title: Survey of Current Clinical and Curriculum Practices of Postgraduate Pediatric Dentistry Programs in Nonintravenous Conscious Sedation in the United States.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The purposes of this study were to: (1) describe the sedation protocols of postgraduate pediatric dentistry programs (PPDPs) in the U.S.; (2) evaluate how consistent they were with current American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry sedation guidelines and Commission on Dental Accreditation (CODA) sedation curriculum requirements; (3) identify barriers to and tools for implementing these guidelines; and (4) determine the independent association between PPDPs' adherence to guidelines and the program setting.
  
  
  METHODS
  In February 2015, a 40-item questionnaire was e-mailed to all postgraduate pediatric dentistry program directors (PPDPDs) of CODA-accredited programs in the U.S. (n equals 74). Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics and Kruskal-Wallis and pairwise Nemenyi tests.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Fifty-two PPDPDs responded (70 percent). Since the 2013 change in CODA sedation requirements, only a limited number of PPDPs (36 percent) were found to be noncompliant with CODA standards. PPDPDs trained at hospital-based programs were found to direct programs that were more compliant with CODA sedation standards (P<.05). A major perceived barrier to increasing the number of sedation cases was the lack of a patient pool (37 percent).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Further efforts should be made by teaching institutions for programs to be compliant with American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry and Commission on Dental Accreditation sedation standards.
authors.affiliation: Private practice, Ft. Lauderdale, Fla., USA. alinmori@nova.edu.
authors.forename: Aline
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Morin
authors.affiliation: Pediatric Dentistry Program, Nova Southeastern University College of Dental Medicine, Davie, Fla., USA.
authors.forename: Romer
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Ocanto
authors.affiliation: Nicklaus Children's Hospital, Doral, Fla., USA.
authors.forename: Lesbia
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Drukteinis
authors.affiliation: HPD's Statistical Consulting Center Health Professions Division, at the Nova Southeastern University Health Profession Division, in Ft. Lauderdale, Fla., USA.
authors.forename: Patrick C
authors.initials: PC
authors.lastname: Hardigan
mesh_terms: D000766:Anesthesia, Dental / Q000379:methods*; D000768:Anesthesia, General / Q000379:methods*; D000776:Anesthesiology / Q000193:education; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D002648:Child; D016292:Procedural Sedation; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D003479:Curriculum; D004499:Education, Dental, Graduate; D006801:Humans; D008991:Monitoring, Physiologic; D010377:Pediatric Dentistry / Q000193:education*; D012575:Schools, Dental; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D013663:Teaching; D014481:United States