Dental Hygienists' Evaluation of Local Anesthesia Education and Administration in the United States (Research‪)‬

Introduction Previous studies have examined various aspects of local anesthesia administration by dental hygienists, and provide support for the administration of this pain control modality by these providers. (1) Reporting on such issues as overall frequency of use, delegation, implementation, rates of successful administration, incidence of complications and dental practice impact, these evaluations suggest that employers are allocating local anesthesia administration and dental hygienists are providing effectual injections that have presented positive practice outcomes. (1-5)