Pacific Northwest Dental Hygiene Institute - Local Anesthesia
Local Anesthesia
This course is designed to expand your basic dental hygiene knowledge in pain control and provide additional didactic information and clinical experience in administration of local anesthetic agents to clinical competency.
The fundamentals of local anesthetic science and administration techniques are presented in this course. This is a starting point for clinicians to achieve clinical proficiency in their day to day practice. Confidence requires ongoing practice and study, peer discussion of injection successes and failures, and hours of practice.
Course materials and assignments are provided via the Angel online course management system. The onsite lecture and clinical portion is provided over 4 days (approx. 30 hours).
Required pre-study via Angel requires no less than 10 hours of independent study.
Course evaluation/assessment will be done through written pre-tests and post-tests, lab feedback and proficiencies, and Mock Board testing.
August Session - Dates listed are tentative
On-line Pre-study - |
June 24-28, 2013 |
On-line Pre-study - |
July 1 - August 9, 2013 |
Grounded Clinic at Pierce College |
August 14-17, 2013 4 sessions Wednesday - Saturday 8:00 am - 6:00 pm Item Number: U122 |
Instructor:
Kathy Bassett
Professor and Clinic Coordinator
Pierce College Dental Hygiene
(253) 964-6578
kbassett@pierce.ctc.edu
Course fee: $999 (includes clock hours and aspirating syringe)
Textbook required: Local Anesthesia for Dental Professionals by Bassett, DiMarco, Naughton. ISBN-13: 9780131589308
Students must purchase their own textbook, readily available at several online sources such including Pearson Education, Amazon.com, Walmart.com, and Barnes & Noble.com.
Textbook cost: Approximately $70.
Access to course materials will be provided via Angel once the student’s registration is confirmed.
ALL students must furnish their own appropriate lab coat and safety glasses based on OSHA guidelines for Personal Protective Equipment.
Refund Policy
Pierce College issues refunds by check regardless of original payment type. Refunds of course fees will be given as follows:
| 100% When a class is cancelled by Continuing Education |
| 100% When the student is not accepted into the Expanded Functions Course |
| 100% (less $7.00) When a student withdraws six (6) weeks prior to the first class session. |
| 0% When a student withdraws less than six (6) weeks prior to the first class session, after the class begins, does not attend, or stops attending the course. |
General Institute Information
Barbara Arnold
Continuing Education Program Manager/Developer
(253) 840-8450
Barnold@pierce.ctc.edu
Mailing Address:
1601 39th Ave SE
Puyallup, WA 98374
Technical Course Information
Kathy Bassett
Professor and Clinic Coordinator
Pierce College Dental Hygiene
(253) 964-6578
kbassett@pierce.ctc.edu
Washington Dept. of Health
Dental Hygiene Licensing
www.doh.gov
WREB Information
(602) 944-3315
www.wreb.org.
