Recently the safety of in-office dental procedures with sedation has come into question. Many feel the guidelines for who administers anesthesia to patients, especially for pediatric, need to be strengthened for the safety concerns.
“The educational and training requirements to administer sedation and anesthesia are regulated by individual state dental boards,” said dentist anesthesiologist Joel M. Weaver, DDS, PhD, a spokesman for the American Dental Association (ADA)
Safety of sedation comes into question when the dentist or oral surgeon performs both the dental procedure and the anesthesia.
Whether if it is a child or adult, safety should be the top priority. A dentist who is doing too much at one time, even if it is directing the actions of a medical assistant, can compromise the safety.
A recent article in Anesthesiology News
The ADA guidelines list the minimal number of individuals required for each of the various levels of sedation, as well as for general anesthesia. “For minimal and moderate sedation, the sedation-trained dentist needs an assistant who is trained in Basic Life Support for Healthcare Providers, in case of an emergency,” Dr. Weaver said. For deep sedation and general anesthesia, the anesthesia-trained dentist needs the same type of assistant, plus another assistant “whose duty is to monitor the patient and the monitoring equipment to assure that the patient’s vital signs are stable throughout the procedure.”
The Patient’s Safety is Our Number 1 Priority at Blue Sky Solutions
With Blue Sky Solutions you can expect a highly trained nurse anesthetist who will be monitoring every breath and heartbeat during your procedure, state-of-the-art equipment that brings hospital-quality sedation to the office, and IV sedation that is tailored individualized to your specific needs.
You deserve to have individual attention and an experienced nurse anesthetist providing your sedation whose only concern is monitoring you.
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