Effective Pain Management for Kids
By Matthew K. Geneser, DDS Pain is the prototypical psychological response to nociceptive stimuli. Response to a stimulus varies greatly from one person to another…
Category: Anesthesia
Tips for Administering the Inferior Alveolar Nerve Block
By Marion C. Manski, RDH, MS, Deborah L. Cartee, RDH, MS Dental pain management requires a thorough understanding of head and neck anatomy. As the practice…
Alternative Anesthesia Techniques
By Kathryn Bell, RDH, EPDH, MS, Gail Aamodt, RDH, EPDH, MS Most practitioners who provide local anesthesia encounter difficulty achieving adequate pain relief at some point.…
Pain Control for Pediatric Patients
By Sean G. Boynes, DMD, MS The ability to provide safe and effective local anesthesia is one of the most important skills required of dental practitioners.1 In…
The Next Generation of Pain Relief
By Kathy Bassett, RDH, MEd, Art DiMarco, DMD Dental hygienists play an important role in managing patient comfort, and the administration of local anesthesia is a key…