Proposed Guideline Revisions for Dental Sedation and General Anesthesia: Why Target the Safest Level of Sedation?
Recently proposed revisions to the American Dental Association's Guidelines for the Use of Sedation and General Anesthesia by Dentists, aimed at improving safety in dental offices, differentiate between levels of sedation based on drug-induced changes in physiologic and behavioral states. However, the author of this op-ed is concerned the proposed revisions may have far-reaching and unintended consequences.
Faculty, Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Brody School of Medicine, and Department of Foundational Sciences, School of Dental Medicine, East Carolina University, Greenville, North Carolina.
Raymond A
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D000766:Anesthesia, Dental / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards*; D016292:Procedural Sedation / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards*; D054810:Deep Sedation / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards; D055094:Evidence-Based Dentistry; D006801:Humans; D006993:Hypnotics and Sedatives / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use; D061214:Patient Safety / Q000592:standards; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D014229:Triazolam / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use
D006993:Hypnotics and Sedatives; D014229:Triazolam