Safety is the highest priority when it comes to any dental procedure. When a child needs an operation, you probably don’t even think about it, the physician will focus all of his attention on performing the procedure, while an anesthetist will focus 100 percent of their attention to taking care of the anesthesia and monitoring the vitals of the patient.
This isn’t always the case with dentistry. If a child or adult needs anesthesia for a treatment in the dental office, the same safety measures are not regularly followed. Dentist and oral surgeons routinely perform procedures while administering anesthesia, billing the patient for both services.
“The single operator anesthesia model is accepted nowhere in medicine, but exists only in dentistry,” Paula Whiteman, representing the American Academy of Pediatrics of California.
The Dental Board of California conducted a review of the pediatric dental anesthesia and showed a significant scientific consensus that this model of single operator anesthetist unnecessary puts patients at risk. The required safe standards for other health care situations should be the same for pediatric dental anesthesia.
“Many medical experts say it’s unsafe for dentists to administer anesthesia in kids while also doing dental work.” NBC. These experts are recommending dentists no longer perform dental work while administering anesthesia for children. Requiring a separate nurse anesthetist.
“I implore you, as I have before, do not allow a child to be treated by the same person for anesthesia and whatever surgical treatment there is to be done,” dental professor Larry Trapp
To reach a state of relaxation a child usually require more sedation than an adult, to enable a dentist to the necessary work. Children have smaller airways and are at a higher risk of slipping into a deeper than adults.
Our children deserve better!
If you or a loved one is contemplating IV sedation for a dental procedure, make sure all safety precautions are taken.
At Blue Sky Solutions Group, our expectations are high and yours should be too when choosing to have sedation for your dental procedure. You deserve to have individual attention and an experienced nurse anesthetist providing your sedation whose only concern is monitoring you. We follows the strict American Dental Association guidelines and protocols throughout the procedure. We are passionate about helping New Hampshire residence, including the cities of Barrington, Dover, Concord, Amherst, receive the dental care they need.
If you have any questions or want to make an appointment, contact Blue Sky Solutions Group
