Thurs., Nov. 5, 2026
TBD – AM (Lecture)
Room TBD
Speaker: Marc M. Gottlieb, DDS ’82

Alumni Speaker Series

Recommended for: Dentists, Hygienists, and Assistants

This three-hour continuing education program provides dentists and dental hygienists with an evidence-based update on the safe and effective administration of local anesthesia within the scope of practice. The course reviews current pharmacology of commonly used local anesthetic agents and vasoconstrictors, dosage calculations, maximum recommended doses, and patient assessment considerations including medical history review, risk stratification, and contraindications. Emphasis is placed on clinical decision-making that enhances patient safety, comfort, and procedural efficiency in contemporary dental hygiene practice.

Participants will also review injection techniques, anatomical landmarks, complication prevention and management, and documentation standards that support regulatory compliance and risk management. Special topics include management of medically complex patients, recognition and response to local anesthetic systemic toxicity (LAST), medical emergencies related to anesthesia, and strategies for reducing patient anxiety and improving anesthetic success rates. The course is designed to satisfy New York’s three-hour continuing education requirement for dentists and dental hygienists authorized to administer local anesthesia.

Course Objectives:

• Review the pharmacology, indications, contraindications, and maximum dosage calculations for commonly used local anesthetic agents and vasoconstrictors.
• Perform comprehensive patient assessment and risk evaluation to determine the safe use of local anesthesia in routine and medically complex cases.
• Identify anatomical landmarks and describe evidence-based injection techniques to improve anesthetic success and minimize complications.
• Recognize, prevent, and manage local anesthesia–related complications, including local anesthetic systemic toxicity and common soft- and hard-tissue adverse events.
• Apply appropriate documentation, informed consent, and regulatory standards to ensure compliance with practice requirements and risk management principles.

Marc M. Gottlieb, DDS ‘82 was born and raised on Long Island, attended Union College in Schenectady, New York and then shuffled off to Buffalo for Dental School. While attending the University at Buffalo he received many academic scholarships, awards and fellowships.

After graduation from dental school Dr. Gottlieb went on to a two-year post-graduate residency program at Long Island Jewish Medical Center. This unique opportunity provided advanced training in anesthesiology and all the specialties of dentistry.

Dr. Gottlieb is an Associate Professor Emeritus at Stony Brook University Hospital. During his 42-year dental career, he was awarded 2 U.S. patents, presented over 125 continuing education programs, published over 20 dental articles and uploaded over 300 YouTube videos. For the past twelve years he has been honored by Dentistry Today’s list of top CE providers.

Dr. Gottlieb (or an immediate family member) is not associated with, employed by, nor consults for any manufacturer, supplier, or retailer of dental instruments or materials.

The University at Buffalo School of Dental Medicine, Office of Alumni Relations and Professional Engagement designates this activity for 3 continuing education credits.