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Foreword. <p>Preface.</p> <p>1. Aetiology of Dental Anxiety.</p> <p>2. Scope of Patient Management Techniques<br /> </p> <ul> <li style="list-style: none"><br /> </li> <li>Behaviour management<br /> </li> <li>Acclimatisation<br /> </li> <li>Hypnosis<br /> </li> <li>Acupuncture<br /> </li> <li>Sedation<br /> </li> <li>General anaesthesia</li> </ul> . <p>3. Relevant Anatomy and Physiology<br /> </p> <ul> <li style="list-style: none"><br /> </li> <li>Central Nervous System ( drug action)<br /> </li> <li>Cardiovascular System<br /> </li> <li>Respiratory System</li> </ul> . <p>4. Pharmacology of Sedation Drugs<br /> </p> <ul> <li style="list-style: none"><br /> </li> <li>Nitrous oxide<br /> </li> <li>Benzodiazepines<br /> <ul> <li style="list-style: none"><br /> </li> <li>Diazepam<br /> </li> <li>Midazolam<br /> </li> <li>Temazepam<br /> </li> <li>Flumazenil</li> </ul> <br /> </li> <li>Other intravenous and inhalational agents</li> <li style="list-style: none"><br /> </li> <li>Propofol</li> <li style="list-style: none"><br /> </li> <li>Sevoflurane</li> </ul> . <p>.</p> <p>5. Patient Assessment and Selection<br /> </p> <ul> <li style="list-style: none"><br /> </li> <li>Dental History<br /> </li> <li>Medical history<br /> </li> <li>Social history<br /> </li> <li>Treatment planning<br /> </li> <li>Pre and post operative instructions</li> </ul> . <p>6. Inhalation Sedation<br /> </p> <ul> <li style="list-style: none"><br /> </li> <li>Equipment<br /> </li> <li>Indications and Contraindications<br /> </li> <li>Technique<br /> </li> <li>Monitoring</li> </ul> . <p>7. Intravenous sedation<br /> </p> <ul> <li style="list-style: none"><br /> </li> <li>Equipment<br /> </li> <li>Indications and Contraindications<br /> </li> <li>Technique<br /> </li> <li>Monitoring</li> </ul> . <p>8. Pre-medication and Oral Sedation<br /> </p> <ul> <li style="list-style: none"><br /> </li> <li>Pre-medication<br /> <ul> <li style="list-style: none"><br /> </li> <li>Principles of pre-medication<br /> </li> <li>Indications and contraindication<br /> </li> <li>Drugs used for pre-medication</li> </ul> <br /> </li> <li>Oral sedation<br /> <ul> <li style="list-style: none"><br /> </li> <li>Principles of oral sedation<br /> </li> <li>Indications and contraindications<br /> </li> <li>Oral sedative agents</li> </ul> </li> </ul> . <p>9. Sedation and Special Care Dentistry<br /> </p> <ul> <li style="list-style: none"><br /> </li> <li>Defining Special Care Dentistry<br /> </li> <li>Patient groups<br /> </li> <li>Principles of sedation for special care patients</li> </ul> . <p>10. Sedation Complications and Emergencies<br /> </p> <ul> <li style="list-style: none"><br /> </li> <li>Complications of sedation<br /> </li> <li>Sedation related emergencies<br /> </li> <li>Medical emergencies</li> </ul> . <p>11. Medico-Legal Aspects of Sedation<br /> </p> <ul> <li style="list-style: none"><br /> </li> <li>Sedation guidelines<br /> </li> <li>Consent<br /> </li> <li>Clinical governance</li> </ul> . <p>12. Advances in Conscious Sedation<br /> </p> <ul> <li style="list-style: none"><br /> </li> <li>Oral sedation</li> </ul> <br /> <ul> <li style="list-style: none"><br /> </li> <li>IV sedation in children<br /> </li> <li>Propofol sedation<br /> </li> <li>Inhalation sedation techniques</li> </ul> . <p>Appendices & Index</p>

"All the chapters conclude with a short section of references and further reading and there is a six-page index at the end of the book. Throughout the book there are colour photographs, diagrams, tables, graphs, flow charts, specimen letters, leaflets and checklists." (<i>BDA News,</i> July 2010)<br /> <br />

<p>Professor N M Girdler PhD BDS BSc FDSRCS FFDRCS Professor of Sedation Dentistry at the School of Dental Sciences, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne.<br /> </p> <p>Mr C M Hill MDSc FDSRCS LDSRCS BDS MSc Consultant in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery at the University of Wales College of Medicine, Dental Hospital, Cardiff.<br /> </p> <p>Dr K E Wilson PhD BDS MSc DDPHRCS MFDSRCS Associate Specialist in Sedation Dentistry at Newcastle Dental Hospital, Newcastle upon Tyne.</p>

<i>Clinical Sedation in Dentistry</i> is a comprehensive textbook on the principles and practice of clinical sedation in dentistry, written by experienced educators and internationally renowned researchers in the field.<br /> <p>Chapters cover the following key topics: the aetiology of dental anxiety, patient management techniques, anatomy and physiology, pharmacology, patient assessment and selection, inhalation and intravenous sedation, pre-medication and oral sedation, sedation and special care dentistry, complications and emergencies, medico-legal aspects and recent advances.<br /> </p> <p>This textbook is aimed primarily at undergraduate dental students, dental care professionals and postgraduate dentists.</p>

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