Which local anaesthetics should I use? short course for Dental Practitioners
This session provides an overview of the local anaesthetic agents available for use in dentistry, including properties, indications for use and maximum doses.
Learning objectives
By the end of this session you will be able to:
- list and describe the most common local anaesthetics for use in dental practice
- list the situations when each anaesthetic should be used
- calculate maximum doses in order to safely prescribe different local anaesthetic agents
Dental local anaesthetic (LA) agents are invaluable in clinical dentistry and generally regarded as safe.
Before commencing this session you should have completed the following eDen session in Module 3 Anxiety and pain control in dentistry/Dental local anaesthesia:
- Introduction to dental local anaesthetics (141-0119)
Zoe is currently a Senior House Officer in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery and Paediatric Dentistry at Alder Hey Children’s Hospital. She recently finished a six month post at University Hospital Aintree as an SHO in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery.
Zoe completed two years General Professional Training in the Northern Deanery. She worked as a House Officer at Newcastle Dental Hospital, in all the departments, and in a General Dental Practice. She qualified from Newcastle Dental School with BDS in June 2008, and passed the MFDS Parts I and II from RCS Edinburgh in 2009-2010.
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