February 2012 Archives - Oral Health Group

Dr. Peter Nkansah is a dentist-anaesthesiologist with a private practice in Toronto. He is also Past President of the Canadian Academy of Dental Anaesthesia, an international lecturer, and a member of the teaching staff in the Discipline of Anaesthesia at the Faculty of Dentistry, University of Toronto.

Crazy

02/01/2012

Peter Nkansah, MSc, DDS, Dip. Anaes., Specialist in Dental Anaes. (Ont.)

As a child, I would spend the first half of each Saturday with my father (the second half was all about hockey). I don’t know if it was designed as ... more

Anesthesiology Dentistry Features

1 Minute in Your Dental Chair Can Save a Life…

02/01/2012

Dr. Christian von Rosenbach

Anesthesiology Dentistry Features

Trance & Communication – An Alternative Paradigm

02/01/2012

Gabor Filo, DDS, FAGD, ABHD

Anesthesiology Dentistry Features

Practical Considerations for Treating the Anxious Dental Patient

02/01/2012

Robert McMaster, MD and Gabriella A. Garisto, DDS, MSc

Table 4 - Dental treatment Recommendations According to the Measurement of High Blood Pressure

Anesthesiology Dentistry Features

The Hypertensive Patient

02/01/2012

Sepehr Zahedi, DDS and Robert Marciniak, DMD

CASE: A 45-yr-old male presented for restorative treatment under deep intravenous sedation indicated by dental anxiety to the sound of the drill. The medical history included sleep apnea, depression, paranoid delusional disorder, insomnia, chronic pain from sciatica, and obesity (BMI 36.1 kg/m2). Current medications included daily use of morphine 240 mg, three tablets of Percocet, haloperidol 3 mg, amitryptyline 75 mg, zopiclone 7.5 mg and 8 cups of coffee. The patient rigidly followed preoperative instructions, ingesting no food after midnight, having only water or apple juice three hours prior to the afternoon appointment, in addition to his prescribed medications. Induction was achieved with midazolam, fentanyl, glycopyrrolate and a propofol bolus and infusion. The patient was spontaneously ventilating and the airway was supported throughout. Haemodynamics were stable throughout. Emergence and recovery was uneventful, except for postoperative headache which persisted in the evening despite administration of ibuprofen 400 mg po during the recovery period.

Anesthesiology Dentistry Features

Caffeine Withdrawal from Procedural Sedation

02/01/2012

Michelle Wong, DDS, Peter Copp, DDS, BScD (Anaesthesia), FADSA

Anesthesiology Dentistry Features

Glucagon in the Dental Emergency Kit?

02/01/2012

Joonyoung Ji, DMD

Figure 1 - A poster advertising a "laughing gas" exhibition in 1845. (Image taken from http://www.general-anaesthesia.com/people/laughinggas-poster.html)

Anesthesiology Dentistry Features

A History of Patient Comfort (Part 2) – Passing Gas (1540-1847)

02/01/2012

Peter Nkansah, MSc, DDS, Dip. Anaes., Specialist in Dental Anaes. (Ont.)

Anesthesiology Dentistry Features

Dental Internet Directory

02/01/2012

Anesthesiology Dentistry Features

2011 SLSA Quiz Answers

02/01/2012

February 2012

Crazy

1 Minute in Your Dental Chair Can Save a Life…

Trance & Communication – An Alternative Paradigm

Practical Considerations for Treating the Anxious Dental Patient

The Hypertensive Patient

Caffeine Withdrawal from Procedural Sedation

Glucagon in the Dental Emergency Kit?

A History of Patient Comfort (Part 2) – Passing Gas (1540-1847)

Dental Internet Directory

2011 SLSA Quiz Answers

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