Unit Code: DNT601

Unit Name: Local Anaesthesia and Oral Surgery

Description: The purpose of this course is to provide students with standard clinical knowledge and experience in clinical local analgesia and dento-alveolar extraction procedures and problems associated therewith. Year 2 students would have had the necessary foundation knowledge of the basic sciences which are reinforced in the discussion of clinical scenarios and observation of patient cases requiring local analgesia and dental extraction management. Students are encouraged to expand their competency development not only in the development of clinical skills, but also in acquiring attitudinal attributes of empathy, sensitivity to patient feelings and situations, and application to a variety of settings. This course serves to guide the students towards the clinical application of Oral Surgery, where actual hands-on will be performed by the student in year 3 clinical practice. During the course, students will be paired up and will practice the major techniques of giving a mandibular block and mandibular and maxillary infiltration on their partners before the actual clinical practice on patients.

Learning Target Outcomes: On successful completion of this course, students will be able to: 1. Explain the significance of relevant tooth and regional anatomy and basic science concepts in the practice of local anaesthesia and dental extraction. 2. Explain patient evaluation and risk assessment for the surgical patient. 3. Discuss the management of medically compromised patients in relation to exodontia under local anaesthesia. 4. Explain common theories of pain and the different methods of controlling pain and anxiety. 5. Describe pharmacological aspects of local anaesthesia and pain control in dentistry. 6. Explain different techniques and armamentarium in the delivery of local anaesthesia with emphasis on infiltration and Inferior alveolar nerve block in the oral cavity. 7. Demonstrate safe local anaesthesia techniques relevant to dental practice. 8. Explain principles and techniques of dentoalveolar extraction of individual teeth and management of complications. 9. Demonstrate principles of dento-alveolar extractions and simple suturing technique. 10. Explain odontogenic infections and associated life-threatening complications and principles of management.

Prerequisite: Passed all Level 5 courses in Year 1

Prerequisite Sentence: N/A

Credit Point: 15

Offered In: Semester 2