This is an opportunity for you to join content expert Demetra Logothetis, RDH, MS and other fellow educators to discuss strategies for teaching Local Anesthesia. Often a challenging course for students and instructors alike, attendees will explore different ways to construct their lecture and lab curriculums to maximize student learning.

Objectives:

• Develop strategies, challenges and innovative ideas for teaching local anesthesia in both classroom and clinic
• Understand the CODA standards for teaching pain control
• Understand the components of regional local anesthesia licensure examinations
• Discuss how to develop and integrate case-based learning into a local anesthesia course
• Discuss the importance of patient consent
• Develop faculty calibration exercises
• Develop student assessments to incorporate critical thinking skills, and to evaluate learning at the appropriate level
• Discuss student remediation procedures
• Discuss updates in local anesthesia