Dental Hygiene Certification in Local Anesthesia Infiltration

Important Course Information

This is a hybrid course. This means that, for the lecture/didactic portion on July 11-12, you have the option to choose to attend this course either in person (and on campus) or via live interactive webinar hosted on Zoom. During registration, carefully select your choice of attendance method (in person or via webinar). Once you register for the in-person option, you may not change your registration to webinar.

• The July 11-12, 2026 sessions are eligible for either in-person or webinar attendance
• The July 18-19, 2026 sessions are NOT eligible for webinar attendance. These sessions are in person only.



 

Overview

Are you a dentist, dental practice owner, or dental hygienist looking to enhance your, or your team’s, clinical expertise? Look no further! Our comprehensive Local Infiltration Anesthesia Certification Course is designed just for you.
 

Didactic Portion

A 20-hour program designed to meet the didactic continuing education requirements for Texas-licensed dental hygienists who seek certification for the administration of local infiltration anesthesia delegated to them by a licensed Texas dentist, in accordance with TSBDE Rule 115.10.
 

Hands-On Portion

The second segment of the local infiltration course provides 12 hours of clinical, practical, and hands-on continuing education experience related to local infiltration of anesthetics. During this experience, each participant will practice injection techniques in a simulation setting prior to providing local infiltration anesthetic on patient-partners. This will give each student valuable insight and experience as a clinician and as a patient.
 

Course Schedule

July 11-12, 2026

• Check-in 7:00 AM
• Course times 7:30 AM - 5:30 PM
• Lunch is included
• Either webinar or in person


 

July 18-19, 2026

Day 3, Saturday (July 18)

• Check-in 7:30 AM
• Course times 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
• Lunch is included
• In person only


 

Day 4, Sunday (July 19)

• Check-in 7:30 AM
• Course times 8:00 AM - 3:00 PM
• Lunch is included
• In person only



 
• Clinical portion of the class is an additional 12 hours and will be held on July 18-19. Please ensure that the phone numbers and email address in your profile, and during registration, are accurate and up to date. In addition, please register with the same name that is on your hygiene license with the TSBDE and ensure that the name that appears in your profile is the same as your hygiene license.

   

  Didactic Portion Objectives

  This program is designed to meet the didactic continuing education requirements for Texas-licensed dental hygienists who seek certification for the administration of local infiltration anesthesia delegated to them by a licensed Texas dentist, in accordance with TSBDE Rule 115.10.
  
  The didactic course will cover the following topics, in concordance with TSBDE Rule 115.10:

• Texas State Board of Dental Examiners laws and regulations
• Physiology and neurophysiology
• Head, neck, and oral anatomy
• Adult respiratory and circulatory physiology and related anatomy
• Emergency procedures
• Recognition and management of local complications
• Recognition and management of systemic toxicity
• Pharmacology of agents used in local anesthetics and vasoconstrictors
• Indications and contraindications for use of local anesthetics and vasoconstrictors
• Selection and preparation of the armamentarium and record keeping
• Safety and infection control procedures and disposal of sharps
• Postoperative care and instructions to patients


• Additional topics will include coordination of pain control within the dental team, case scenarios, calculations of dosages of local anesthetics and vasoconstrictors for specific patients, scientific evidence for local anesthetic efficacy, and adjuncts to local anesthetic techniques. 
   

  Hands-On Portion Objectives

• Describe anatomic landmarks and related neuroanatomy related to dental local anesthetic injections
• Demonstrate correct handling of the local anesthetic armamentarium, and correct operator, syringe and patient positioning for infiltration anesthesia of all four quadrants of the mouth
• Correctly obtain informed consent and demonstrate actual local anesthetic infiltration injections in all four quadrants of the mouth, as well as correct chart entries for recording local anesthetic injections