PT - JOURNAL ARTICLE AU - Lederman, Lynne ED - Hawkins, Mel TI - Advanced Block Techniques and New Anesthetics Can Improve Dental Practice DP - 2014 Dec 01 TA - MD Conference Express PG - 17--18 VI - 14 IP - 38 4099 - http://mdc.sagepub.com/content/14/38/17.short 4100 - http://mdc.sagepub.com/content/14/38/17.full AB - It is important for dentists to enhance their techniques for nerve blocks and understand recent developments in dental anesthetics to retain patients, improve pain control and patient satisfaction, and minimize treatment complications and chair time. This article reviews local anesthesia techniques and pharmacology.