Aim To investigate trends in the provision of primary care dental general anaesthesia (DGA) and sedation following the new guidance from the General Dental Council. Design Cross-sectional analysis of ...

Taking general anesthesia dental procedures out of a hospital setting and into the dental office can greatly reduce costs, according to a new study in Anesthesia Progress (December 2012, Vol. 59: 4, ...

Dental general anesthesia (DGA) for generally healthy patients is considered a last resort and is not intended for use on a regular basis in dental care. The purpose of DGA is to rehabilitate the ...

When your child goes to the dentist to have teeth pulled or cavities treated, they sometimes need to be put to sleep. But in rare cases this type of sedation can be dangerous or even deadly for ...

Developing a temporomandibular disorder (TMD) in childhood and beyond may be attributed to certain elements of dental care performed under general anesthesia, as well as biopsychosocial factors, ...

RALEIGH, N.C. (WECT) - The North Carolina Dental Board has approved changes to General Anesthesia and Sedation Rules meant to improve patient safety. The changes come in the wake of outcry over the ...

If your child needs multiple cavities filled or teeth pulled, their dentist may recommend doing these procedures under sedation or general anaesthetic. Parents should know the risks, benefits and ...

(Gray News) - A 9-year-old girl in California died hours after being placed under general anesthesia to undergo dental surgery, according to multiple reports. On March 18, the girl, who hasn’t been ...

The data were collected from patient records of all 0–13-year-old generally healthy children treated under DGA in 2004 and of their dental care in the following 5 years. The Department of Social ...