BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 METHOD:PUBLISH PRODID:-//Telerik Inc.//Sitefinity CMS 14.4//EN BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Pacific Standard Time BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20251102T020000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=1SU;BYHOUR=2;BYMINUTE=0;BYMONTH=11 TZNAME:Pacific Standard Time TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20250301T020000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=2SU;BYHOUR=2;BYMINUTE=0;BYMONTH=3 TZNAME:Pacific Daylight Time TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DESCRIPTION:Location: IMAN Cultural Center 3376 Motor Ave Los Angeles\, C A 90034October 7\, 2026 Time: 6 PM to 9 PM CEUs: 2 CE Meal: Food will be provided Cost: FREE for Members $95 for Non-members REGISTER HERE Desc riptionNot every patient who struggles in the dental chair needs sedation\ , but recognizing the patients who may benefit from it\, and determining w hether they are appropriate candidates\, is an important part of safe and effective dental care.This course will provide dental professionals with a practical framework for identifying and pre-screening patients who may re quire sedation or anesthesia to successfully complete dental treatment. We will discuss the medical\, behavioral\, developmental\, and procedural fa ctors that should prompt a provider to consider sedation\, as well as the red flags that may indicate a patient requires additional medical evaluati on\, a different anesthetic approach\, or treatment in a more appropriate setting.Attendees will learn what to look for during the initial consultat ion\, which questions to ask before referring or scheduling a sedation cas e\, and how factors such as medical history\, airway considerations\, obst ructive sleep apnea\, BMI\, medications\, previous anesthesia experiences\ , dental anxiety\, cooperation level\, and anticipated treatment complexit y can influence patient selection.The goal is to give providers a simple\, clinically useful approach to answering three questions:Does this patient need sedation or anesthesia to successfully complete treatment?Is this pa tient an appropriate candidate for office-based sedation or anesthesia?Are there any red flags that should be addressed before proceeding?By improvi ng the pre-screening process\, dental teams can make better referrals\, re duce day-of-treatment cancellations\, anticipate potential complications\, and most importantly\, provide safer care for their patients. BioDr. Rach elle Kim is a board-certified dentist anesthesiologist providing mobile an d office-based anesthesia services throughout Southern California. She spe cializes in the perioperative management of pediatric\, adult\, special-ne eds\, and medically complex patients who require sedation or general anest hesia to safely and comfortably complete dental treatment.Her clinical exp erience includes caring for patients with significant dental anxiety\, beh avioral or developmental challenges\, severe gag reflexes\, extensive trea tment needs\, and medical considerations that may complicate routine denta l care. Working alongside general dentists and dental specialists\, Dr. Ki m has developed a practical approach to identifying appropriate candidates for sedation and recognizing when a patient may require a higher level of anesthetic care.Dr. Kim is passionate about helping dental providers impr ove patient safety through thoughtful preoperative screening\, appropriate case selection\, and early recognition of medical and behavioral risk fac tors. REGISTER HERE DTEND:20261008T040000Z DTSTAMP:20260829T064901Z DTSTART:20261008T010000Z LOCATION: SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Sedate or Not? A Practical Guide to Patient Selection and Pre-Scree ning for Dental Sedation UID:RFCALITEM639235829411434203 X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

Location : IMAN Cultural Center
3376 Motor Ave
Los Angeles\, CA 90034

October 7\, 2026 < br>Time: 6 PM to 9 PM
CEUs: 2 CE
Meal: Food will be provided

Cost:
FREE for Members
$95 f or Non-members

Desc ription

Not every patient who struggles in the dental chair needs s edation\, but recognizing the patients who may benefit from it\, and deter mining whether they are appropriate candidates\, is an important part of s afe and effective dental care.

This course will provide dental profe ssionals with a practical framework for identifying and pre-screening pati ents who may require sedation or anesthesia to successfully complete denta l treatment. We will discuss the medical\, behavioral\, developmental\, an d procedural factors that should prompt a provider to consider sedation\, as well as the red flags that may indicate a patient requires additional m edical evaluation\, a different anesthetic approach\, or treatment in a mo re appropriate setting.

Attendees will learn what to look for during the initial consultation\, which questions to ask before referring or sch eduling a sedation case\, and how factors such as medical history\, airway considerations\, obstructive sleep apnea\, BMI\, medications\, previous a nesthesia experiences\, dental anxiety\, cooperation level\, and anticipat ed treatment complexity can influence patient selection.

The goal is to give providers a simple\, clinically useful approach to answering thre e questions:

Does this patient need sedation or anesthesia to s uccessfully complete treatment?
Is this patient an appropriate can didate for office-based sedation or anesthesia?
Are there any red flags that should be addressed before proceeding?

By improving the pre-screening process\, dental teams can make better referrals\, redu ce day-of-treatment cancellations\, anticipate potential complications\, a nd most importantly\, provide safer care for their patients.

Bio

Dr. Rachelle Kim is a boar d-certified dentist anesthesiologist providing mobile and office-based ane sthesia services throughout Southern California. She specializes in the pe rioperative management of pediatric\, adult\, special-needs\, and medicall y complex patients who require sedation or general anesthesia to safely an d comfortably complete dental treatment.

Her clinical experience inc ludes caring for patients with significant dental anxiety\, behavioral or developmental challenges\, severe gag reflexes\, extensive treatment needs \, and medical considerations that may complicate routine dental care. Wor king alongside general dentists and dental specialists\, Dr. Kim has devel oped a practical approach to identifying appropriate candidates for sedati on and recognizing when a patient may require a higher level of anesthetic care.

Dr. Kim is passionate about helping dental providers improve patient safety through thoughtful preoperative screening\, appropriate cas e selection\, and early recognition of medical and behavioral risk factors .

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