monitoring Nitrous Oxide
– Oxygen Relative Analgesia
For The Registered Dental
Assistant in Tennessee
Chemistry and Physical
Properties of Gases
Anesthesia versus Analgesia
Nitrous Oxide as an Agent for Relative Analgesia and its Characteristics
Pharmacokinetics of Nitrous Oxide
Delivery Systems and Safety Devices
Patient Assessment
and Selection
Monitoring
Administration and Recovery
Abuse Issues Regarding Nitrous Oxide
Question and Answer
Session
Administration of
Examination: At the completion of the lecture, the State Board of Dentistry
requires attendees to take a comprehensive examination. Attendees must make a
score more than 75% in order for their name to be forwarded to the Board as
successfully completing the course.
INSTRUCTOR
J. Stansill Covington, DDS
Dr.
J.S. Covington is Professor
of Biologic and Diagnostic
Sciences in
the College
of Dentistry and
also Professor
and Chair
of the
Department of Dental Hygiene
in the College of Allied
Health Science at the University of
Tennessee Health Science Center. He
received a Bachelor of Science degree in Chemistry from
the University of Mississippi, a Master of Science degree
in Organic
Chemistry from
the University
of Memphis, and
a Doctorate
of Dental
Surgery degree
from the University
of Tennessee.
He is
a Fellow
of the
Royal Society
of Medicine in
London and
a member
of the
American Dental Association,
the American
Dental Education
Association and
the International Association for Dental Research.