Qualification in Analgesia and Conscious Sedation with Nitrous Oxide

Enable the professional to correctly perform sedation using the gas mixture of Nitrous Oxide and Oxygen, aiming for the analgesia and sedation of the patient with safety and comfort.

DAY 12

• History of sedation with Nitrous Oxide;
• Concepts and definition of Nitrous Oxide Sedation;
• Classification of sedation methods;
• Concepts of pain and anxiety in Dentistry;
• Anatomy, Physiology of the upper airways;
• Pharmacology of N2O: Drug interactions;
• Pharmacological characteristics, properties, interactions;
• Inhalation sedation;
• Advantages and disadvantages of Nitrous Oxide Sedation;
• Inhalation sedation technique: Indications and contraindications;
• Signs and symptoms of sedation.

DAY 13

• Patient history;
• Monitoring vital signs;
• Legislation and ethics;
• Medical Emergencies and BLS – Basic Life Support.

DAY 14

• Equipment: components, manufacturers, monitors, preparation and maintenance;
• Assembly and preparation of the equipment;
• Patient sedation: protocols to be followed.

At the end of the training, participants are entitled to a Training Certificate in accordance with Regulatory Decree No. 35/2002, as well as certification recognised and issued by SIGO, a governmental entity, as stipulated in Decree-Law No. 14/2017, of 26 January.

Our training, and consequently our certificates, also comply with the requirements of the Labour Code, Law No. 93/2019, of 4 September, which establishes the obligation for continuous training in companies, stipulating a minimum duration of 40 hours annually per worker.