Pediatric Sedation Course

 

Pediatric Sedation Renewal Course
Date: September 12, 2025
Format: Via Zoom
Time: 8:30 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. (Lunch break: 12:00–12:30 p.m.)

Schedule (CST):

  • 8:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Course begins
  • 12:00 p.m. – 12:30 p.m. Lunch break
  • 12:30 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. Course continues

Current sedation permit renewal requirements with the LSBD: The Louisiana State Board of Dentistry requires that dentists with adult sedation permits take six hours to renew every two years. Additionally, the LSBD requires that dentists with sedation permits for pediatric patients will have to do six hours of pediatric sedation renewal AND 6 hours of the adult sedation renewal every two years. The only way you do not have to take the adult sedation in addition to the pediatric sedation renewal course is if you certify to the LSBD that you never sedate patients under 13. In short, current requirements for each permit are six hours every two years, coinciding with your dental license renewal.

Moderate Sedation for Pediatric Patients: Review and Updates (6 hours)

Course Description

This course serves as a review and update of moderate sedation for pediatric patients. It is intended to provide dentists with the basic knowledge and core competencies that promote safe and effective dental sedation in children. The course focuses on patient selection and risk assessment (safety), the general approach to procedural sedation in pediatric dentistry, sedation monitoring, sedative drug pharmacology, and the recognition and management of the more common sedation-related adverse events.

The Louisiana State Board of Dentistry requires that dentists with sedation permits for pediatric patients attend a live, 6-hour course every two years. This course meets the requirements for renewal of a moderate sedation permit for pediatric patients in Louisiana.

Course Objectives

After participating in this course participants will be better able to:

  • Assess the suitability of moderate sedation for the delivery of dental care for pediatric patients
  • Differentiate pediatric anatomy and physiology in contrast to an adult patient
  • Apply basic behavior guidance for the pediatric dental patient to augment moderate sedation
  • Utilize weight-based dosages of sedation medications used in pediatric sedation and emergency management
  • Assess the scope of moderate sedation for children with special healthcare needs/ non-ASA I patients
  • Understand the role of inhalational nitrous oxide in augmenting pediatric dental sedations
  • Understand the role and safety limits of local anesthetics when used for pediatric dental sedations
  • Manage sedation-related emergencies that can occur in pediatric patients

Instructor: Dr. Priyanshi Ritwik

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Speaker Bio
Dr. Ritwik is Professor of Pediatric Dentistry at UT Houston School of Dentistry. She is a Diplomate of the American Board of Pediatric Dentistry and a Fellow of the American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry and the American College of Dentists. Dr Ritwik regularly provides lectures and continuing education courses on pediatric oral health topics for various national and international groups. She balances her academic career in pediatric dentistry by teaching doctoral and post-doctoral students, maintaining clinical practice, conducting research and promoting interprofessional collaborative practice for advancing pediatric oral health. Dr Ritwik completed her residency in Pediatric Dentistry at LSUHSC New Orleans. She also received her Master’s Degree in Oral Biology at LSUHSC. Dr. Ritwik serves as consultant to many national and international organizations such as the American Board of Pediatric Dentistry, the American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry, and the Commission on Dental Accreditation.

Pricing

 Until 2025From 20252025
 LDA Members $699 $749 $799
 Non-Members $899 $949 $999