All Things LA 2021:
Local Anesthesia for Dental Hygienists
Check out the following sites for information on local anesthesia.
Pain control is an important step in the care of the dental hygiene
patient.
For many years, Margaret has maintained that there is no need
for a special device such as a skull that lights up to learn local anesthesia but student-to-student practice is truly key. This
now has been proven by a new going-to-be-landmark research
article in the CJDH (scroll) that she had an opportunity to
review for the Journal.
Please remember to check state guidelines concerning local
anesthesia administration by a dental hygienist.
RDH Magazine Editorial by Mark Hartley on Margaret and Local Anesthesia
Margaret is a Contributor to the Chapters on Anatomy and Technique (both Maxillary and Mandibular), Local Anesthesia for the Dental Hygienist, ed 2, 2017, Published by Elsevier; Preview by Google
Google Play sample; however, feedback on Kindle for my textbooks is not good. Not sure how this will "play" out for the figures, etc.
Pubmed for dental local anesthesia- look for evidence based results!
State Chart on LA by Dental Hygienists from ADHA
