Current UK dental sedation practice and the 'National Institute for Health and Care Excellence' (NICE) guideline 112: sedation in children and young people.

P Coulthard, D Craig, C Holden, N D Robb, M Sury, S Chopra, I Holroyd

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    Aim Describe current dental sedation practice for under 19-year-olds in the UK and compare it with the recommendations of NICE guidance 112.Method Members of the Society for the Advancement of Anaesthesia in Dentistry and members of the Dental Sedation Teachers Group were invited to participate in an online survey.Results Two hundred and sixty-six dentists and doctors completed the survey. Eighty-two percent were operator and sedationist (operator-sedationist). Ninety-five percent provided written information and 94% obtained written consent. Eighty-four percent kept a written or electronic sedation record. Eighty-six percent complied with life support training expectations. Eighty-six percent had immediate access to resuscitation equipment. Sixty-seven percent of sedationists reported that treatment could not be completed under sedation for
    Original languageEnglish
    JournalBritish Dental Journal
    Volume218
    Issue number8
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 24 Apr 2015

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