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SAAD Digest 

March 2025
Volume: 41
Issue: 1
DOI: 10.63507/SSKE3122

Title: Journal scan: A synopsis of articles of interest from the last twelve months to inspire further reading

Author(s):  Ahmad F, Clough S, Gerrard G, Hare J and Robb N.

Abstract: 

Adult intravenous sedation in general dental practice: indication, effectiveness and patient experiences
Reviewed by: Fareed Ahmad

The implementation of conscious sedation by dental professionals in Egypt: an analytical cross-sectional study
Reviewed by: Fareed Ahmad

Risk reduction: using the properties of sedation to mitigate the risks of stress-induced medical emergencies – a case series
Revuewed by: Fareed Ahmad

Management for the patients with severe Parkinson's disease during dental treatments and tooth extractions: A retrospective observational study
Reviewed by: Stacey Clough

Dissociative identity disorder in the dental setting: an assessment of the literature and case report
Reviewed by: Stacey Clough

Remimazolam for procedural sedation in older patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis with trial sequential analysis
Reviewed by: Stacey Clough

Effectiveness of preventive intervention programmes aiming to improve oral health in children who have undergone caries-related dental extractions: a rapid review.
Reviewed by: Nigel Robb

Parental use and acceptance of an accessible, commercially available intraoral camera for teledentistry in their children
Reviewed by: Nigel Robb

Efficacy and cost analysis of intravenous conscious sedation for long oral surgery procedures
Reviewed by: Greg Gerrard

Implementation of a CBT-based dental anxiety management pathway for patients with learning disabilities
Reviewed by: Jennifer Hare

Interventions to reduce adult state anxiety, dental trait anxiety, and dental phobia: A systematic review and meta-analyses of randomized controlled trials
Reviewed by: Jennifer Hare

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Articles from Digest 41(1)

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Editorial
 2
Peer reviewed papers

Challenges and considerations in dental treatment of patients with psychogenic non-epileptic seizures: a review and case study

 3

The impact of pre-operative anxiety on post-operative outcomes in patients undergoing third molar surgery

 8
12 

Pilot video consultations to assess high BMI paediatric patients’ suitability for the provision of dental treatment under general anaesthesia at a Day Surgery Unit

 13
16 

A retrospective analysis of the number of episodes of single tooth extractions carried out under general anaesthetic on adult patients at University Hospital Wales Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery (OMFS) department over a 12-month period

 17
21 

A service evaluation of the use of IV sedation with remimazolam for adults with an acquired brain injury 

22 
27 

Remimazolam as a sedative for dental procedures: a case series

28 
31 
Case reports

Dentist-led conscious sedation with remimazolam in a frail older adult

 32
 35

Dental management under general anaesthesia of an adult patient with complex mental health considerations and learning disability

 36
39 
Journal Scan
 40
47 
Book Review
 48
49 
Essay prizes

Improving the awareness of carbon emissions from nitrous oxide use for patients receiving inhalation sedation

 50
61 

Clinical audit on the quality of written consent for inhalation sedation

 62 
65 
Symposium 2024
 66
74 
Profiles

Interview with Yi Loo President of SAAD

75  76 

Ronan Lee

77  77

Simon Chaplin-Rogers

78  78 

Stephanie Fenesan

79  79 

Richard Kerr

80  80 
Obituaries

The Lord Colwyn

 81 81 

Meg Skelly

 82  82 
Forum  86 87