How does dental sedation compare to other sedation?
First of all, just as with sedation and anesthesia used by medical physicians and anesthesiologists, there are different approaches used to achieve progressive levels of sedation. The North Carolina Dental Board guidelines enacted in July 2009 address the different levels of sedation. One conundrum about sedation dental care that you may not have stopped to think about is why people are routinely provided sedation and anesthesia by medical doctors for procedures that are perhaps even less painful than some dental procedures. That lack of availability of sedation services in dentistry likely accounts for at least some number of people who aren’t getting the dental care that they need. With its new guidelines, the North Carolina Dental Board is allowing a pent-up patient need to be safely satisfied by dentists across the state who are willing to get the appropriate training and certification.
