Dental anesthesiologist

[Dr.Jekyll75]

Hey everybody, I’m a PGY-1, so bare with me if I ask a stupid question. I recently had a friend who got some work done on their teeth at an ortho. Prior to the procedure they had an anesthesiologist administer them sedation. After the fact I guess my friend spoke to the anesthesiologist and said he was board certified dental anesthesia is this a new fellowships for do/md? Or is just for Dmd/DDS?

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[rakotomazoto]

Dental anesthesia residency is a smaller niche, but I think it is projected to grow. My understanding is that they do traditional dental school then enter a specific dental anesthesia residency program.

I found this online:

Asdahq.org

www.asdahq.org

There are 11 training locations listed here. I trained at UCLA, they were few in number and we didn't interact with them too much since it is a big institution. My cousin also married a dental anesthesiologist who trained at Loma Linda. He works for himself up in Alaska and my cousin is his assistant (helps him move and set up his equipment, does some bookkeeping, etc.). He was looking to hire someone to join him a couple years ago, I think business is good.

 

[Dr.Jekyll75]

Dental anesthesia residency is a smaller niche, but I think it is projected to grow. My understanding is that they do traditional dental school then enter a specific dental anesthesia residency program.

I found this online:

Asdahq.org

www.asdahq.org

There are 11 training locations listed here. I trained at UCLA, they were few in number and we didn't interact with them too much since it is a big institution. My cousin also married a dental anesthesiologist who trained at Loma Linda. He works for himself up in Alaska and my cousin is his assistant (helps him move and set up his equipment, does some bookkeeping, etc.). He was looking to hire someone to join him a couple years ago, I think business is good.

From what it sounded like this ortho contracted anesthesiologist for procedures . I’m wondering how the pay is. Couldn’t find too much on it

 

[Sublimazing]

Dental anesthesia residency is a smaller niche, but I think it is projected to grow. My understanding is that they do traditional dental school then enter a specific dental anesthesia residency program.

I found this online:

Asdahq.org

www.asdahq.org

There are 11 training locations listed here. I trained at UCLA, they were few in number and we didn't interact with them too much since it is a big institution. My cousin also married a dental anesthesiologist who trained at Loma Linda. He works for himself up in Alaska and my cousin is his assistant (helps him move and set up his equipment, does some bookkeeping, etc.). He was looking to hire someone to join him a couple years ago, I think business is good.

I know your cousin, she made me a cake on my birthday about 7 years ago. Her husband was my co resident.

To answer OP. It’s only for dentists. It’s 3 years of general anesthesia with an office focus. It tends to get everyone here very riled up, but it’s a very very small field. Two of those programs (Loma Linda included) have shut down...(and Loma Linda was the biggest by far). About 150 practicing DAs in the whole country. A niche field for sure.

 

[Dr.Jekyll75]

I know your cousin, she made me a cake on my birthday about 7 years ago. Her husband was my co resident.

To answer OP. It’s only for dentists. It’s 3 years of general anesthesia with an office focus. It tends to get everyone here very riled up, but it’s a very very small field. Two of those programs (Loma Linda included) have shut down...(and Loma Linda was the biggest by far). About 150 practicing DAs in the whole country. A niche field for sure.

Hmm okay so if I was to come out of residency I’d be able to bill for it as a general anesthesiologist without the need for fellowship?

 

[abolt18]

Hmm okay so if I was to come out of residency I’d be able to bill for it as a general anesthesiologist without the need for fellowship?

The fellowship is a gateway for dentists to provide anesthesia. As an anesthesiologist, you are trained to do anesthesia and do NOT need additional training to do dental anesthesia.

 

[Dr.Jekyll75]

The fellowship is a gateway for dentists to provide anesthesia. As an anesthesiologist, you are trained to do anesthesia and do NOT need additional training to do dental anesthesia.

Good to know. I just was caught off guard with the what my friend told me .

 

[Sublimazing]

The fellowship is a gateway for dentists to provide anesthesia. As an anesthesiologist, you are trained to do anesthesia and do NOT need additional training to do dental anesthesia.

Exactly. Dental Anesthesia is the stuff you guys do everyday in residency: ketamine darts and remi/prop drips...so you wouldn’t need any other training. The one part that must be learned is being able to do that stuff without any support staff and doing it quickly and safely enough to keep getting consults.

 

[Splenda88]

Anesthesiology residency (MD/DO/DDS/DMD)

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