| Unit name | Applied Pharmacology Pain and Anxiety Control |
|---|---|
| Unit code | DENT20017 |
| Credit points | 20 |
| Level of study | I/5 |
| Teaching block(s) |
Teaching Block 2 (weeks 13 - 24) |
| Unit director | Mrs. Edwards |
| Open unit status | Not open |
| Pre-requisites |
None |
| Co-requisites |
None |
| School/department | Bristol Dental School |
| Faculty | Faculty of Health Sciences |
This module enables the student to link applied pharmacology to clinical practice and to understand the implications of prescribing drugs for medically compromised patients whom they may be managing.
The control of pain and anxiety is fundamental to the practice of dentistry and requires an awareness of the social and psychological needs of the individual patient. Student dental hygienists should be able to understand the suitability of the various methods of managing and controlling anxiety and should be capable of selecting the most appropriate behavioural method to manage an individual patients anxiety.
This module includes the indications for analgesia and anaesthesia and practical teaching on local analgesia.
By the end of the programme student dental hygienists should be competent to administer local infiltration analgesia and inferior dental regional block analgesia and have been trained in the management of the complications which may arise in the application of such methods of pain control. Students should have a basic knowledge of other techniques used for controlling pain in dentistry.
