RESUMEN
Though state boards may be necessary, let them be less anachronistic in the expectations they have for current graduates. Let us hope that the state and regional boards will change and keep pace with the current literature. The boards can have an influence on upgrading dentistry but only if they are progressive, and if they do not hold back the profession by demanding antiquated means of looking at dental care for the patients.
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Licencia en Odontología , Curriculum , Operatoria Dental , Educación en Odontología , Consejos de Especialidades , Estados UnidosRESUMEN
Patients today expect and demand painless dentistry. Problems arise when a patient presents with a dental emergency, and the dentist is not able to meet the expectations and demands for painless dentistry because the "conventional" anesthetic blocks and infiltrations simply are not effective. This paper will examine some of the reasons for ineffective anesthesia and will explain several supplemental anesthetic injection techniques to better serve his/her patients' needs.