Sleep Dentists Announce Basic Airway Management Certification Course for Sedation Dentistry
Plantation, FL (PRWEB) January 24, 2014 -- Recently announced changes in Florida laws now require dental practitioners to successfully complete a minimum of four hours of airway management training in order to work with sedated patients without anesthesia permits. Sleep Dentists are proud to announce they will be offering a Basic Airway Management Certification course throughout Florida to help dentists comply with Florida law and safely perform sedation dental services.
The Basic Airway Management Certification course will educate practitioners in proper airway management and ventilation techniques including basic airway assessment, removing airway obstructions, insertion of airway adjuncts, and mask ventilation. Upon successful completion, practitioners receive a Basic Airway Management Certification and are compliant with the new Florida statutes.
Registration is now open for the initial course offerings in South Florida. The first course offering will be on February 19, 2014 at the Florida Institute for Advanced Dental Education in Miami, Florida followed by a course on March 7, 2014 at Patterson Dental in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Please visit http://www.sleepdentists.com/airwaymanagement for additional information and registration.
Sleep Dentists are a group of General Dentists, Specialists, and Dental Anesthesiologists based out of the Fort Lauderdale area. The practice offers sedation dentistry, treatment for special needs, and comprehensive family dentistry. Dr. Lee Weiss, the main course facilitator, has been performing anesthesia management for phobic, adults, children, special needs and medically compromised patients for over 25 years. Currently a Diplomate of the National Board of Dental Anesthesia, the highest honor attainable in the field of dental anesthesia, Dr. Weiss holds a general anesthesia permit from the State of Florida attesting that he has met state requirements.
Dr. Weiss, Sleep Dentists, http://www.sleepdentists.com/airwaymanagement, +1 954-424-6500, [email protected]
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