Local Anesthesia: Technique, Anatomy, and Physiology
Friday, January 30, 2026
8:00 – 11:00 am
Course Code:
605RL
Room:
MCEC Room 106
Cost:
$135
Credits:
3
CE Hours
This course will focus on the technique and anatomy for all dental injections through an exciting, novel digital teaching modality. Visualization of vital structures and anatomical landmarks will be delivered in an unforgettable approach using CT data with 3D volume rendering and maximum intensity imaging. An overview of anesthetic performance will also be included, discussing the real time course of analgesia and buffering local anesthetic, which can dramatically improve the onset of analgesia.
Speakers
After this course attendees will be able to:
- Gain confidence delivering local anesthesia to the dental patient
- Review head and neck anatomy
- Describe all dental block and infiltration techniques to achieve comfortable and effective anesthesia
- Explain how to reduce anesthetic failures
- Discover how to decrease stress associated with delivering local anesthesia for both patient and practitioners
- Understand the real time course of local anesthesia
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