Chapter 038

Management of Fear and Anxiety

Daniel A. Haas

GENERAL REFERENCES

  1. American Academy of Pediatrics and the American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry: Guideline for monitoring and management of pediatric patients during and after sedation for diagnostic and therapeutic procedures, Reaffirmed 2011. Available at: http://www.aapd.org/media/Policies_ Guidelines/G_Sedation.pdf. Accessed August 7, 2015. PUBMED Abstract
  2. American Dental Association: Guidelines for the use of sedation and general anesthesia by dentists, Adopted 2012. Available at: http://www.ada.org/∼/ media/ADA/About the ADA/Files/anesthesia_use_guidelines.ashx
  3. Chanpong B, Haas DA, Locker D: Need and demand for sedation or general anesthesia in dentistry: a national survey of the Canadian population, Anesth Prog 52:3–11, 2005. PUBMED Abstract
  4. Cot é CJ, Karl HW, Notterman DA, et al.: Adverse sedation events in pediatrics: analysis of medications used for sedation, Pediatrics 106:633–644, 2000. PUBMED Abstract
  5. Cot é CJ, Notterman DA, Karl HW, et al.: Adverse sedation events in pediatrics: a critical incident analysis of contributing factors, Pediatrics 105:805–814, 2000. PUBMED Abstract
  6. Dionne RA, Gordon SM, McCullagh LM, et al.: Assessing the need for anesthesia and sedation in the general population, J Am Dent Assoc 129: 167–173, 1998. PUBMED Abstract
  7. Dionne RA, Yagiela JA, Cot é CJ, et al.: Balancing efficacy and safety for the use of oral sedation in dental outpatients, J Am Dent Assoc 137:502–513, 2006. PUBMED Abstract
  8. Jackson DL, Milgrom P, Heacox GA, et al.: Pharmacokinetics and clinical effects of multidose sublingual triazolam in healthy volunteers, J Clin Psychopharmacol 26:4–8, 2006. PUBMED Abstract
  9. Smith TA, Heaton LJ: Fear of dental care: are we making any progress? J Am Dent Assoc 134:1101–1108, 2003. PUBMED Abstract