to undergo dental treatment.
- A small minority of patients require general anaesthesia.
4. All techniques require careful and systematic assessment of the patient before being
used.
5. Dentists and their staff require careful training and regular updates in the
techniques of anaesthesia and sedation for children.
4.15 FURTHER READING
Chadwick, B. L. and Hosey, M. T. (2003). Child taming: how to manage children in
dental practice (Quintessentials series number 9). Quintessence publishers, London.
(An easy read for the whole dental team that also provides insight on how to
incorporate inhalation sedation into a treatment plan.)
Cote, C. J., Notterman, D. A., Karl, H. W, Weinberg, J. A., and McCloskey, C.
(2000). Adverse sedation events in pediatrics: a critical incident analysis of
Pediatrics, 105 , 805 - 14. (A rather scary paper contributing factors. [see comments]. H160
that highlights the need for appropriate training, facilities and resuscitation skill.)
Craig D. and Skelly M. (2004). Practical conscious sedation (Quintessentials Series
number 15). Quintessence publishers, London. (A user-friendly guide for the dental
team that mainly focuses on intravenous sedation.)
European Resuscitation Council ( 1992 ). Guidelines for basic and advanced life
Resuscitation, 24 , 103 - 10. (Guidelines that all practitioners should read and support. H161
put into effect.)
Health Services Advisory Committee. (1995). Anaesthetic agents: controlling
exposure under COSHH. HMSO. (The current UK safety standard of nitrous oxide
environmental exposure.)
Lindsay, S. J. E. and Yates, J. A. (1985). The effectiveness of oral diazepam in
British Dental Journal, 159 , 149 - 53. (An objective anxious child dental patients. H162
study on the efficacy of oral premedication.)
Report of the Working Party on Training in Dental Anaesthesia. (1993). Standing
Dental Advisory Committee, Department of Health, United Kingdom. (An excellent
guide to sedation and anaesthesia in general dental practice and community dental
practice.)
Roberts, G. J. and Rosenbaum, N. L. (1990). A colour atlas of dental analgesia and
sedation. Wolfe Publishing, London. (All you need to know about local analgesia and
sedation.)
Standards in Conscious Sedation for Dentistry. (2000). Report of an Independent
Expert Working Group. October. Available from SAAD 53 Wimpole Street London.
(A matter-of fact document that outlines the http://www.saaduk.orgW 1 G 8 YH H163