title: Overview of Paediatric Dental Sedation: 1. current UK guidelines.
abstract: The use of conscious sedation in paediatric dentistry is very beneficial for the management of anxious children. It is essential that it is provided according to national guidelines in a safe and effective manner.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Dentists carrying out conscious sedation in children must be aware of current national guidance and the most appropriate techniques to use.
authors.affiliation: Dental Sedation, Newcastle upon Tyne School of Dental Sciences and Dental Hospital, UK.
authors.forename: Katherine E
authors.initials: KE
authors.lastname: Wilson
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000762:Anesthesia Recovery Period; D000766:Anesthesia, Dental / Q000379:methods*; D000776:Anesthesiology / Q000193:education; D018685:Anesthetics, Inhalation / Q000008:administration & dosage; D018686:Anesthetics, Intravenous / Q000008:administration & dosage; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D016292:Procedural Sedation / Q000379:methods*; D004497:Education, Dental; D006801:Humans; D007258:Informed Consent; D008991:Monitoring, Physiologic; D061214:Patient Safety; D010377:Pediatric Dentistry; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D018570:Risk Assessment; D006113:United Kingdom
chemical_list: D018685:Anesthetics, Inhalation; D018686:Anesthetics, Intravenous