Anesthesia
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At Issue
For over 160 years dentists have utilized pain management approaches to enable their patients to receive needed dental services. Approaches to pain management in dentistry include both psychological and pharmacological techniques that are used to modify anxiety and pain in the dental patient.
In-office sedation has proven a useful and cost-effective means to assist patients such as children, those afraid of the dentist, the behaviorally or medically challenged, as well as those with gagging problems, so these patients can receive dental care.
The use of sedation and/or anesthesia is a heavily regulated area of dentistry. Beyond appropriate education and training for the administering dentist, anesthesia/sedation regulations also commonly address requirements for safety equipment and auxiliary personnel. The American Dental Association has developed both guidelines for teaching and guidelines for the use of conscious sedation, deep sedation and general anesthesia. These guidelines serve as a recommendation for state laws and regulations addressing dentists' administration of anesthesia and sedation.
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ADA Priorities
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Additional Resources
- Conscious Sedation Permit Requirements | PDF file/116k
 (Updated 03/13/08)
- General Anesthesia Permit Requirements | PDF file/81k (Updated 03/13/08)
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Contact Us
For additional information, please contact:
Jason Hansen, Legislative Liaison, State Affairs
Federal Affairs
1111 14th Street NW, Suite 1100
Washington, DC 20005
202-898-2400
Fax: 202-898-2437
E-mail: govtpol@ada.org
State Government Affairs
ADA Chicago Headquarters
211 East Chicago Avenue
Chicago, IL 60611
312-440-2525
Fax: 312-440-3539
E-mail: govtpol@ada.org
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