CATEGORY 22 AUSTRALASIAN DENTIST EVENTS Nitrous Oxide Sedation is one of the safest forms of sedation that is available to dentists. Nitrous Oxide has an unparalleled level of safety compared to other forms of Anxiolysis, even compared to local aneasthesia. Unfortunately, dental undergraduate exposure is generally very limited. Thus, relative analgesia is treated as a ‘forgotten art’. Too many dentists have stressed similar stories ‘how are they going to treat their patient whilst managing their anxieties and pain?’ The answer is usually found in the cupboard down the hall from the clinic collecting cobwebs. The Nitrous Oxide set up that everyone’s hesitant to use because it was used once, was used without proper education, made the patient feel yuck and was simply put back in the cupboard and forgotten about. Dr Preketes and Dr Walker have revamped the Nitrous Oxide program. Starting in October 2022 till present October 2024, over 450 dentists have attended their unique courses for Nitrous oxide certification. This does not include clinics that have requested private courses in house to educate their dentists in all states of Australia. “ We would like to thank all that have attended our courses. We have established multiple N20 courses in Sydney, Adelaide, Brisbane, Melbourne, Perth, Launceston, Canberra, Singapore and even Thailand. We understand the current climate in dentistry and how important it is for dentists to have these pain and anxiety control techniques under the belts. Therefore, to help we have established competitive recent 1st and 2nd year dental graduate rates.” Nitrous Oxide Courses have attracted practitioners from South Pacific Islands such as Vanuatu and Cook Islands. Remote locations, Christmas Island, health services from Central Adelaide state government, as well as international courses for dentists and medical practitioners in South East Asia, (Bangkok on November the 20th 2024). This International course attracts practitioners from Singapore, Malaysia, Vietnam and other South East Asian Nations. Dr Preketes and Walkers courses have been incredibly well received, nationally and internationally, due to their standing as educators in sedation and that their private practices are sedation based. As private practitioners they provide nitrous oxide sedation daily in the real world as an effective adjunct to dental treatment. As sedation dental practitioners recognised by APHRA and endorsed to provide intravenous drugs They still administer nitrous oxide ritually with great patient outcomes. Dr Preketes and Dr Walker are recognised as Key Opinion Leaders in nitrous oxide sedation and all forms of sedation and anaesthesia related to dentistry. They are Clinical Senior Lecturer’s in the Conscious Sedation Diploma at the University of Sydney. The Conscious Sedation Diploma at the University of Sydney is the only APHRA recognised Diploma in Australia for recognition of dentists to administer intravenous sedation. A key component in the Conscious Sedation Diploma is the education of a strong command of advanced local anaesthesia techniques and Nitrous oxide sedation taught by Dr’s Preketes and Dr Walker. Dr Preketes and Walker are strong advocates of safe sedation and anaesthesia in dentistry encouraging dentists who wish to provide nitrous oxide sedation to be appropriately educated. Dentists have expressed how comfortable they are to ask questions in these courses as they know that the courses are a safe space. Dr. Walker & Dr. Preketes are in private practice and understand the complexities dentists face with the management of pain and anxiety. We see mature dentists and young dentists networking and sharing case stories with the same goals and initiatives- to be able to treat patients’ pain and anxiety free. On the 1st of June 2025 at ADASA, we will be running the Silhouette master N2O course, showcasing the newly modified low profile mask. It requires a completely new education and paradigm shift to engage this method of delivery of nitrous oxide. Dr Walker and Dr Preketes have had the benefit of the inventor’s personal tutorial on in these modifications, with the help of Parker’s South east Asia manager’s guidance. A Special thanks to Pascali-Parker Hannafin regional Pacific Manager, Airliquide Health Care, ADA South Australia branch and A-dec Australia Paul and Daniel. We wish you and your families a safe and merry Christmas and a Happy new year 2025 and look forward to meeting you in one of our courses. u For more information and tickets visit www. nitrousoxidecourse.com.au Silhouette master N20 Course tickets available call (08) 8272 8111. Dr Angelo Preketes and Dr Michael Walker – N2O courses
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