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Marion C. Manski, RDH, MS, earned her certificate and associate's degree in 1983 from The Forsyth School for Dental Hygienists and Northeastern University in Boston, Mass. She earned her bachelor's degree in dental hygiene at the University of Maryland School of Dentistry in 1988. Ms. Manski also graduated from the University of Maryland Graduate School with a Master's degree in 2004. In 2006, she became certified in the administration of Local Anesthesia (CT). She served as associate professor and director of dental hygiene until 2018.  She currently is associate professor at The Fones School of Dental Hygiene, University of Bridgeport in Connecticut.

Course Description:

Through a combination of lecture and hands-on lab work, participants will gain skills in the implementation of local anesthesia. This course will provide the licensed dental hygienist with initial didactic and clinical laboratory components necessary to perform local anesthesia.

Course Objectives:

Upon completion of this course, the participants should be able to:

Discuss and describe the anatomy and neurophysiology of pain and pain control

Determine the pharmacology of anesthetic agents and vasoconstrictors

Recognize medical history status and administration of local anesthesia

Demonstrate local anesthetia techniques

Discuss the use of topical anesthetics and demonstrate proper administration

List steps taken in an emergency

Utilize proper infection control

Recognize proper prevention, recognition and management of complications

Administer local anesthesia in practice

Be prepared for the Local Anesthesia CDCA prometric exam 

USD

Group registrations not allowed

Accompanying persons not allowed

We don’t accept Online Abstracts

Submission Info

Contact No.: 410-706-2282

Email: umsodce​@​umaryland.edu

Contact No.: 410-706-2282

Email: umsodce​@​umaryland.edu