Heartland Sedation Symposium 2024
Education & Training Resources from HealthFirst
Your Partner in Emergency Preparedness
Webinars
Concious Sedation vs. IV Sedation in a Dental Office
Featuring Dr. Stanley Malamed & Dr. Brady Morehead
- Benefits of offering sedation and the risks associated
- Differences between IV sedation and conscious sedation
- How to determine which sedation method is appropriate based on your patient
Safe Local Anesthesia Management in the Pediatric Dental Patient
Featuring Dr. Stanley Malamed & Dr. Scott Cohen
- Risks relating to administering local anesthetics in pediatrics, including local anesthetic system toxicity (LAST)
- Safer approaches to local anesthetic administration and dosing
- Articaine and its use with pediatrics
Know Your Patient – Managing the Medically Compromised Patient
Featuring Dr. Stanley Malamed
- The geriatric patient
- Obesity
- Asthma and chronic respiratory disease
- Hepatic function and its relevance to dentistry (drug half-life)
- Cardiovascular: anginal patient, post-MI, post-CVA, HF, HBP
Podcasts
HealthFirst’s experts are featured on dozens of podcasts available on demand. Hear from some of the most experienced anesthesiologists and learn how to prepare for a patient emergency in your clinic.
Local Anesthesia in Pediatric Dentistry: Dr. Malamed Explains the Risks of Overdose
Local anesthetics and management of systemic complications in the pediatric patient population.
Local Anesthesia in Pediatric Dentistry: Dr. Malamed Explains the Risks of Overdose
Physical evaluations of prospective dental patients and why it is so important.
Avoid Medical Emergencies: Dealing with the Medically Compromised Patient – Part 1
We review several common medical problems and their potential significance to the treating dentist.
Avoid Medical Emergencies: Dealing with the Medically Compromised Patient – Part 2
Knowing when to, and when not to, treat a patient is of extreme importance. Today we’ll be reviewing several common medical problems and their potential significance to the treating dentist.