Local Anesthesia Syllabus and Chapters

Local Anesthesia is an integral part of Dental Treatments and it is important to have complete knowledge on every aspect related to Local Anesthesia right from Dental Anatomy to help in administering proper Local anesthesia to deciding the amount of local anesthesia to be given to a certain patient. You should also have a clear idea of how local anesthetic agents work and in case of any allergies to LA Agent what should be the alternatives and what should be done as an emergency care.

Here we have divided Local Anesthesia into 6 parts after consulting and referring to various “Books on Local Anesthesia“ to help Dental professionals in dividing the topic into multiple smaller parts and get a better understanding of Local anesthesia.

Part 1: Human Race and Pain Relief

History of Anesthesia
Timewise development of LA agents

Part 2: Neurophysiology, Drugs & Pharmacology

Fundamentals of nerve impulse generation and transmission
Properties of local anesthetic agents
Theories of pain perception
Mode of action of local anesthetic agents
Site of action of local anesthetic agents
Classification of local anesthetics
Pharmacology of vasoconstrictors and local anesthetics

Part 3: Armamentarium

The syringe
The needle
The cartridge
The vials
Additional armamentarium
Preparation of armanentarium

Part 4: Techniques of Regional Anesthesia in Dentistry

Physical and psychological evaluation
Basic injection technique
Anatomical considerations
Techniques of maxillary anesthesia
Techniques of mandibular anesthesia
Supplemental injection techniques
Local anesthetic considerations in dental specialties

Part 5: Practice of Local Anesthesia

Medical evaluation
Infection control
Preanesthetic medication
Newer injection techniques
Management of dental clinic waste

Part 6: Complications, Legal considerations

Local complications and management
System complications and management
Legal considerations
National AIDS Control Organization

Note: This list of parts and chapters is not based on a particular text book. It combines topics from Handbook of Local Anesthesia (Stanley F Malamed), Manual of Local Anesthesia in Dentistry (AP Chitre) and Monheim’s Local Anesthesia and Pain Control in Dental Practice.