This is an opportunity for you to join content expert Demetra Logothetis, RDH, MS and other fellow educators to discuss strategies for teaching Local Anesthesia. Often a challenging course for students and instructors alike, attendees will explore different ways to construct their lecture and lab curriculums to maximize student learning. *Objectives:* - Develop strategies, challenges and innovative ideas for teaching local anesthesia in both classroom and clinic - Understand the CODA standards for teaching pain control - Understand the components of regional local anesthesia licensure examinations - Discuss how to develop and integrate case-based learning into a local anesthesia course - Discuss the importance of patient consent - Develop faculty calibration exercises - Develop student assessments to incorporate critical thinking skills, and to evaluate learning at the appropriate level - Discuss student remediation procedures - Discuss updates in local anesthesia