Sedation Dentistry: New Rules in Illinois

Sedation dentistry resuscitator maskPracticing sedation dentistry in Illinois is about to get harder… The state's Department of Financial and Professional Regulation has proposed new rules that mandate more dental continuing education on treating sedation patients.

The agency is concerned with life support training, monitoring patients' breathing, and making sure each sedation dentist has oxygen masks to fit all patients.

The Chicago area has seen two dental patient deaths in the past several years.

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  • http://thewealthydentist dr bert

    hi,

    we in United Kingdom, have to follow very hard, guidelines, at the moment,

    related to some deaths just round the corner from one of my practices in Dover/Kent/U.K

    best regards
    dr bert/U.K.

  • Nicole

    It makes sense. We have been providing general anesthesia and IV sedation at our general dental office for over 30 years. We have the same monitoring equipment that hospitals have, all our doctors are ACLS and BLS certified, and we do regular training on emergency management with our staff. I think many doctors give pills and don’t monitor their patients with something more than a pulse-ox meter, or aren’t ACLS trained, and that is dangerous.

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