Local Anaesthesia in Dentistry

By Multi faculty | Rajan Dental Institute & Chennai Dental Research Foundation

Learners enrolled: 1319 | Exam registration: 262

ABOUT THE COURSE:

In clinical dental practice, any intervention or treatment requires placing the patient in utmost comfort as much as possible.This is by and large achieved with the use of local anaesthetics. Knowledge about the drug, its action and effects, the dosage recommended, and the techniques exercised for achieving varied anaesthesia, is of utmost importance for a practitioner. It is also necessary to look out for plausible complications.

In the absence of any India-specific online course on this topic, this course aims to impart detailed knowledge to the future generation of practitioners, on the subject of interest as mentioned above.

The lecture series consists of Eight topics covering various milieu of local anaesthesia. A combination of lectures with illustrative examples and demonstrations will be used.

INTENDED AUDIENCE: Undergraduate Students, Postgraduate Students in Dentistry and Dental

Practitioners. Part of the curriculum

UG/PG

BDS/MDS

PREREQUISITES: Undergraduate Students, Postgraduate Students in Dentistry and Dental

Practitioners. Part of the curriculum

UG/PG

BDS/MDS

Summary

Course Status :	Ongoing
Course Type :	Elective
Language for course content :	English
Duration :	8 weeks
Category :	Multidisciplinary
Credit Points :	2
Level :	Undergraduate/Postgraduate
Start Date :	17 Feb 2025
End Date :	11 Apr 2025
Enrollment Ends :	17 Feb 2025
Exam Registration Ends :	28 Feb 2025
Exam Date :	27 Apr 2025 IST

Note: This exam date is subject to change based on seat availability. You can check final exam date on your hall ticket.

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Course layout

Week 1: LA – THE DRUG; PHARMACOLOGY; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY; ACTION OF VASOCONSTRICTORS

Lecture 1: Definition, composition & properties of local anaesthetics

Lecture 2: Fundamentals of impulse generation & transmission

Lecture 3: Structure of neuron and conduction cascade

Lecture 4: Mode & Site of Local anaesthetics on the nerve membrane

Lecture 5: Classification and mechanism of action of the drug

Lecture 6: Dissociation of Local Anaesthetics

Lecture 7: Properties of vasoconstrictor and their role

Week 2: DOSAGE & CLINICAL ACTIONS OF SPECIFIC AGENTS

Lecture 8: Dose calculation [Maximum recommended dose] for administration

Lecture 9: Chemical structure and mechanism of action of various local anaesthetics

Lecture 10: Metabolism & excretion of the drugs

Lecture 11: Selection of drug based on need

Week 3: ARMAMENTARIUM

Lecture 12: Syringe

Lecture 13: Needle

Lecture 14: Cartridge

Lecture 15: Preparation of armamentarium

Week 4: ANATOMIC CONSIDERATIONS

Lecture 16: Anatomy of maxilla and associated structures

Lecture 17: Anatomy of mandible and associated structures

Lecture 18: Trigeminal nerve, its course and significance

Week 5: MAXILLARY INJECTION TECHNIQUES

Lecture 18: Local infiltrations

Lecture 19: Field blocks

Lecture 20: Nerve blocks

Lecture 21: Chair position and operator position

Week 6: MANDIBULAR INJECTION TECHNIQUES

Lecture 22: Various techniques

Lecture 23: Chair position and operator position

Week 7: LOCAL COMPLICATIONS

Lecture 24: Various complications & preventions

Week 8: SYSTEMIC COMPLICATIONS

Lesson 25: Various complications & preventions

Books and references

Handbook of Local anaesthesia - Stanley F. Malamed

Morgan and Mikhail – Clinical Anaesthesiology

Local anaesthesia in Dentistry - J.A. Baart and H. S. Brand

Instructor bio

Multi faculty

Rajan Dental Institute & Chennai Dental Research Foundation

Dr.S. Jimson:

Senior Consultant, Oral & Maxillofacial Surgeon. Mugham.

CEO, Rajan Dental Institute, Chennai.

Oral and maxillofacial surgeon, experienced in teaching local anaesthesia in dentistry for 22 years. Area of expertise: Local anaesthesia, dentistry, maxillofacial trauma, and other maxillofacial procedures.

Dr. Kannan Balaraman

Senior Consultant Faciomaxillary Surgeon Ganga Hospital, Coimbatore

Oral and maxillofacial surgeon, experienced in teaching local anaesthesia in dentistry for 22 years . Area of expertise: Local anaesthesia, dentistry, maxillofacial trauma, and other maxillofacial procedures.

Dr. Ramakrishna Shenoi

Prof & Head Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery VSPM Dental College, Nagpur

Oral and maxillofacial surgeon, experienced in teaching local anaesthesia in dentistry for 26 years . Area of expertise: Local anaesthesia, dentistry, maxillofacial trauma, and other maxillofacial procedures.

Dr. Madan Mishra

Professor Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Sardar Patel PG Institute of Dental and Medical Sciences, Lucknow, UP

Oral and maxillofacial surgeon, experienced in teaching local anaesthesia in dentistry for 15 years. Area of expertise: Local anaesthesia, dentistry, maxillofacial trauma, and other maxillofacial procedures.

Dr.Elavenil Panneerselvam,

Professor, Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, SRM Dental College & Hospital, Ramapuram Campus, Chennai and Visiting Professor, Faculty of Medicine, Shimane University, Japan.

Oral and maxillofacial surgeon, experienced in teaching local anaesthesia in dentistry for 20 years. Area of expertise: Local anaesthesia in dentistry, maxillofacial trauma, TMJ and Esthetic surgery.

Dr.Bhagvandas Rai

Principal & Head of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery at Pacific Dental College & Hospital, Udaipur

Oral and maxillofacial surgeon, experienced in teaching local anaesthesia in dentistry for 25 years . Area of expertise: Local anaesthesia, dentistry, maxillofacial trauma, and other maxillofacial procedures.

Dr.Sneha.P

Professor, Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, Saveetha Dental College, Chennai.

Oral and maxillofacial surgeon, experienced in teaching local anaesthesia in dentistry for 18 years. Area of expertise: Local anaesthesia in dentistry, maxillofacial trauma, and Cleft Surgeon

Dr.Sobhan Mishra

Professor & PG Guide (Oral and Maxillofacia l Surgery) Institute of Dental Sciences, Bhubanesh war

Course certificate

The course is free to enroll and learn from. But if you want a certificate, you have to register and write the proctored exam conducted by us in person at any of the designated exam centres.

The exam is optional for a fee of Rs 1000/- (Rupees one thousand only).

Date and Time of Exams: EXAM DATE: 27 April, 2025 Morning session 9am to 12 noon; Afternoon Session 2pm to 5pm.

Registration url: Announcements will be made when the registration form is open for registrations.

The online registration form has to be filled and the certification exam fee needs to be paid. More details will be made available when the exam registration form is published. If there are any changes, it will be mentioned then.

Please check the form for more details on the cities where the exams will be held, the conditions you agree to when you fill the form etc.

CRITERIA TO GET A CERTIFICATE

Average assignment score = 25% of average of best 6 assignments out of the total 8 assignments given in the course.
Exam score = 75% of the proctored certification exam score out of 100

Final score = Average assignment score + Exam score

Please note that assignments encompass all types (including quizzes, programming tasks, and essay submissions) available in the specific week.

YOU WILL BE ELIGIBLE FOR A CERTIFICATE ONLY IF AVERAGE ASSIGNMENT SCORE >=10/25 AND EXAM SCORE >= 30/75. If one of the 2 criteria is not met, you will not get the certificate even if the Final score >= 40/100.

Certificate will have your name, photograph and the score in the final exam with the breakup.It will have the logos of NPTEL and IIT Madras .It will be e-verifiable at nptel.ac.in/noc.

Only the e-certificate will be made available. Hard copies will not be dispatched.

Once again, thanks for your interest in our online courses and certification. Happy learning.

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