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Ontario Dental Sedation Regulations |
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| Oral Sedation |
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| The Royal College of Dental Surgeons
of Ontario requires those dentists
providing moderate
sedation with oral sedatives
to successfully complete "training
that
has specifically incorporated the
teaching of
techniques utilizing any modality to
produce
moderate sedation, as well as
appropriate
airway management, and has evaluated and
attested to the competency of the
candidate".*
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The RCDSO also requires those
dentists providing moderate sedation
with oral sedatives to be registered and
obtain a facility permit.
*When the intent is minimal
sedation utilizing a single oral
sedative with nitrous oxide, the RCDSO
requires successful completion of
"training that has specifically
incorporated
the teaching of this technique, and has
evaluated and attested to the competency
of the
candidate."
When the intent is minimal sedation
utilizing a single oral sedative
(without
nitrous oxide), the RCDSO requires
successful
completion of a
"training program designed to
produce competency in the specific
modality of sedation."
NOTE: The RCDSO does not approve or
endorse any particular product, service,
or company. |
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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 DC.
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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 6.4 Million people in Ontario 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 Ontario.
Come to DC! |
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