Dodson-Safe and Efficient Patient Monitoring in the Dental Office: New Trends

Description

Course Summary: Monitoring the patient during sedation is of utmost importance and should not be neglected. Understanding the tools for monitoring during sedation is critical to patient safety. This course is designed to demonstrate effective tools for monitoring at all levels of sedation in a pediatric dental office. It will provide an overview of current basic vital signs monitors and identify additional options when considering advanced patient monitors. It will focus on effective tools to monitor respiration and ventilation with a comparison to oxygenation. The course will give a detailed explanation of how to effectively use capnography in a pediatric dental office and will demonstrate the use and placement of a pre-tracheal stethoscope. The course will also incorporate a discussion of the appropriate times to utilize these tools.