The American Dental Association in 2007 adopted a policy statement asserting the “right of appropriately trained dentists” to use sedation and general anesthesia to treat patients. The association has ...

Adverse events (AEs), including airway and breathing complications, occur in 1 in 12 instances of deep sedation (DS) performed in children at outpatient dental settings. The study was published on ...

The American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry (AAPD) and American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) have updated their sedation guidelines for the first time in three years. The new guidelines call for two ...

We want to help you understand when sedation at the dentist may be necessary, what kinds of sedation we use, and why sedation is safe for your children. At Children's Choice in California, we're ...

When you are afraid your threshold for pain is much lower, you become hypersensitive to every sensation, prick and noise. Fear and anxiety trigger the release of certain chemicals like adrenalin, ...

The Alberta Dental Association and College decided Oct. 28 to “immediately suspend” the practice of allowing one dentist to provide deep sedation or general anesthesia while also providing dental ...

This story first appeared in the April 2024 edition of Healthy You, a quarterly health publication and Gazette special section. If you suffer from dental anxiety, you aren’t alone. You can go your ...

Alberta’s dental college has issued new professional rules banning dentists from administering deep sedation or general anesthesia to patients while at the same time performing a procedure. Dr.

The Gem State’s population has some of the best oral health in the United States. Sedation is a practice that has significantly shaped Idahoans’ attitudes toward dental care, helping neutralize people ...