Video from CDA Presents 2016: State of the art with local anesthesia

Sep 8, 2016

In this video from CDA Presents 2016, Katherine Soal, RDH, speaks about the state-of-the-art clinical techniques in the administration of local anesthesia. She discusses anatomical landmark identification, armamentarium selection and setup, drug selection, and adverse reaction management.

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