Dental Sedation

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SPS Sedation Card

Joint Statement on Pediatric Dental Sedation: Joint Statement from the American Society of Anesthesiologists, the Society for Pediatric Anesthesia, the American Society of Dentist Anesthesiologists, and the Society for Pediatric Sedation Regarding the Use of Deep Sedation/General Anesthesia for Pediatric Dental Procedures Using the Single-Provider/Operator Model

Forum: Caleb’s Law

Age-Stratified Propofol Dosage for Pediatric Procedural Sedation and Analgesia

The Path to Safety in Dental Anesthesia

Antibiotic Prophylaxis and Infective Endocarditis Incidence Following Invasive Dental Procedures: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Salik I, Chan KM, Pesola I, Abramowicz AE: Death in the Dentist's Chair: The Urgent Need for Universal Pediatric Dental Sedation Standards. Anesth Analg 2025

American Dental Association: Guidelines for the use of sedation and general anesthesia by dentists. Adopted by the ADA House of Delegates, 2016

The American Society of Dentists Anesthesiologist, the American Association of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgeons, & American Academy of Periodontology: Model State Sedation/ General Anesthesia Rules. 2023

Hardin AP, Hackell JM: Age Limit of Pediatrics. Pediatrics 2017; 140

American DentalAssociation Council on Dental Education and Licensure: Guidelines for teaching pediatric pain control and sedation to Dentists and Dental Students., 2021

Coté CJ, Wilson S: Guidelines for Monitoring and Management of Pediatric Patients Before, During, and After Sedation for Diagnostic and Therapeutic Procedures. Pediatrics 2019; 143