David Carsten, DDS
Lecture
This course is offered in partnership with the Oregon Health Sciences University Office of Continuing Dental Education.
Course Description:
Dangers in the dental office may not be obvious. Local anesthetic, sedation, lack of medical information, and lack of medical knowledge can lead to unexpected outcomes. We will explore what many dentists have forgotten or never knew. The exploration will be by case examples, a review of best practices, and a review of scientific literature. This knowledge is increasingly relevant in a time when patients are demanding more complex treatment, patients that want complex treatment are older, the population is aging, and expectations are higher.
Course Objectives:
As a result of attending this course, you will be able to:
- Avoid bad outcomes with local anesthesia.
- Avoid bad outcomes with mild sedation.
- Avoid bad outcomes with moderate sedation.
- Use experiences learned in multiple narrative situations to divert from bad outcomes.
Instructor
David Carsten is a dentist anesthesiologist. He has a BS in Biochemistry from Washington State University. Dave is an associate professor at Oregon Health Sciences University, an attending in hospital dentistry, and course director for anesthesia and sedation.
His DDS is from the University of Washington. He has 9 publications in the scientific literature. He received the Award of Distinction in Continuing Education from the Academy of Dentistry International. He is an Eagle Scout and a volunteer Adult Scouting leader.
Course Logistics
DATE:
Saturday, May 2, 2026
LOCATION:
Live webinar via Zoom
TARGET AUDIENCE:
This course is designed for the whole dental team.
TIMES:
Webinar: 9:00am – 11:30am
TUITION:
$99/Dentist
$69/Team member
$89/Dental Alumni Association Current Members
* This course is eligible for a 10% tuition discount if you are a current member of the UW Dental Alumni Association.
CREDITS:
2.5 hours
Conflict of Interest
In accordance with the ADA CERP Standard V., everyone involved in planning or presenting this educational activity will be required to disclose any relevant financial relationships with commercial interests and this information will be made available to participants at the start of the course.
As a continuing education provider, University of Washington Continuing Dental Education is responsible for ensuring the content, quality and scientific integrity of all continuing dental education activities for which credit is provided. The School is also responsible for taking steps to protect against and/or disclose any conflict of interest of the faculty/instructors presenting those courses.
Cancellation and Refunds
For this live webinar, a registration refund, minus a $50 cancellation fee, will be issued for cancellations received by Thursday, April 30, 2026. Registration will remain open until the webinar begins – NO REFUNDS will be accepted once the webinar has begun. Cancellations must be received in email to dentalce@uw.edu The cancellation request must include: the name of the course, name of the person registered, name of the person requesting the cancellation, and the reason for the cancellation.
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Dental education institutions have an obligation to disseminate new knowledge related to dental practice. In so doing, some presentations may include controversial materials or commercial references. Sponsorship of a continuing education course by the University of Washington does not necessarily imply endorsement of a particular philosophy, procedure, or product by this institution.
The University of Washington Continuing Dental Education cautions continuing dental education participants that there are potential risks of using limited knowledge when incorporating new techniques and procedures into the practice of dentistry, especially when the continuing education course has not provided supervised clinical experience and/or competency tests in the techniques or procedures.
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The University of Washington is an ADA CERP Recognized Provider.
ADA CERP is a service of the American Dental Association to assist dental professionals in identifying quality providers of continuing dental education. ADA CERP does not approve or endorse individual courses or instructors, nor does it imply acceptance of credit hours by boards of dentistry.
The University of Washington is a member of the Association for Continuing Dental Education.
University of Washington designates this activity for 2.5 continuing education credits.