1. GENERAL ANESTHESIA
A. General principles
B. Stages of anesthesia
C. Anesthetic drugs and gas
D. Equipment (ventilator and anesthesia circuits)
2. PRESURGICAL EXAMINATION
A. Medical history
B. Physical examination
C. Surgical risk
D. Preparation for surgery
3. CONSCIOUS SEDATION IN DENTISTRY
A. Levels of sedation
B. Aims
C. Techniques
D. Indications
E. Contraindications
F. Monitoring
G. Consious sedation
H. Nitrous Oxide (N2O)
I. Sedative drugs
J. Guidelines for intravenous and inhalation anesthesia
4. LOCAL ANESTHETIC
A. Pharmacology
B. Mechanism of action
C. Pharmacokinetics
D. Adverse reaction
E. Contraindications
F. Toxicity
G. Treatment of acute toxicity
H. Adverse events to peripheral nerve block
5. ANAPHYLACTIC REACTIONS
A. Patients at risk
B. Mechanisms
C. Classification of allergic reactions
D. Anaphylactic shock
6. EMERGENCIES IN DENTAL SURGERY
A. Issues of medical jurisprudence
B. Incidence
C. Security
D. Medical risk assessment
E. ASA Classification
F. Emergencies rooms
G. Check
H. Approach to the dental patient
I. Specific clinical conditions
7. PAIN
A. Classification
B. Pathogenesis
C. Nociception
D. Pain’s theories
E. Nerve fibers: classification
F. Nociceptive pathways
G. Central processing of pain
H. Neurotransmitters
I. Narcosis
J. Drugs
8. BASIC LIFE SUPPORT (B.L.S)
9. MEDICAL DISEASES IN DENTISTRY
A. Pediatric patient
B. Geriatric patient
C. Disabled patient
D. Neuromuscolar patient
10. SEPSIS
A. Pathophysiology
B. Treatment
I. SEPTIC SHOCK
1. HEMODYNAMIC MONITORING
A. Invasive methods
B. Non-invasive methods