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Local Anesthesia as an Antimicrobial Ally

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AGD Subject Code: 340

EDUCATIONAL OBJECTIVES

After reading this course, the participant should be able to:

  1. Describe and differentiate the effectiveness of common local anesthetics in dentistry and their   antimicrobial properties.
  2. Discuss factors that affect the bacterial inhibition of local anesthetics.
  3. Identify the implications of using local anesthetics for microbial inhibition in dental hygiene.

This course was published in the June/July 2024 issue and expires July 2027. The authors have no commercial conflicts of interest to disclose. This 2 credit hour self-study activity is electronically mediated.

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Leena Balicat, RDH, MS, is a clinical assistant professor in the Dental Hygiene Programs at the University of North Carolina (UNC) at Chapel Hill Adams School of Dentistry, Division of Comprehensive Oral Health, where she works with undergraduate dental hygiene students in didactic and clinical education. Prior to academia, she worked as a dental hygienist in private practice for 5 years. Balicat has a background in both education and research. Her research interests include the oral considerations of skeletal disorders and local anesthesia. She can be reached at lbalicat@unc.edu.


Roxanne Dsouza-Norwood, RDH, MS, is an assistant professor in the Dental Hygiene Programs at the University of North Carolina (UNC) at Chapel Hill Adams School of Dentistry, Division of Comprehensive Oral Health. In her current role, she works with dental, undergraduate dental hygiene, and graduate dental hygiene students in research projects, didactic education, and clinical education. She is the second-year dental hygiene clinic director and oversees undergraduate dental hygiene periodontology courses. With a background in both education and research, Dsouza has presented her research nationally and participated in and led several interprofessional initiatives across healthcare disciplines at UNC. Dsouza can be reached at: roxanne_dsouza@unc.edu.


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