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Issue #5, March 2017
Recommended read for Dentists:
RECOMMENDATIONS FOR SEDATION
AND ANALGESIA BY NON-
ANAESTHESIOLOGISTS
http://www.dentistsnearby.com/
images/Ministry-Of-Health-Malaysia-
Recommedation-for-sedation-and-
analgesia-2012.pdf
References:
Guidelines for the Use of Sedation
and General Anesthesia by Dentists
(Amedican Dental Association) -
https://www.ada.org/~/media/
ADA/About%20the%20ADA/Files/
anesthesia_use_guidelines.ashx
Documentation on of the following
should be done for records.
Importance of
Documentations
(Paper work)
■ ■ Names of staffs involved in the
procedure
■ ■ History, examination and
investigative findings
■ ■ Dosages of drugs and their
timings
■ ■ Vital signs: Pulse rate, oxygen
saturation and blood pressure:
Certain people,
such as those
who are obese
or who have
obstructive sleep
apnea, should
talk to their
doctor before
having sedation.
before, during and after the
procedure.
RECOMMENDATIONS FOR SEDATION
AND ANALGESIA BY NON-
ANAESTHESIOLOGISTS (Ministry of
Health Malaysia) -
http://www.moh.gov.my/
images/gallery/Rujukan/
Recommendations%20for%20
Sedation%20and%20Analgesia%20
-%2016.pdf
WebMD Educational Article -
http://www.webmd.com/oral-health/
sedation-dentistry-can-you-really-
relax-in-the-dentists-chair
SOURCES:
Rai, K, Hegde, A, and Goel, K. Journal of of Dentistry, The Ohio State University;
Clinical Pediatric Dentistry, 2007; vol 32: spokesman, American Dental Association.
pp 1-4.
American Dental Association: “Guidelines
American Dental Association: “Policy for the Use of Sedation and Anesthesia by
Statement: The Use of Sedation and General Dentists.” Source: dentistsnearby.com
Anesthesia by Dentists.”
Joel M. Weaver, DDS, PhD, dentist
anesthesiologist; emeritus professor, College
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