SAAD Digest 

March 2026
Volume: 42
Issue: 1

Articles from Digest 42(I)

Article title	Page start	Page end
Editorial	2	2
Peer reviewed papers
The combined use of oral/transmucosal midazolam sedation with IV remimazolam for special care patients – a case series	3	6
IV sedation in an Adult Dental Health Department: A single-centre two cycle audit	7	14
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	15	17
‘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	30	37
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	47	54
When midazolam meets hyperactivity: tailoring dental sedation for patients with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)	55	59
SAAD Symposium 2025	60	73