Oral Sedation Dentistry & Light Sedation, Presented by Anthony Feck, DMD
Approved for 1 CEU, AADOM is an AGD Pace Approved Provider (can be used towards AADOM Designations)
If you’re considering introducing sedation dentistry into your practice and patients, this course will allow you to give DOCS Education’s Sedation Education a try!
Dr. Anthony Feck leads a discussion revealing the incredible scope of need for sedation dentistry that can open new doors for your practice.
In this course, Dr. Feck discusses the benefits of sedation for any dental practice. You’ll learn which patients make the best sedation dentistry candidates, which concerns make people resistant to dental visits, and understand how incorporating sedation dentistry can improve schedule integrity and job satisfaction in your practice. Defining key terms will help you see how sedation can fit into your existing systems.
Objectives:
- Recognize the benefits of sedation to both patient and practice
- Understand how sedation dentistry can improve schedule integrity
- Classify patients according to their suitability for sedation dentistry
- Identify common complications such as local anesthesia resistance
- Understand the scope of need for sedation dentistry
- Understand and apply appropriate sedation terminology
Dr. Anthony Feck
Dean of Faculty
DOCS Education
An engaging international lecturer, Dr. Feck has been a featured speaker throughout the United States, Canada, and Europe. His well-known teaching and lecturing style blends humor with contagious passion. His previous speaking engagements have included the following:
- Local and state dental associations
- American Dental Association
- Academy of General Dentistry
- MasterPlan Alliance retreats (featured speaker)
Dr. Anthony S. Feck has many roles: established clinician, author, educator, and speaker. His varied career has given him the opportunity to explore a number of passions, including sedation dentistry, dental technology, pharmacology, and practice building.
As a student at the University of Kentucky College of Dentistry, Dr. Feck won numerous awards for scholastic excellence before graduating with high distinction in 1983. He was then appointed Associate Professor of Periodontics and Restorative Dentistry at his alma mater and has been in private practice in Lexington, Kentucky since completing his education.
As a clinician, Dr. Feck is particularly passionate about helping high-fear dental patients receive care comfortably and safely. This passion led him to co-found the Dental Organization for Conscious Sedation (DOCS), where he is the dean of faculty and clinical director for IV sedation. Through that organization, he has personally trained over 10,000 dentists from all over North America in the art and science of sedation dentistry.
As the Dean of Faculty, Dr. Feck has played a major role in DOCS Education's growth as a leading provider of dental continuing education. Dr. Feck has also served as a consultant in the development of many new dental innovations.
Dr. Feck founded Sunrise Dental Solutions (SDS) in 2007, business solutions and consulting firm that helps manage dental practices across North America.
He has also developed several models to assist dentists in their professional growth including "The Ultimate Team" series, "Own Your Market," and "Solution Yes."
Furthermore, he helped develop the "Leadership Challenge," a series of courses designed to teach leadership principles to dentists.
Dr. Feck also has an extensive background in dental implantology. He has taught over 60 courses on this subject at his teaching center. He has also been involved in the development of new dental implant designs, which has culminated in a newly designed implant being named after him, a prestigious honor recognizing his contributions to both the education and advancement of dental implantology.
His nationally recognized status as a cosmetic dentist resulted in his appointment to the faculty and advisory board of the American Academy of Facial Esthetics. He has taught and continues to practice the use of Botox to both treat facial abnormalities as well as enhance the overall facial appearance and supplement cosmetic dentistry.
Dr. Feck and his wife, Becky, enjoy visiting family in Texas, especially to see his granddaughter, Logan. Harley, Dr. Feck’s Pug, always accompanies them on their trips. His personal hobbies include reading, writing, boating, playing golf, and following UK sports.