Course Overview

Pain control is central to enabling clinicians to provide dental treatment and to reduce the suffering of patients. This course will assist in building the knowledge and skills required to successfully administer and manage local anaesthesia for routine dental procedures. 

This course will cover:

• Anatomy structures important for administering local anaesthesia
• Pharmacology of local anaesthesia
• Local anaesthesia block techniques and clinical considerations 
• Hands-on experience with various methods of local anaesthetic, including posterior lingual infiltration, and transverse cervical blocks. 

Learning Objectives

Upon completion of this course, participants will be able to: 

• Describe and identify principal and accessory nerve supplies to relevant dental and paradental structures
• Describe, evaluate, and implement common techniques in the delivery of local anaesthetics for dental procedures as appropriate
• Apply knowledge of accessory nerve supplies to successfully deliver local anaesthetics  
• Identify and manage any potential complications that can arise in routine dental local anaesthesia procedures 

Presenter/s biography

Associate Professor Alex Forrest AO

Alex is well recognised for his expertise in Human Anatomy, Forensic Odontology, Human Forensic Identification, including 3-D technologies and Bite Mark Analysis. He is currently Honorary Associate Professor for the School of Dentistry with University of Queensland, Adjunct Associate Professor of Forensic Odontology with Griffith University, and Director of Forensic Odontology at Health Support Queensland Forensic and Scientific Services. 

Alex also convenes the annual Disaster Victim Identification course for ADAQ.

 Dr Jameel Kaderbhai

Jameel grew up in south-east Queensland and completed his Dental degree at the University of Queensland in 2003. He subsequently completed his medical degree at the University of Melbourne and was selected for specialist surgical training. Jameel pursued further sub-specialty training in Europe and the United Kingdom including a prestigious fellowship in Craniofacial surgery at the Birmingham Children’s and Queen Elizabeth Hospitals. He has previously held Consultant appointments at the Royal Children’s Hospital of Melbourne, The Royal Melbourne Hospital and the Royal Dental Hospital of Melbourne prior to returning to south-east Queensland.
Jameel enjoys practising the full scope of Oral and Maxillofacial surgery and working with other medical and dental specialists to achieve excellent outcomes for his patients. In addition to private practice at Focus Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, he currently holds a Consultant appointment at the Queensland Children’s Hospital.

Event Pricing

ADA Member Dentist - $380
ADA Member Clinical Staff* - $380
ADA Member 1st and 2nd Year Graduate - $660
Non-Member Dentist - $660

*Practice Staff includes OHT's, dental therapist's and dental hygienists. Practice staff must be signed up to ADAQ Dental Team Access to receive discounted pricing. 

CPD Points

4 Scientific hours

By registering for this course, you agree to the events terms and conditions outlined on the ADAQ website.