Dr. Derek Decloux
Dental Anesthesia Specialist from Hamilton, ON
Greg Allan
3rd year Dental student at UBC
Choosing and administering an oral sedative can be a complicated and somewhat challenging aspect of dental care, particularly for a new dental graduate. Patient age, weight, medical history, as well as the experience of the practicing clinician, are just some of the factors to be considered.
Greg Allan is a 3rd year dental student at UBC with a special interest in dental anesthesia. In this educative interview, he presents Dr. Derek Decloux, a Dental Anesthesia Specialist from Hamilton, ON, with a hypothetical clinical scenario involving the administration of a benzodiazepine.
Dr. Decloux walks through the scenario, answering questions on drug selection, route of administration, dosage, and when not to give a benzodiazepine. He also offers best practice on how to manage a patient who has been given too much of a sedative, and gives instruction on when to refer complicated cases to a dental anesthesiologist.
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CDA Oasis Team