Part 1 General Principles of Pain and Anxiety Management: Issues to consider in the Control of Acute Pain, Fear and Anxiety; Mechanisms of Pain and Analgesia; Psychological/Behavioral Techniques in Managing Pain and Anxiety in the Dental Patient. Part 2 Patient Evaluation and Monitoring: Preoperative Assessment; Monitoring of Physiologic Functions During Sedation and Anesthesia; Approaches to Airway Management. Part 3 Pharmacologic Management of Acute pain: Local Anesthetics; Local Anesthesia Adjuncts- Periodontal Ligament Injection- Electrical Anesthesia- Topical Anesthesia; Analgesics. Part 4 Pharmacologic Management of Anxiety: Nitrous Oxide; Adult Sedation- IM,Oral, Rectal, Iv; Sedative Drug Therapy in Pediatric Dentistry; Deep Sedation; General Anesthesia. Part 5 Management of Adverse Events: Emergencies in Anesthesia and Sedation; Medicolegal Consideration. Part 6 Management of Chronic Facial Pain: Evaluation of Chronic-Pain-Conditions of the Head and Neck: A Multidisciplinary Approach. Part 7 Appendices: Therapeutic Suggestions for the Management of Postoperative Pain; Therapeutic Recommendations for the Use of Sedation in Dental Outpatients; Continuing Education in Conscious Sedation. Part 8 Index.
