Inhalation sedation in the spotlight

There is no disputing the general statement that from March 2020 onwards, our lives – both professional and personal – completely changed. What had been relatively easy and straightforward became difficult, if not downright impossible. However, we are a resilient race, and we gritted our teeth and got on with things.

Nevertheless, there is no denying the effect on dentistry has been significant, with the British Dental Association quoting 30m lost appointments since March 2020.

Dentistry was heavily impacted right from the beginning, with most activity ceasing in the first lockdown. From June 2020 some sort of recovery was observed but by then, the implications were beginning to make themselves felt. Personal protective equipment (PPE) was the initial and very major impact. Following on from then was the issue of infection control and aerosol generating procedures (AGPs).