GuidelineSpecial care in dentistry : official publication of the American Association of Hospital Dentists, the Academy of Dentistry for the Handicapped, and the American Society for Geriatric Dentistry2022
The use of general anaesthesia in special care dentistry: A clinical guideline from the British Society for Disability and Oral Health.
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- Global oral health policies and recommendations for children with special health care needs and their applicability and effectiveness during the COVID -19 pandemic: a systematic review.Evidence-based dentistry · 2024Pooled it
- The use of general anaesthesia in special care dentistry: A clinical guideline from the British Society for Disability and Oral Health.Special care in dentistry : official publication of the American Association of Hospital Dentists, the Academy of Dentistry for the Handicapped, and the American Society for Geriatric Dentistry · 2022Guideline
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- Medication profiles of patients undergoing dental treatment under general anesthesia or sedation in special needs dentistry.Frontiers in oral health · 2026Article
- Access to Health Care: Implementation and Outcomes of a Hospital-Based Anaesthesia Protocol for People With Intellectual Disability.Journal of applied research in intellectual disabilities : JARID · 2025Article
- Intravenous sedation for adults with profound acquired brain injury undergoing dental treatment - a seven-year service evaluation.BDJ open · 2024Article
- Postoperative evaluation of special needs and healthy patients with endodontic treatment under general anesthesia: a retrospective research.BMC oral health · 2024Article
- Dentists' Approaches to Treatment Decision-Making for People with Dementia: A Qualitative Study.JDR clinical and translational research · 2024Article
- Retrospective Evaluation of 20 Years of Outpatient Dental Services to Adults with Disabilities at the Dental Hospitals of the Medical University of Innsbruck, Austria.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Dental Treatment in Special Needs Patients and Uncooperative Young Children: A Retrospective Study.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2024Article
- Chairside oral prophylaxis for people with profound intellectual or multiple disabilities-a retrospective feasibility study.Clinical oral investigations · 2023Article
- Knowledge, Attitude and Practices of Nurses towards Oral Care of Psychiatric Patients at a Teaching Hospital, Kigali, Rwanda.Rwanda journal of medicine and health sciences · 2023Article
- A scoping review of interventions and outcome measures in trials of dental behavior support.Special care in dentistry : official publication of the American Association of Hospital Dentists, the Academy of Dentistry for the Handicapped, and the American Society for Geriatric DentistryArticle
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Abstract
backgroundGeneral anaesthesia (GA) may be required to support the care of those seen in Special Care Dentistry (SCD) services for various reasons, such as enabling extensive dental care for people with severe learning disabilities or severe dental phobia. Guidance is needed for teams delivering SCD using GA due to the potential risks, implications, and costs of using GA to deliver dental care.
aimTo present evidence-based recommendations, where possible, for teams involved in providing GA for dental care for adults within SCD services.
methodsA multidisciplinary working group, supported by a formal literature search and stakeholder involvement, iteratively produced and refined the recommendations presented.
resultsThere was little evidence to inform the guidelines. Recommendations are therefore based mainly on the working group's expert consensus opinion. Clinical guidelines are presented as a set of overarching principles followed by six key sections reflecting patients' pathways from referral to dental services through to their care during and after GA.
conclusionGuidelines are presented to support those providing GA to provide SCD. The need for comprehensive and person-centered assessment and planning is emphasized.
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