Kids’ Dental Anesthesia: What Parents Should Know

Kevin J. Donly, DDS, professor and chair, Department of Developmental Dentistry, University of Texas Health San Antonio; former officer, American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry.

Debbie Hagan, Advocate for Families of Children Who Have Been Injured in Dental Offices.

Rita Agarwal, MD, practicing pediatric anesthesiologist; professor of anesthesiology, Stanford University; Chairman, Section of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, American Academy of Pediatrics.

James Tom, DDS, dental anesthesiologist; past president, American Society of Dentist Anesthesiologists.

The Associated Press: “Minnesota Family Agrees $ 2 Million Settlement for Teenage Died from Dental Surgery,” “Jury finds Hawaii dentist not guilty of death of 3-year-old child years.”

Cohen & Cohen: “Adolescent dental surgery deaths in $ 2 million settlement.

Star Tribune: “Now teaching and treating patients at U, the dentist settles a $ 2 million dispute with the family of the deceased teenager.”

Chronicle of San Francisco: “4-year-old boy dies after dental procedure in Oakland – State Council investigation.”

Hawaii News Now: “Governor signs Finley law to make dental sedation safer for children.”

Pediatrics: “Ethics: Death after Pediatric Dental Anesthesia: An Avoidable Tragedy?”

Pediatric anesthesia: “Trends in Deaths Associated with Pediatric Dental Sedation and General Anesthesia.”

Dental research journal: “Global Burden of Untreated Caries: A Systematic Review and Metaregression.”

Pediatric dentistry: “Guidelines for the monitoring and management of pediatric patients before, during and after sedation for diagnostic and therapeutic procedures.”

Journal of Dental Anesthesia and Pain Management: “General anesthesia in the management of early childhood caries: an overview. ”

Today: “9 questions to ask your dentist before your children are sedated.”