Dental Anesthesia Guidelines
Dental Anesthesia Guidelines
American Society of
Dentist Anesthesiologists
Dentist Anesthesiologist: Dentist who has successfully completed accredited postdoctoral anesthesiology residency training for dentist
"Auxiliary staff adequately trained to assist the dentist anesthesiologist with basic life support resuscitation if needed so the dental anesthesiologist can administer advanced resuscitation".
"When the dentist anesthesiologist is in the office of another practitioner to provide anesthesia...the operating dentist/surgeon and the dental/surgical assistant must be trained and currently certified in Basic Life Support for the Health Care Provider".
"The dentist anesthesiologist is thoroughly capable of independently managing all aspects of emergency care within their fixed or mobile anesthesia facility without the need for dental assistants to be trained in monitoring or pharmacology".
"The Dentist Anesthesiologist must maintain current...Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS)...maintain Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) when treating children less than 13 years old".
"When deep sedation or general anesthesia is employed...a minimum of 3 individuals must be present: the operating dentist/surgeon, the dentist anesthesiologist, and a dental/surgical assistant...the dentist anesthesiologist provider must not be simultaneously involved in the conduct of the dental procedure or surgery, unless another licensed anesthesia provider is present".
"When moderate sedation is employed in a dental setting, the dentist anesthesiologist, when simultaneously involved in the conduct of the dental procedure or surgery, must have at least 1 appropriately trained support staff whose responsibility is to monitor appropriate physiologic parameters and to assist in any supportive or resuscitation measures..."
"Appropriate preoperative fasting instructions, in accord with ASA guidelines, must be applied and met prior to the start of anesthesia"
American Association of
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons
(AAOMS)
