Course Content
• Light Sources
• Introduction to Lasers and LEDs
• Dosimetry: Factors Affecting Radiation Dose
• Physical and biological aspects of laser use in dentistry
• Clinical use of low- and high-intensity lasers
• Interaction of light with biological and oral tissues
• Photosensitizers
• Mechanism of action of low- and high-intensity lasers • and photodynamic therapy
• Application of lasers in various dental specialties
• Clinical protocols for low- and high-intensity lasers and photodynamic therapy
• Lasers for orofacial pain and TMD
• Lasers in oncology patients
• Lasers in teeth whitening
• International and Brazilian safety standards and regulations regarding laser use
• Lasers in hospital settings and in routine clinical practice
• Marketing of laser technologies