Safety in pediatric sedation relies on strict guidelines and monitoring, so let's learn how providers utilize pharmacological ...

New guidance on dental sedation from the Faculty of Dental Surgery, RCS Eng and the Royal College of Anaesthetists (http://www.rcseng.ac.uk/fds). Defines 'standard ...

Conscious sedation helps reduce anxiety, discomfort, and pain during certain medical procedures. Doctors use medications and sometimes local anesthesia to induce relaxation. Conscious sedation is now ...

When you are afraid your threshold for pain is much lower, you become hypersensitive to every sensation, prick and noise. Fear and anxiety trigger the release of certain chemicals like adrenalin, ...

If you haven’t read part one of this two-part article, I suggest reading it now to glean the full scope of its message as it applies to part two. Comfort for the patient during dental procedures is ...

If the thought of a dental visit sends your heart racing, you’re not alone. Most people avoid visits to a dentist, considering it to be raising their anxiety levels and creating a panic. This fear is ...

A Virginia man whose 8-year-old daughter died under conscious sedation during a routine dental procedure is trying to get a law passed that would require all dental offices to have and maintain ...

Around 10 to 30 percent of people have anxiety and concerns about pain with dental procedures. Anxiety can delay getting treatment and that can make the problem worse. Anesthetics have been around for ...

WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - The North Carolina Dental Board is considering making sweeping changes to the way sedation dentistry is performed. The death of a well respected and greatly loved ...

On this episode of Bloom Health Club presented by Monticciolo Family & Sedation Dentistry, host Gayle Guyardo spotlights a new trend shaping healthcare in the New Year, and it’s gaining ...