SADDS February 2025 General Membership Meeting

Event Title: Nitrous Oxide in Dentistry: Insights, Innovations, and Avoiding Risks

Discover the hidden challenges and practical solutions for using nitrous oxide/oxygen in dental care. This engaging presentation will explore both common and uncommon limitations and complications associated with nitrous oxide use, ensuring a safer and more effective application in your practice.

Key topics include:

• Understanding delivery systems with and without a reservoir bag.
• Addressing the potential for intraoral fires and closed space hazards.
• Practical safety tips to optimize nitrous oxide use in your practice.

Whether you're a seasoned practitioner or new to nitrous oxide, this session offers valuable insights to enhance patient care and safety. Don't miss this opportunity to deepen your understanding of this essential tool in modern dentistry!

Register now to reserve your spot!

Dr. Ernie Luce:

Dr. Ernie Luce completed dental school at the University of Texas Dental Branch, Houston in 1985. Following dental school, he completed a one-year general practice residency at the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio. After residency, he remained in the Department of General Dentistry as a full or part-time faculty member. His current duties in the department include teaching moderate parenteral sedation, management of medical emergencies in the dental office and management of the medically compromised patient. Outside of the school, he maintains a part-time practice devoted to providing sedation to patients of generalists and specialists. For fun, he enjoys water skiing, catamaran sailing and flying a homebuilt ultralight aircraft.

Host or Publisher The San Antonio District Dental Society