DHY 250 - Pain Management II

Credits: 1
Contact Hours: 1

Prerequisites: DHY 240 and DHY 241 and DHY 242 and DHY 244 and DHY 246 and DHY 249

Corequisites: None

College Level Prerequisites: None

Description: This course will provide the dental hygiene student instruction and lab application necessary to administer nitrous oxide oxygen inhalation sedation. Topics covered include pain and anxiety management, anatomy and physiology of respiration and airway management, patient assessment, clinical procedures for administration, nitrous oxide and its interaction with the body, emergency procedures, and potential hazards of occupational exposure. Alternative pain management therapies will also be explored.

Department Consent: No Consent

General Education Distribution Category Met: None