ANZAOS Conference

Dr Mark Atkinson

Specialist Oral Surgeon

What works, What’s Legal, and What’s Straight to the Council

  • Dr Mark Atkinson
  • Specialist Oral Surgeon
  • BDSc, GDipClinDent (Surgical Dentistry), DClinDent (Oral Surgery), MFDS RCSEd, MRACDS

What works, What’s Legal, and What’s Straight to the Council

Dental anxiety is a common problem, especially when it comes to surgery. The use of anxiolytics in dentistry has therefore become a common question.

However, what should you be using? What should you be avoiding? And when should you not even consider their use?

In this seminar, Dr Atkinson will cut through the mystics and hearsay to give you an evidence-based guide on the safe, practical, and legal use of anxiolysis in the dental clinic.

Learning Outcomes:

  1. Identify the most appropriate oral anxiolysis protocols for use in dentistry in Australia.
  2. Identification of combinations, medical histories, and missing equipment that can lead to a dental council hearing.