12/8/25- Your Path to Pain Management

Service Description

Your Path to Pain Relief- A Journey through Periodontal Care and Pain Management for the Dental Clinician. A common misconception about periodontal care is that it’s painful- keeping our patients fearful and full of anxiety. In this course, we will uncover several pain management products that have made procedures like scaling and root planing and implant maintenance much more comfortable! This course will review techniques for managing anxious patients and building rapport, along with an injection technique refresh. Discover how you can use your existing knowledge around injections and pain management and incorporate new tools for success. Serve your patients best by encouraging natural products that work fast to promote healing and control bacteria by aiding the body’s natural recovery process. Upon the completion of this course, participants will:  Discuss perceptions of pain and associated trust-building techniques for treatment of the anxious patient.  Identify and recognize products and ingredients that can be used before, during, and after dental hygiene treatment to promote comfort and healing, and list their primary indications.  Review local anesthesia administration techniques that promote effective and profound anesthesia.  Implement pain management products and strategies into patient care, with emphasis on periodontal treatment and implant care for the dental hygienist. This course will incorporate audience participation and active learning with a PowerPoint presentation, including visual aids. Learners will be engaged with each other and share best practices/ experiences. About the Speaker, Kelsey Miller: Passionate about Dental Education, Kelsey has been a registered dental hygienist for 20 years. Alongside that, she has also been a Certified CPR and First Aid Instructor. She pursued her passion of higher education in 2015 at Ivy Tech Community College in South Bend Indiana, where she is now the Department Chair of Dental Hygiene. Kelsey loves presenting to and interacting with groups, and also is grateful for the privelege to guide and mentor students along their RDH Career journeys! She encourages and guides adult learning through the use of engaging presentations, active learning, and high quality online educational experiences. Kelsey has served as a Career Coach, and inspires people to believe in themselves and crush their career goals by harnessing their unique talents and strengths!