Individual Course Descriptions

ANES 521 Principles of Medicine, Physical Diagnosis and Hospital Protocol 2 units
Study of methods recognizing normal and abnormal physical conditions. A review of organ systems will expand the dentist’s general medical knowledge. Specific topics reviewed include blood diseases, systemic diseases, cardiac disease, patient admission, physical exam and hospital charting.

ANES 547 Anesthesia Grand Rounds 1 unit
A weekly meeting of the anesthesia department featuring guest lecturers who present a variety of current and controversial topics in anesthesiology. One session per month is designated as the Mortality and Morbidity Conference.

ANES 548 Anesthesia Residents Seminar 2 units
A comprehensive didactic course designed to cover the entire field of anesthesiology in a two-year cycle. Sectional written examinations are given.

ANES 549 Contemporary Anesthesia 1 unit
Presents current concepts, practice, and controversies in general anesthesia.  Reviews textbook chapters on a weekly basis during the Fall and Winter quarters.

ANES 604 Anesthesia Literature Review 1 unit
A weekly session to review the current anesthesia literature.

ANES 652 Introduction to General Anesthesia 1 unit
Focuses on rapid acquisition of basic knowledge of the important elements of general anesthesia by new anesthesia residents in the first month of training. 

ANES 654 Practice Teaching in Anesthesia 1 unit
Supervision of pre- and post-doctoral dental students administering local anesthesia and conscious sedation.

ANES 674 Crisis Management in Anesthesia .5 units
Provides opportunity for residents to respond to simulated anesthesia challenges and complications as their anesthesia knowledge and sklls are developed.  Offered at the LLU simulation center each quarter over the 24-month program. 

ANES 696 Scholarly Activity in Dental Anesthesiology 1 unit
Selected didactic, clinical, and/or laboratory activity developed by the program director or a designated program faculty member.  Primarily designed for resident to fulfill the certificate requirements for scholarly activity/research in dental anesthesiology.  Multiple registrations may be needed to complete these activities.

ANES 697A Research 1 unit
Student identifies a research project, prepares a protocol, and obtains approval for the protocol.  Multiple registrations may be needed to complete these research activities.

ANES 697 B Research 1 unit
Student participates in ongoing research or original projects, collects and analyzes data, and writes a report of findings.  Multiple registrations may be needed to complete research activities.

ANES 746 General Anesthesia 9 units
Administration of general anesthesia and regional block anesthesia to a variety of medical and dental patients in the operating room under the supervision of attending anesthesiologists. A minimum of 270 clock hours per quarter (8 qtrs) are required to fulfill the total units of 72.

RELE 524 Bioethics and Society 3 units
Explores, from Christian and philosophical perspecives, issues confronting both society and patients.  Uses case studies to illustrate such themes as health disparities, AIDS policy, end-of-life care, and organ transplantation.