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Overview
Clinical Sedation in Dentistry is a comprehensive textbook on the principles and practice of clinical sedation in dentistry, written by experienced educators and internationally renowned researchers in the field. Chapters cover the following key topics: the etiology of dental anxiety, patient management techniques, anatomy and physiology, pharmacology, patient assessment and selection, pre-medication and oral sedation, special care dentistry, inhalation and intravenous sedation, complications and emergencies, medico-legal aspects, and advances.
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"All the chapters conclude with a short section of references and further reading and there is a six-page index at the end of the book. Throughout the book there are colour photographs, diagrams, tables, graphs, flow charts, specimen letters, leaflets and checklists." (BDA News, July 2010)
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Meet the Author
Professor N M Girdler PhD BDS BSc FDSRCS FFDRCS Professor of Sedation Dentistry at the School of Dental Sciences, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne.
Mr C M Hill MDSc FDSRCS LDSRCS BDS MSc Consultant in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery at the University of Wales College of Medicine, Dental Hospital, Cardiff.
Dr K E Wilson PhD BDS MSc DDPHRCS MFDSRCS Associate Specialist in Sedation Dentistry at Newcastle Dental Hospital, Newcastle upon Tyne.
Table of Contents
Foreword.
Preface.
1. Aetiology of Dental Anxiety.
2. Scope of Patient Management Techniques
- Behaviour management
- Acclimatisation
- Hypnosis
- Acupuncture
- Sedation
- General anaesthesia
.3. Relevant Anatomy and Physiology
- Central Nervous System ( drug action)
- Cardiovascular System
- Respiratory System
.4. Pharmacology of Sedation Drugs
- Nitrous oxide
- Benzodiazepines
- Diazepam
- Midazolam
- Temazepam
- Flumazenil
- Other intravenous and inhalational agents
- Propofol
- Sevoflurane
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5. Patient Assessment and Selection
- Dental History
- Medical history
- Social history
- Treatment planning
- Pre and post operative instructions
.6. Inhalation Sedation
- Equipment
- Indications and Contraindications
- Technique
- Monitoring
.7. Intravenous sedation
- Equipment
- Indications and Contraindications
- Technique
- Monitoring
.8. Pre-medication and Oral Sedation
- Pre-medication
- Principles of pre-medication
- Indications and contraindication
- Drugs used for pre-medication
- Oral sedation
- Principles of oral sedation
- Indications and contraindications
- Oral sedative agents
.9. Sedation and Special Care Dentistry
- Defining Special Care Dentistry
- Patient groups
- Principles of sedation for special care patients
.10. Sedation Complications and Emergencies
- Complications of sedation
- Sedation related emergencies
- Medical emergencies
.11. Medico-Legal Aspects of Sedation
- Sedation guidelines
- Consent
- Clinical governance
.12. Advances in Conscious Sedation
- IV sedation in children
- Propofol sedation
- Inhalation sedation techniques
.Appendices & Index