Local Anesthesia for the Dental Hygienist

Why try to schedule with others to observe anesthesia administration when what you want is hands-on practice?
SPC is the largest dental hygiene program in the region and Barbara Mulholland, RDH, BSHS, MSDH, is the lead instructor for this highly interactive course. Personal malpractice insurance is encouraged, but not required. You will be required to complete and sign SPC's Conditions for Student Participation release of liability and medical history form. These forms will be emailed to you after you register.
This course provides the registered dental hygienist with the required hours in both the didactic instruction and the clinical experience for FL certification. You will learn neurophysiology, armamentarium, techniques of local anesthesia administration, local and systemic complications, and the pharmacology of local anesthetic agents. This course will provide instruction to safely and effectively select and administer local anesthetic agents. This course is specifically designed to obtain your Florida certification.
Registration is limited and on a first-come-first-served basis.

Required Textbook:
The required textbook is not included in the price of the course. The book must be purchased for the online portion of this course. 


**Malamed 7th Edition handbook for Local Anesthesia 978-0-323-58207-0**
 
HEC Book store: 727-202-3602

Program Cost:
$1,400.00

 Registration Deadline: 
 March 31, 2023

Lab Location: 
St. Petersburg College Health Education Center
7200 66th Street North
Pinellas Park, FL 33781

Lab Dates & Times:
Friday, June 9            8:00 AM - 5:30 PM
Saturday, June 10     8:00 AM - 3:30 PM
Friday, June  23         8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Saturday, June 24     8:00 AM - 4:00 PM
 
Online Component:
 Begins on April 17, 2023. Online class must be completed before the first day of the lab.


IMPORTANT INFORMATION - READ BEFORE REGISTERING:
 
* Enter the same name that is on your dental hygienist license when registering
* Use your personal email address when registering, do not use work email addresses
* You must complete the online component before the first day of lab and attend all four lab days to earn a certificate of completion.
 
Email the below forms to Barbara Mulholland at mulholland.barbara@spcollege.edu to confirm your registration

Click Here for Documents to be sent to the Instructor
 
Contact Hours: 
60 hours for Dental Hygienist.
At the completion of this course, you will receive 60 CEUs towards your license, which will be reported to CE Broker from Provider #50-2525.
 
Course Requirements: 

• Active FL Dental Hygienist License
• Current CPR/Health Care Provider Certification
• Completion of student participation, liability, and medical history forms (will be sent to you after registration)

SPC is offering four days of ACTUAL clinical practice to enhance your clinical skills. This advantage allows you to apply immediately to the Florida Board for your Certificate to Administer Local Anesthesia.

Refund/cancellation policy:
Refunds will be given with written notice one week prior to the online component of the course opening. There will be no refunds or transfers if you are unable to complete the online component of the course or attend all the clinical lab dates and participate as a patient subject and both administer and receive local anesthesia. You must complete the online portion of the course and attend all four lab days in order to receive your Certificate of Completion. No partial credit is awarded. SPC reserves the right to cancel the course.

*Disclaimer:
The college reserves the right to change, modify or alter without notice all fees, charges, tuition, expenses, and costs of any kind and further reserves the right to add or delete without notice any course offering or information on these pages.

SPC reserves the right to require observation hours, if necessary, to meet the 30-hour minimum requirement for the clinical experience.