We want to help you understand when sedation at the dentist may be necessary, what kinds of sedation we use, and why sedation is safe for your children. At Children's Choice in California, we're ...

There are many advantages to using local anesthesia with IV sedation during minimally invasive spinal procedures. Agnes P. Green, MD, a board certified anesthesiologist at The Bonati Spine Institute ...

Target-controlled infusions using propofol, an intravenous general anaesthetic agent, can be effectively used in sub-anaesthetic doses to produce conscious sedation for dentistry. Propofol does not ...

In the second part of this series, Noel Kelsch, RDHAP, writes that successful infection control and clinician safety depend on every clinician being ethical and following laws, regulations, ...

Sedation Safety Week kicked off March 12 with a reminder from DOCS Education of key steps dental professionals can take to ensure that patients undergoing sedation in their offices have a safe, ...

Inhaled isoflurane sedation was on par with IV midazolam for children age 3 to 17 years in the ICU on mechanical ventilation in a randomized trial. Isoflurane also reduced time to extubation and ...

The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) and the American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry (AAPD) have updated their guidelines for safely sedating pediatric patients, as published in Pediatrics. The ...

This content is sponsored by NOVA Dental Anesthesia. If the thought of going to the dentist makes you nervous, you are not alone. About 75% of adults have some type of anxiety about sitting down in ...

Orlando’s Planned Parenthood clinic is now offering pain-relieving medication for those seeking an intrauterine device, or IUD, contraception placement. The clinic is offering IV sedation to encourage ...