Safe and effective dental sedation requires more than selecting a medication—it demands preparation, clinical judgment, and a well-trained team. Successful sedation begins by “Matching the Rights”: the right patient, right medication and dose, right procedure, right environment, right trained team, right monitoring, and right postoperative support.
Even when these elements align, complications can occur. This webinar will explore common and uncommon adverse events associated with minimal and moderate sedation, why they happen, and how teams can proactively prepare. Participants will review patient and drug selection, dosing considerations, monitoring standards, reversal agents, and another essential “Right”—a properly stocked emergency medication kit tailored to the level of sedation provided.
will leave with practical, actionable strategies to reduce risk before sedation begins and respond confidently when the “Rights” go wrong.
By attending this webinar, you will learn how to:
- Identify common causes of minimal and moderate sedation complications in the dental setting.
- Select appropriate patients, medications, dosing strategies, and monitoring based on risk assessment.
- Explain the role of reversal agents in sedation safety.
- Develop a sedation-specific emergency medication kit appropriate for their practice.
