
2:30 – 2:45 pm: Break
2:45 – 3:30 pm: Implants in the complete dental rehabilitation of patients with oral cancer
3:30 – 4:00 pm: Nobel innovations