Dr. Lewis Satloff is a medical professional with several decades of experience in the industry who currently serves as a staff anesthesiologist with Texas-based McAllen Anesthesia Associates. Throughout his career, Dr. Lewis Satloff has been a member of several professional organizations, including the Society for Pediatric Anesthesia (SPA).
Alongside the American Society of Dentist Anesthesiologists and other industry groups, the SPA has released a statement outlining the appropriate use of pediatric dental sedation, noting how complex the area is. It describes a recommended model for sedating children while performing dental operations, terming it the “multi-provider team-based safe practice model.”
The method takes a different approach to traditional techniques, in that it asks for dentists to have a second, well-trained professional on-hand to monitor the child while under the effects of a sedative. As the SPA notes, dentists traditionally used a dental assistant for this, although these assistants often may not have had training or certification to do so.
In the statement, the organization notes that the new approach is a safer alternative for patients, as it allows for better crisis intervention when needed.
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