1. Survey of American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry on Nitrous Oxide and Sedation: 20 Years Later.
- Author
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Wilson S and Gosnell ES
- Subjects
- Air Pollution, Indoor, Airway Management, Anesthesia, Dental instrumentation, Anesthetics, Combined administration & dosage, Anesthetics, Inhalation administration & dosage, Child, Conscious Sedation instrumentation, Dental Care for Children methods, Emergencies, Gas Scavengers, Humans, Life Support Care, Monitoring, Physiologic, Occupational Exposure, Pediatric Dentistry methods, Surveys and Questionnaires, United States, Anesthesia, Dental statistics & numerical data, Conscious Sedation statistics & numerical data, Dental Care for Children statistics & numerical data, Nitrous Oxide administration & dosage, Pediatric Dentistry standards
- Abstract
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to survey the membership of the American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry (AAPD) and determine the current status of nitrous oxide (N2O) utilization in their dental practices while also comparing the findings to a similar survey completed 20 years ago., Methods: A 55-item questionnaire on the use of N2O was sent to the AAPD membership., Results: The total number of respondents was 1,632 (26 percent). Sixty-two percent are board-certified, 97 percent use N2O in their office, 18 percent indicated greater than 80 percent of their patient pool required N2O versus six percent in 1996. Fifty percent of parents expressed concerns about N2O use., Conclusions: Changes have occurred in the use of nitrous oxide since 1996, including: (1) a greater percentage of practitioners using N2O; (2) perceptions that more pediatric patients need N2O; (3) a shift in use of N2O by duration of practitioner experience; (4) an increased percentage of board-certified respondents; and (5) possible increasing parental concerns about N2O.
- Published
- 2016