DHYG 2200
Local Anesthesia
For The
Registered
Dental Hygienist
Dental Hygiene Program
Flanagan Campus
Lincoln, Rhode Island
Please bring the following to class:
These are mandatory for attendance
Completed medical history
(found on course website)
Completed consent form (found on course website) Copy of current dental hygiene license and AHA CPR card (health care provider)
Completed study guides and assignments
Clinical attire, nitrile heavy duty gloves, safety glasses, non-latex gloves, face masks
Required Materials
Order and begin reading as soon as possible
Order at any online bookstore
Stanley Malamed, Handbook of
Local Anesthesia. 5th Edition. Mosby: 2004. (with DVD package)
ISBN: 0323033539
4 Dentsply CD’s
Order from Dentsply free of charge
(800) 989-8826 ext 54122
Mandibular Anesthesia
Maxillary Anesthesia
Techniques for Mandibular Anesthesia
Medical Emergencies in Dental Practice
Dental Health Department
Community College of Rhode Island
1762 Louisquisset Pike
Lincoln, RI 02865
This course will provide a comprehensive study of local anesthetics utilized in the den-tal profession. During lecture and lab com-ponents , the participant will learn to safely administer topical and local anesthetics. It is a 2 credit college course which is equivalent to 30 CEU’s.
Format
Online Component
Participants will be required to complete on-line study guides, exercises and quizzes on Blackboard (Bb). Students must have inter-net access, basic computing and web skills.
Sufficient time must be devoted in order to achieve success in the course. It is esti-mated that a minimum of 20-30 hours of time will be required for this online compo-nent. You are encouraged to register as soon as possible so to allow adequate study time before the on site portion of the course.
Lecture and Lab Component
This onsite component will consist of 15 hours of classroom instruction and 16 hours of lab and clinical instruction. Participants must successfully pass both written and clinical examinations.
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DHYG 2200
Local Anesthesia
for the
Registered Dental Hygienist
ENROLL then Register
The fee for this 2 credit college course is $1079. regardless of where you live, but you must email flbench@ccri.edu to inform her of your out of state residence ASAP.
You must first enroll at the college for a $20.00 fee in order to later register for any courses. To enroll at CCRI online start here:
http://www.ccri.edu/oes/apply.html
About one week later, as a CCRI student log in to MyCCRI where you should be able search and register for DHYG 2200 beginning April 4, 2011.
http://www.ccri.edu/distance/summer_schedule_10.html#DENTAL_HYGIENE
Deadline for registration is May 3, 2011.
Once registered for DHYG 2200 you then must go to the CCRI home page → for students→ Blackboard →log in the same way, DHYG 2200 will automatically show up in your Black-board. Begin taking the online course in the order presented. Complete it by June 3, 2011.
Questions:
The course: flbench@ccri.edu (401)333-7228
Enrollment Services (401)825-2003 or 333-7121
Information Technology Help Desk for Bb or college username and password information
(401)825-1112 from 8-4 M-F only
Pre-Course Requirements
Documentation of the following:
1. Current CPR certification
American Heart Association
Healthcare Provider Level
(course information available on website)
2. Current state licensure
Documentation must be presented at the start of the course.
In addition , participants must complete medical history and consent forms. These can be found on the course website.
Each participant must be able to both
receive and administer local anesthesia.
Course Completion
Participants must attend all scheduled sessions and pass a written and clinical exam in order to receive college course credits and a certificate of completion.
Upon successful course completion par-ticipants will be eligible to submit appli-cation to take the NERB (North East Re-gional Board) Local Anesthesia Exami-nation.
After successfully completing the NERB Local Anesthesia Examination partici-pants can apply to their respective state licensing board to obtain the required permit to deliver local anesthesia.