Pharmacologic Behavior Management Techniques Flashcards
1
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Why do we need pharmacologic management?
A
- Safey treat very anxious, fearful, uncooperative patients
2
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Reasons for uncooperative behavior:
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- Very young age
- ex. Pre-cooperative
- Lack cognitive/emotional developement
- ex: child with special needs
- Child’s temperament
- Parenting Style
- lack of expectations or discipline
- PTS in medical/dental setting
3
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NC Law: Nitrous Oxide under age 13
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- only sedative agent that can be administered under age of 13
- only need dental liscense, no special permit
- need informed consent
4
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NC Law: Sedative agent other than Nitrous Oxide under 13 y.o.
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- Falls under:
- Moderate Pediatric Conscious Sedation
- OR
- General Anesthesia
- Moderate Pediatric Conscious Sedation
- Grey Areas:
- Anxiolysis
- unsupervised premed to children outside office before appointment
- discouraged by AAPD
5
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Goals of Pharmacologic Management
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- Protect the patients safety and welfare
- minimize:
- physical discomfort and pain
- psychological trauma
- Maximize:
- amnesia
- control:
- anxiety
- behavior or movement
- Return patient to a physiologic safe state for discharge
6
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Moderate Pediatric Conscious Sedation Permit: requirements
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- required for sedation of patients under 13
- other than nitrous oxide
- obtained from NC board of Dental Examiners
- Include:
- supervision of CRNA or other personal that administers sedative medications
- employed or contracted
- Thorough knowledge of agents
- Proper training
- planned and documented rational for use of sedation
- risk-to-benefit analysis
- Thorough Medical History and Physical Evaluation
- informed consent
- facility with all necessary equipment to handle an emergency
- Properly trained employees
- monitoring technique
- emergency response-PALS or ACLS certification
- Available mobile emergency medical services
- supervision of CRNA or other personal that administers sedative medications
7
Q
Nitrous Oxide
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- least regulated
- Very effective, but relies on proper patient selection
- not Moderate to Severe Anxiety
- in NC, only sedative agent administered in pedo without addtional training or liscense
- Physiologically safe when administered with oxygen
- most common side effect-Nausea
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Advantages of Nitrous Oxide and Oxygen delivery by inhalation
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- Safety
- impossible to lose consciousness or maintain airway
- Rapid Onset and Recovery Time
- due to low blood:gas solubiliity
- Titratable
- low blood:gas solubility allows for maximum effect with minimal discomfort
- 35-50%
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Nitrous Oxide: Disadvantages
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- Equipment cost
- lack of patient acceptance
- Weakness of agent
- moderate to severe anxiety
- Contraindications
- acute otitis media
- active pulmonary infection
- Potential Chronic Toxicity
- dentist and staff
- Potentiation
- when used in combo with another sedative agent- can take patient into deeper level than wanted
10
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Sedation Patient Selection
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- Successful:
- mild to moderate fear or anxiety who cooperate
- Unsuccessful
- extreme anxiety and uncooperative
- combative
- defiant
- resistant
11
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Dental Anesthesiology
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- 2012 ADA voted to be newest recognized dental specialty
12
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Minimal Sedation
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- Aka Minimal Conscious Sedation
- 13 y.o. or older
- admin: oral or rectal routes
- 1 pharmacological agent
- 1 or more doses
- Does not exceed Maximum recommended dose
- can combine with nitrous oxide
- used for behavioral management
- Minimal depressed levels of consciousness
- patient retains ability to:
- independently and continuously maintain an airway
- respond normal to tactile stimulation and verbal command
13
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Minimal Sedation Regulation in NC
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- Requires moderate sedation permit
- no additional permit needed
- Moderate Pediatric Conscious Sedation-Pedo dentists
14
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Moderate Sedation
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- 3 subcategories
- Moderate Conscious Sedation
- Moderate Conscious Sedation limited to oral routes and nitrous oxide inhalation
- Moderate Pediatric Conscious Sedation
15
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Moderate Conscious Sedation
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Subcategory of moderate sedation
- Drug induced depressed consciousness
- Patients respond to verbal commands, either alone or w/light tactile stimulation
- Admin:
- 13+ y.o.
- oral, nasal, rectal, or parenteral routes (PORN)
- Multiple pharm agents
- multipile doses w/in 24 period
- Can use w/Nitrous oxide
- Used for Behavioral control