Local Anesthesia for Dental Hygienist,2E

Part One: Introduction to Pain Control
1. Local Anesthesia in Dental Hygiene Practice: An Introduction
2. Neurophysiology
Part Two: Local and Topical Anesthetic Agents
3. Pharmacology of Local Anesthetic Agents
4. Pharmacology of Vasoconstrictors
5. Local Anesthetic Agents

Appendix 5-1: Summary of Amide Local Anesthetic Agents and Vasoconstrictors

6. Topical Anesthetic Agents
Part Three: Patient Assessment
7. Preanesthetic Assessment

Appendix 7-1: Sample Medical History form in English/Spanish

8. Determining Drug Doses

Appendix 8-1: Summary of Local Anesthetics Agents and Vasoconstrictors
Appendix 8-2: Comparison of Previous and Current Maximum Recommended Doses of Local Anesthetic Agents per Appointment for Healthy Patients NEW!
Appendix 8-3: Dosing Information for Regional Local Anesthesia Board Examinations Requiring Calculations Based on 1.7 mL of Solution

Part Four: Local Anesthetic Techniques for the Dental Hygienist
9. Armamentarium/Syringe Preparation
10. Anatomic Considerations for the Administration of Local Anesthesia
11. Basic Injection Techniques

Appendix 11-1: Sharps Management: CDC Guidelines for Infection Control in the Dental Health Care Setting
Appendix 11-2: Safe and Unsafe Needle Recapping Techniques

12. Maxillary Nerve Anesthesia

Appendix 12-1: Summary of Maxillary Injections

13. Mandibular Nerve Anesthesia

Appendix 13-1: Summary of Mandibular Injections
Appendix 13-2 NEW!

14. Local Anesthesia for the Child and Adolescent NEW!
Part Five: Complications, Legal Considerations, and Risk Management
15. Local Anesthesic Complications
16. Legal Considerations and Risk Management
Glossary
Index