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SAAD Digest 

March 2026
Volume: 42
Issue: 1
DOI: 10.63507/MBQA7089

Title: Editorial

Author(s): N Robb

Abstract: 
A time of change or more of the same?
Welcome to SAAD Digest volume 42.
You will notice some changes in the style and colours used within Digest, which have been used to make the publication consistent with the rebranding that has happened over the last year.

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Articles from Digest 42(I)

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Peer reviewed papers

The combined use of oral/transmucosal midazolam sedation with IV remimazolam for special care patients – a case series

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IV sedation in an Adult Dental Health Department: A single-centre two cycle audit

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A retrospective analysis of the waiting times for a general anaesthetic for paediatric patients at Croydon University Hospital, a service provided by the special care community dental services- King's College Hospital

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‘Clearing the Air’: A quality improvement project introducing a digital leaflet to enhance parental understanding of inhalation sedation 18 26
Capnography - how does it work and what equipment should I buy? 27 29
Journal Scan
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Essay Prizes
Remimazolam in older patients: a game-changer in procedural sedation? 38 41
Should capnography be compulsory for dental sedation in medically complex patients (ASA III/IV)? 42 46

Anaesthetic-led conscious sedation for patients with learning disabilities

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When midazolam meets hyperactivity: tailoring dental sedation for patients with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)

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SAAD Symposium 2025 60 73