Dentist Anesthesiologist

[Yah-E]

Should it be a dental specialty or not?

Check out this article and website:

<a href="http://www.gumdr.com/97_09.htm" target="_blank">http://www.gumdr.com/97_09.htm</a>

<a href="http://www.adsahome.org/" target="_blank">http://www.adsahome.org/</a>

Interesting...huh?!

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[EAK27]

Interesting stuff! I would consider this as a profession, however I am having difficulty seeing the "dental" distinction. From what I have observed it isn't too intense a field, however I could be wrong. May be you could help me with this. Would there/ is there a difference in the sedatives administered during a dental procedure versus other, non dental procedures? If so then yes I would say that a certain degree of speciality should be awarded. Get back to me on this, I am interested. Thanks.

 

[deciduous]

I think there is a need for this specialty. There are many in office procedures that require sedation beyond nitrous or enteral sedatives. Drugs used, many times for children who cannot sit through the procedure, include ketamine, some inhalation sevoflurane, fentanyl, etc. I think these don't always get attention at the hospital, but I am not sure. It is not necessarily the drug, per se, but the combination of drugs with knowledge of dental office procedures & times, etc. I, as you can tell, am an advocate for this. In office anesthesia can save $$$$ for patients, too.