This course discusses pain and its relation to the practice of dentistry. By adequately managing pain, dental professionals may clear the way for improved dental health among those patients who view dental visits as "too painful" based on their experiences with pain and anxiety. This course will discuss how to identify pain as it relates to dental patients, manage pain thru use of minimally invasive dentistry, analgesics, lasers, micro air abrasion and dental spas and pain prevention thru preventative care. Also, special considerations in pain management for children, pregnant women, the elderly and the disabled will be reviewed AGD Subject Code 132