Local anaesthesia and sedation

Essential to success

Chloe Keeling emphasises the vital role of dental nurses in sedation.

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A growing issue

Nina Garlo outlines the rising demand for general anaesthesia in paediatric dentistry.

Inhalation sedation in the spotlight

Janet Pickles discusses the effects of Covid-19 on the provision of inhalation sedation

Tips from a dental sedation nurse

Rebecca Silver advises on assisting with IV conscious sedation

Understanding anaphylaxis

In this CPD paper, Kelly Doherty and Pat O’Hare discuss the new guidance for dental practices.

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Call for national effort to ‘stop the rot’ on child tooth decay

Rotting teeth remain the leading cause of hospital admission among five to nine year olds, new figures reveal.

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Face mask shortage: dentists hail potential breakthrough

​The British Dental Association (BDA) has applauded swift action from government and the dental industry to unlock stocks of face masks to ease the...

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The essential skill of sedation

Susie Verow on how she is supporting phobic patients

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Inhalation sedation – looking forward to the digital age

As we progress into the 21st century, Janet Pickles suggests it is good to reflect on the origins of the modern inhalation sedation (or relative...

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Remove false teeth before general anaesthetic, doctors warn

False teeth need to be taken out before a general anaesthetic, doctors warn in the journal BMJ Case Reports after a 72 year old man’s dentures got...

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The ABCDE approach

Recognition and treatment of the acutely ill patient, by Phil Jevon

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The gold standard in local anaesthesia

A new look at articaine, independent article by Peter Raftery