SEDATION PRACTICES IN DENTAL OFFICE : A SURVEY OF MEMBERS OF THE KOREAN ACADEMY OF PEDIATRIC DENTISTRY

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Journal of the Korean Academy of Pediatric Dentistry 1999;26(4):579-588.
Published online November 30, 1999.

SEDATION PRACTICES IN DENTAL OFFICE : A SURVEY OF MEMBERS OF THE KOREAN ACADEMY OF PEDIATRIC DENTISTRY

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진정요법사용에 관한 설문조사

최영심¹, 심연수²

¹아기공룡치과
²삼성의료원 소아치과

Abstract

Monitoring of patients is essential in assuring the safety of sedation in the dental office. The purpose of this study was to explore the utilization and preferences of sedation, utilization of monitoring methods, and the preparation for emergencies during sedation. Members of the Korean Academy of Pediatric Dentistry were surveyed(n=245) from 1998. 10. 1 to 1998. 12. 20 to establish current trends in the use of sedation practices and monitoring methods in Korea. Findings of the survey include: 1. Twenty nine percent of pediatric dentists use sedative agents in their practices. Seventy one percent of pediatric dentists do not use any sedative agents in their practices 2. Thirty nine percent of pediatric dentists who use sedative agents do so without monitoring devices 3. Nitrous oxide inhalation sedation was the most frequently utilized sedation method by pediatric dentists and chloral hydrate was the most frequently utilized sedative by pediatric dentists. Pulse oximeter was the most frequently utilized monitoring method during sedation in dental office. 4. Only twenty eight percent of pediatric dentists obtain the informed consent of the child's legal guardian. 5. Only sixty percent of pediatric dentists prepare for emergencies during sedation.

Key Words: Sedation, Monitoring, Emergency preparation