Course Description
This 6 hour Adult Moderate Sedation Update Course is designed for dentists who currently hold a Louisiana permit for moderate sedation to fulfill the continuing education requirements of the Louisiana State Board of Dentistry. The course will help moderate sedation providers maintain proficiency through a comprehensive review of both enteral and parenteral moderate sedation principles as well as update participants on recent advances in the practice of moderate sedation. Through didactic review and case-based learning, participants will review relevant physiology, sedation techniques and pharmacology, patient assessment and selection, patient monitoring, airway management, emergency preparedness, and emergency response. This course will review current best practices, updated professional standards, and current Louisiana regulatory expectations.

Course Objectives
Upon completion of this course, participants will be able to:
· List the current requirements and any updates to the current Louisiana Administrative Code and Dental Practice Act regarding the practice of moderate sedation.
· List the current recommendations and any updates to current sedation standards by the American Dental Association and American Society of Anesthesiology.
· Describe the principles of patient evaluation, case selection, and risk assessment for moderate sedation in adult dental patients.
· Discuss the pharmacology and proper administration of the drug(s) selected for administration, including newly available sedation medications.
· Discuss the precautions, indications, contraindications and adverse reactions associated with the drug(s) selected.
· Discuss the prevention, recognition and management of complications associated with moderate sedation.
· Describe a protocol for management of emergencies in the dental office and list and discuss the emergency drugs and equipment required for the prevention and management of emergency situations.
· Discuss principles of advanced cardiac life support or an appropriate dental sedation/anesthesia emergency course equivalent.
· Demonstrate the ability to diagnose and treat emergencies related to a deeper level of sedation than intended.

Dr. Brandon Key earned a Bachelor of Arts in Biochemistry and Spanish from the University of New Mexico, where he graduated Summa Cum Laude. He then earned a Doctor of Dental Surgery Degree from UT Health Science Center at San Antonio School of Dentistry. He graduated valedictorian of his class with a distinction in research. After dental school, Dr. Key completed a 3-year dental anesthesiology residency at Stony Brook School of Dental Medicine and University Hospital. Dr. Key is a diplomate of the American Dental Board of Anesthesiology.

Dr. Key joined the UTHealth Houston School of Dentistry’s Bernard and Gloria Pepper Katz Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery in 2023. Since then, he has served on the anesthesia staff at Lyndon B. Johnson Hospital and as a clinical faculty member at the school of dentistry. He provides sedation and anesthesia for pediatric and adult patients in both office and hospital settings. He is actively involved in clinical and didactic dental education, research, and organized dentistry. His research interests include pediatric sedation and anesthesia, perioperative medicine, patient safety, and post-surgical pain management. Dr. Key is originally from the beautiful state of New Mexico, but now happily calls Houston his home with his wife, who is also a devoted UTHealth doctor.