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A statewide decennial survey was sent to practicing dentists holding sedation or general anesthesia permits to identify office sedation/general anesthesia trends and practices over the last 10 years. This survey constitutes the third such survey, spanning a total of 20 years. Of the 234 respondents in the 2016 survey, 34% held an Illinois moderate sedation permit and 64% held a general anesthesia permit. Oral and maxillofacial surgeons represented the majority of respondents (143/234; 61%). The remainder of responses were from general dentists (39; 17%) pediatric dentists (32; 14%), periodontists (16; 7%), dentist anesthesiologists (3; 1.3%) and 1 periodontist/dentist anesthesiologist. Surveys over the 20 years revealed the following significant trends: an increase in practitioners current in advanced cardiac life support certification, an increase in the number of non-oral maxillofacial surgeons with a sedation permit, an increase in providers of moderate sedation, and an increase in offices equipped with end-tidal CO2 and electrocardiogram monitoring. However, a number of providers were identified as not compliant with certain state mandates. For example, many respondents failed to meet minimum office team staffing requirements during sedation, hold semiannual office emergency drills, and establish written emergency management protocols.

Keywords: Dental sedation; Dental anesthesia; Morbidity and mortality; Practice parameters
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