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| Missouri State Board of Dentistry Rule §4 CSR 110-4.020 (5) requires that a dentist complete the following to obtain an oral conscious sedation permit: A comprehensive training program in oral conscious sedation; at least 15 additional hours of continuing education pertaining to medical emergencies, anesthesia complications, and patient management; and ensure that two dental staff members are patient monitoring-certified.* This training is available in DC or Atlanta. |
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| Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) certification can substitute for the 15 additional hours of CE. |
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| *When the intent is Anxiolysis only, a permit is not required. |
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| Pediatric
Sedation |
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| Sedation dentistry for children is a
unique science and requires pediatric-
specific training. The standard of care
for providing pediatric sedation
requires several hours of instructive
classroom training with clinically-
oriented experiences. This training is
available in Memphis.
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Regulatory assistance: DOCS membership provides direct access to our full-time Regulatory Counsel for assistance in complying with the training and equipment requirements, obtaining your permit, and addressing advertising issues.
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| Why Do Oral Sedation? |
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An estimated 3 Million people in Missouri are currently in need of tdental care but are too fearful to seek you out. To date, access to care for these patients has been limited. Now you can help.
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Practicing oral sedation has many advantages for you, not the least of which is treating a more comfortable patient. Other advantages are: performing more dentistry in a single visit instead of having the patient come back again and again; bigger restorative cases from patients who were previously reluctant due to anxiety; and patients feeling little to no post-operative discomfort regardless of the procedure - resulting in more referrals.
And for your patients it means something else. A comfortable experience - often with no recollection of the visit or the time passed. I often hear of patients who call their dentist the next day not to complain, but to express their gratitude and delight in their first ever visit to the dentist without fear.
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Get the education you need to fulfill your requirements and provide safe and effective oral conscious sedation to those in need. Get started today!
DOCS Courses are AGD/PACE approved. Courses approved by the AGD are accepted for continuing education in Missouri.
Come to DC or Atlanta! |
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