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Massachusetts Dental Sedation Regulations |
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| Oral Sedation |
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| Effective August 20,
2010:
Massachusetts Board of Registration
in Dentistry Rule
§6.12 will require a dentist to
complete at least 24 hours of instructive classroom
training with 10 clinical patient
experiences, and obtain a "B-1" permit
before
administering moderate sedation using
oral sedatives in-
office (incl.
ValiumŪ).* This
training
is available in DC.
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| ACLS or PALS
certification will also be
required. |
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| *When the intent is minimal
sedation
only in-office, a 16-hour "B-2"
permit will be required. |
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| Effective August 20, 2010:
Massachusetts Board of Registration
in Dentistry Rule §6.15(2)(b) will
require dental offices where local
anesthesia is administered to have an automated external
defibrillator (AED) among other
required emergency equipment and drugs.
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| Currently:
An 18-hour "B" permit is required to
dispense any oral sedative in-
office. |
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| Pediatric Sedation |
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| Sedation dentistry for children is a unique science and requires pediatric-specific training. The standard of care for providing pediatric sedation requires several hours of instructive classroom training with clinically-oriented experiences. This training is available in Memphis.
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| IV
Sedation |
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| For moderate sedation, 'IV Sedation for
Dentistry' at Pittsburgh's
Duquesne University provides
over 60 hours of didactic instruction
plus management of as many as 30
patients by the intravenous route per
participant in order to qualify for an
IV permit. |
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| Regulatory assistance: DOCS membership provides direct access to our full-time Regulatory Counsel for assistance in complying with the training and equipment requirements, obtaining your permit, and addressing advertising issues.
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| Why Do Oral Sedation? |
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An estimated 3.2 Million people in Massachusetts are currently in need of dental care but are too fearful to seek you out. To date, access to care for these patients has been limited. Now you can help.
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Practicing oral sedation has many advantages for you, not the least of which is treating a more comfortable patient. Other advantages are: performing more dentistry in a single visit instead of having the patient come back again and again; bigger restorative cases from patients who were previously reluctant due to anxiety; and patients feeling little to no post-operative discomfort regardless of the procedure - resulting in more referrals.
And for your patients it means something else. A comfortable experience - often with no recollection of the visit or the time passed. I often hear of patients who call their dentist the next day not to complain, but to express their gratitude and delight in their first ever visit to the dentist without fear.
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Get the education you need to fulfill your requirements and provide safe and effective oral conscious sedation to those in need. Get started today!
DOCS Courses are AGD/PACE approved. Courses approved by the AGD are accepted for continuing education in Massachusetts.
Come to DC! |
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