title: Sedation in Wales: a questionnaire.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To identify the current provision of sedation in primary dental care in Wales.
  
  
  METHODS
  Postal questionnaire survey.
  
  
  METHODS
  Wales 2003.
  
  
  METHODS
  Questionnaires were sent to all dentists appearing on the Dentists Register with addresses in Wales (n = 1374). The questionnaires sought details on personal status, use of and training in conscious sedation techniques.
  
  
  RESULTS
  In total 951 (69%) questionnaires were returned, 720 (90%) respondents worked in a primary dental care setting. Only 87 (12.1%) primary care dentists offered some form of sedation.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The provision of conscious sedation services in primary dental care in Wales is poor.
authors.affiliation: Paediatric Dentistry, Dental School, University of Cardiff, Heath Park, Cardiff, CF4 4XY. Chadwickbl@cardiff.ac.uk
authors.forename: B L
authors.initials: BL
authors.lastname: Chadwick
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Thompson
authors.forename: E T
authors.initials: ET
authors.lastname: Treasure
mesh_terms: D000280:Administration, Inhalation; D000284:Administration, Oral; D000328:Adult; D000766:Anesthesia, Dental / Q000379:methods*; D000776:Anesthesiology / Q000193:education; D002648:Child; D016292:Procedural Sedation / Q000379:methods / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D004499:Education, Dental, Graduate; D005260:Female; D005792:General Practice, Dental / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D007275:Injections, Intravenous / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D008297:Male; D019239:Practice Patterns, Dentists' / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D012017:Referral and Consultation / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014852:Wales