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Saskatchewan Dental Sedation Regulations |
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| Oral Sedation |
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| The guidelines of the College of Dental Surgeons of Saskatchewan provide that the dentist who will use moderate sedation must be able to show that he or she has sufficient knowledge and understanding of the proposed technique and that this is acceptable to the College. Such background preparation may have been acquired during graduate training or other accepted postgraduate courses as may be given in this or other jurisdictions. This background preparation must have included both didactic and practical experience and must be kept up to date. The dentist must have thorough knowledge of the sedative agent(s) he or she will use including actions, interactions, side effects, potential complications and their management.* |
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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 San Francisco.
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| *This information is provided as a courtesy of DOCS, and is not meant to imply any affiliation with the College. |
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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 500,000 people in Saskatchewan 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 Saskatchewan.
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