title: [Survey of pediatric sedation in Japan--results of questionnaire to universities of dentistry].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Despite widespread use of sedation for stress management during dental treatment in adults, its prevalence of use for pediatric in patients Japan has not been clarified. We investigated here, the present situation of pediatric sedation by the questionnaire sent to the dental anesthesia departments of university hospitals in Japan.
  
  
  METHODS
  Postal survey was conducted of the dental anesthesia departments of university hospitals (29 institutions) throughout the country. Information was requested on hospital policy of indication and technique of pediatric sedation for dental treatment. The causes for avoiding pediatric sedation were also investigated.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The response rate was 86.2% (25/29 institutions). Of these respondents, 16 institutions (64%, 16/25 institutions) employ sedation for pediatric dental treatment stress management. The cases performed were around 1-5 cases every month. However, the criteria for employment of pediatric sedation during dental treatment varied among institutes. They preferred to provide general endotracheal anesthesia for pediatric dental procedures, and tended to avoid sedation without airway security for children.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The present survey suggests that pediatric sedation for stress management during dental treatment are employed in more than half of the dental university hospitals. However, there was little consensus regarding pediatric sedation during dental treatment among dental anesthesiologists in Japan.
authors.affiliation: Depertment of Anesthesiology, Saitama Medical University, Iruma 350-0451.
authors.forename: Lisa
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Takeuchi
authors.forename: Norifumi
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Kuratani
authors.forename: Hiroshi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Hoshijima
authors.forename: Hirosato
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kikuchi
mesh_terms: D000698:Analgesia / Q000379:methods*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D016292:Procedural Sedation / Q000592:standards / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D019140:Dental Care for Children / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D007564:Japan / Q000453:epidemiology; D012575:Schools, Dental / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires