Renaissance in Local Anesthesia

Problems with Pain Control – Onset of Anesthesia and Local Anesthetic Buffering

2 continuing education hours upon successful completion of this course. The registration fee is $45. This electronically mediated online lecture course was recorded in front of a live audience in San Francisco, CA in March 15, 2013.

Speaker: Stanley F Malamed, DDS

Dr. Malamed is a graduate of the New York University College of Dentistry. He is a Dentist Anesthesiologist, Emeritus Professor of Dentistry, Ostrow School of Dentistry of USC. He completed a dental internship and anesthesiology residency at Montefiore Hospital and Medical Center in the Bronx, New York. Dr. Malamed has authored more than 150 scientific papers and 16 chapters in various medical and dental journals and textbooks in the areas of physical evaluation, emergency medicine, local anesthesia, sedation and general anesthesia. Additionally, Dr. Malamed is the author of three widely used textbooks, published by C.V. Mosby Inc.: Handbook of Medical Emergencies in the Dental Office (7th edition 2015); Handbook of Local Anesthesia 6th edition 2012); and Sedation -A Guide to Patient Management (5th edition 2010).

Dr. Malamed is a paid consultant to Septodont, OnPharma and 3M ESPE.

International Dental Seminars®, Inc. did not receive commercial support funding, and doesn't have a monetary relationship or special interest with a commercial company.

Overview:

Though effective drugs, the onset of profound (pulpal) anesthesia is sometimes exceeding long. The concept of buffering anesthetics has been used in medicine for many years with mixed success. Recently a technique for buffering dental local anesthetic cartridges has been introduced, greatly enhancing the speed of onset, injection comfort and anesthetic depth.

Learning objectives:

On completing this section the student should be able to:

1. Describe the effect of pH on the onset of anesthesia with local anesthetics

2. Describe the mechanism of action of the buffering agent sodium bicarbonate on local anesthetics

3. List the benefits of local anesthetic buffering in dentistry

For additional information, Dr. Malamed may be contacted by:

Email: [email protected]

Website: drmalamed.com

Telephone: 626-286-6657

Original release date of this course: March 15, 2013

Review date: March 12, 2014, March 12, 2016, March 12, 2019, March 12, 2022

Expiration date: March 15, 2025

Course Coordinator: Melanie Eglen

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