Level I Initial Sedation Course - Houston

LOCATION: Renaissance Houston Greenway Plaza Hotel; 6 Greenway Plaza East; Houston, Texas 77046; Tel: 1-713-629-1200

Friday & Saturday, September 9-10, 2011

Level 1 Initial Minimal Sedation Permit Course - Houston, Texas

Course Summary: This course will provide the necessary training to satisfy the requirements to obtain a Level I Minimal Enteral Conscious Sedation permit in the state of Texas. Designed to provide an excellent training and review of pretreatment evaluation and management of office emergencies, this program will benefit all healthcare providers. Once a permit is obtained, the practitioner will need to take a 6 hour one-day renewal course every two years.

>Dental Anesthesiologist (Certificate- 2 year residency in General Anesthesia)

>Private practice-Diversified Anesthesia for Dentistry providing office based anesthesia services (24 years)

>Professor-Anesthesia, AEGD Residency Veterans Administration Hospital

>Advisory Board, Collin County College School of Dental Hygiene

>Consultant and Anesthesia Provider, Department of Aging and Disability Services, State of Texas (institutionalized mentally handicapped)

>Anesthesia Consultant, Texas State Board of Dental Examiners

>Fellow in General Anesthesia, American Dental Society of Anesthesiology

>Diplomate, American Dental Board of Anesthesiology

>Diplomate, National Dental Board of Anesthesiology; Certified and Registered Hypnotherapist

>Continuing Education to medical and dental practitioners and staff

>Over 24 years as an anesthesia educator and director of numerous educational programs and teaching at all levels

Presented by:
Dr. David Canfield

>Dental Anesthesiologist, Attorney.

>Earned his Doctor of Dental Medicine degree from the University of Alabama School of Dentistry

>Completed a comprehensive residency and fellowship in anesthesiology at the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School and University Hospital

>Dr. Whitmire is an Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology in the Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery at the UT-Houston Dental Branch

>He earned his Juris Doctorate from Samford University’s Cumberland School of Law in Birmingham, Alabama

>Dr. Whitmire is a Fellow of the American College of Dentists and a Fellow in the College of Legal Medicine

>He has developed teaching programs related to sedation and general anesthesia as well as medical-legal programs

>Dr. Whitmire has a private practice of Dental Anesthesiology in Houston, Texas.

Presented by:
Dr. Clark Whitmire

Course Topics and Objectives:

> Pharmacology of commonly used oral sedatives

> Anatomy & physiology of conscious sedation

> Techniques of oral sedation

> Comprehensive review of patient evaluation systems and vital signs

> Patient monitoring, standards of care, and legal issues

> Complications, prevention management, case studies and review

> Discussion of 20 clinical sedation experiences

Course Information:

Date: Friday & Saturday, September 9-10, 2011

Time: 7:00 am to 7:30 am: Check-in

7:30 am to 5:00 pm: Clinical Presentation

Location: Renaissance Houston Greenway Plaza Hotel; 6 Greenway Plaza East; Houston, Texas 77046; Tel: 1-713-629-1200

Credit: 18 lecture hours with 20 clinical experiences

Course Fee: $725 Dentists; $345 for each staff member (includes manual)

AGD Codes: 132 Anesthesia & Pain Control;163 Conscious Sedation; 164 Oral Sedation

Continental breakfast & lunch provided

Fax This Registration to 972-961-0284 or call Dr. Canfield at 214-384-0796 (Level 1 Initial - Houston: Sept 9-10, 2011)
Mail to AESF, 14742 FM 981; Blue Ridge, Texas 75424

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Anesthesia Education and Safety Foundation CE Registration Information, Certifications & Cancellation/Refund policy:

Call us at 1-214-384-0796 to register. Fax any registration form to 972-961-0284.

E-Mail Contact: You may contact us by e-mail at sedationce@aol.com. Web site address: http://www.sedationce.com

Registration form mailing address: AESF, 14742 FM 981; Blue Ridge, Texas 75424
CONFIRMATIONS: Will be sent by telephone to the official phone number provided to us.

REGISTRATION CANCELLATION: Please notify us in writing no later than 48 hours before the course commences (in the form of an e-mail or phone call.

CE credits provided by UT Houston Dental Branch, an ADA CERP Recognized Provider

Anesthesia Education & Safety Foundation, Inc. is designated as an Approved PACE Program Provider by the Academy of General Dentistry. The formal continuing education programs of this program provider are accepted by AGD for Fellowship, Mastership and membership maintenance credit. Approval does not imply acceptance by a state of provincial board of dentistry or AGD endorsement. The current term of approval extends from 8/1/2011 to 7/31/2014. Provider ID# 217924.