Dental Anesthesia
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Dental Anesthesia Overview
Dental sedation safe outcomes, as with all procedural sedation, are best achieved when provided by a healthcare professional, whose only responsibility is the sedation and monitoring of the patient, and a proceduralist whose specific focus is on the procedure.
Deep sedation and general anesthesia for dental procedures are safest when provided by a qualified, licensed anesthesia professional, who is not simultaneously engaged in the dental procedure. When sedation or anesthesia services are required, the use of anesthesia professionals, with delineated responsibilities, allows each team member to focus on his or her role for best outcomes and patient safety.
CRNAs/nurse anesthesiologists provide anesthesia and analgesia in all practice settings, including dental offices. The links below provide resources relevant to dental anesthesia for the adult and pediatric population.
AANA Clinical Rounds Webinar: Office Based Dental Anesthesia Practice
Additional Resources
Dental Anesthesia Business
Dental Anesthesia Business
- CRNAs Providing Solutions to Dental Anesthesia Care
- Introduction to Dental Anesthesia Business (member login required)
Adult Guidelines
Adult Guidelines
Pediatric Guidelines
Pediatric Guidelines
- AAPD: Guideline on Use of Local Anesthesia for Pediatric Dental Patients
- AAPD: Guideline on Use of Nitrous Oxide for Pediatric Dental Patients
- AAP: Guidelines for Monitoring and Management of Pediatric Patients Before, During, and After Sedation for Diagnostic and Therapeutic Procedures
- AAP: Critical Elements for the Pediatric Perioperative Anesthesia Environment
- All AAPD Definitions, Oral Health Policies, and Clinical Practice Guidelines
Infection Control
Infection Control
- CDC: Dental Infection Prevention and Control
- CDC: Summary of Infection Prevention Practices in Dental Settings: Basic Expectations for Safe Care
- CDC: Infection Prevention Checklist for Dental Settings
- CDC: Recommendations from the Guidelines for Infection Control in Dental Heath Care Settings – 2003
- CDC: Infection Prevention & Control Guidelines & Recommendations
- OSHA: Dentistry Standards
- AANA: Infection Control Resources
Disclaimer
The resources on this page may incorporate or summarize views, guidelines, or recommendations of third parties. Such material is assembled and presented in good faith, but does not necessarily reflect the views of the AANA. Links to third-party websites are inserted for informational purposes and do not constitute endorsement of the material on those sites, or of any associated organization.