Anesthesia Management During Dental Treatment for Patients with Special Needs

Abstract

  The importance of dental anesthesiologists and dental hygienists who can administer anesthesia, such as general anesthesia and sedation, is increasing in parallel with the increasing number of dental patients with special needs. This article provides basic knowledge about day-care general anesthesia and sedation required for special needs dentistry, from the selection of patients who are eligible for day-care general anesthesia and sedation to their post-return care, for members of the Japanese Dental Society of Anesthesiology.