Toothbusters. Part 5. Local anaesthetic

An awesome series on sedation and oral surgery. This series is going to have a mixture of everything – from live consultations, lectures, practical demonstrations, and recorded footage of surgical procedures too.

The team of Toothbusters – Dr. Nasser Syed, Dr. Tariq Drabu, Dr. Javed Ikram, and Dr. Chris Waith – will be guiding you and giving you insights into every stage of the process where a patient needs sedation and oral surgery procedures. You are going to love it!

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This is Part 5. Local anaesthetic and related anatomy

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Aim:

• Identify and execute the ability to provide comfortable and efficient local anaesthesia to patients

Objectives:

• Identify pre-injection techniques that can help reduce discomfort in patients
• Identify unique cases that may make local anaesthesia difficult
• Recognise the anatomical landmarks that help deliver efficient local anaesthetic infiltration and blocks

Learning outcome:

• By the end of this session, the learner will be able to identify and recognise the landmarks and techniques to enable more comfortable and efficient local anaesthesia for patients

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