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Speaker: Dr. Kenneth Hargreaves, DDS, Ph.D., University of Texas
About the speaker: Dental degree, Georgetown University; Ph.D., Uniformed Services University; professor and chair of endodontics, professor of pharmacology and physiology, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio.

Description:
This evidence-based course is designed to provide effective and practical strategies for managing acute dental pain emergencies. The latest information on NSAIDS, acetaminophen-containing analgesics and local anesthetics will be provided with the objective of having immediate application to your next patient emergency. Want to know how to anesthetize that hot tooth? How to predictably manage severe acute pain after surgical or endodontic treatments? How to combine common medications to improve analgesia? This course will answer these with practical tips and more using a lecture style that emphasizes interactions with the audience in answering common pain problems with useful solutions.

Learning objectives:
Participants will be able to:

• Describe a fast and efficient routine for managing dental pain emergency patients
• Select the best combination of analgesics to manage dental pain
• Provide effective local anesthesia to the classic “hot” molar case