SP-39 Sedation in Endodontic Practice: What Does It Take?
CE Hours: 0.75 CE hour
This presentation will review the guidelines and rules regarding sedation in dental practice at the national and state levels. The speaker will discuss the changes and recommendations of the American Dental Association, the American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry and the American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery. The speaker will review the educational recommendations and requirements for providing nitrous oxide and oxygen sedation, minimal sedation, and moderate sedation. The speaker will also discuss his more than 25 years of experience providing intravenous moderate sedation in his private practice and at the school of dental medicine.
At the conclusion, participants should be able to:
- Summarize the guidelines and requirements for providing minimal and moderate sedation at the national and state levels.
- Explain the various levels of sedation.
- Discuss how providing sedation in endodontic practice would be beneficial to both the practice and patients.
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Thomas Montagnese, D.D.S., M.S.
Dr. Thomas V. McClammy graduated from Oregon Health Sciences University School of Dentistry in 1982. Over the next 15 years, he created a remarkable general practice in Oregon, and passionately pursued continuing education courses to fulfill his insatiable desire to learn. In 1996, Dr. McClammy was accepted as a post-doctoral endodontic resident at Boston University’s Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine. He earned a master’s degree as well as a certificate in endodontics in 1999 from his mentor, Dr. Herbert Schilder. Currently, Dr. McClammy has a full-time endodontic and implantology practice in North Scottsdale, Ariz., and is well known for his expertise, passion and extraordinary teaching skills. Dr. McClammy has lectured nationally and internationally on endodontics and implantology, frequently incorporating CBCT into his presentations. He has been a contributing author to the 10th Edition of "Pathways of the Pulp" (Dental Clinics of North America, July 2014), the "Journal of Endodontics," and the 2nd Edition of "Atlas of Cone Beam Imaging for Dental Applications" by Dr. Dale Miles. In addition to practicing, Dr. McClammy currently teaches intimate endodontic and implant courses in his state of the art, microscope-equipped teaching center, Horizon Dental Institute (www.horizondi.com), located adjacent to his Scottsdale office, where he continues to impart “Schilder Endodontics” to students from around the world.
Thomas A.. Montagnese, D.D.S., M.S.
I declare that I have no proprietary, financial, or other personal interest of any nature or kind in any product, service, course, and/or company, or in any firm beneficially associated therewith, that will be discussed or considered during the proposed presentation.
