Local Anesthesia for the Dental Hygienist

Registration is limited and on a first come first served basis.

If you wish to be placed on the waiting list, please email your name and daytime phone # to: Kerwin.Denise@spcollege.edu

Contact Hours: 60 hours for Dental Hygienist.

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.

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 Joan Tonner, CRDH,BSHS, MA, who completed a course in local anesthesia administration in 1999 and has been teaching it since 2001, 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 the 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.

Online Component must be completed prior to the lab and you must attend all 4 lab dates.

Time: 8:00am - 5:00pm on Fridays and 8:00am - 4:00pm on Saturdays

Cost: $995 (includes a box sandwich lunch, drink and dessert)
Registration/Cancellation Deadline: One week before start date of specific class.
Required text - Must be purchased for the online portion of the course. (Cost of textbook is extra and may be ordered from any online site, or the Caruth Health Education Center bookstore):

• Malamed 6th Edition handbook for Local Anesthesia 978-0-323-07413-1

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)

Participants must bring the following to lab.

• 2 sterile dental breech loading aspirating syringes
• Safety glasses
• Suitable clinical attire
• If you have special mask or glove accommodations please provide your own. SPC will provide Nitrile gloves in S/M/L. Masks will be standard ear loop style.

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 in 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.