Perioperative Pain Assessment and Medication Safety in Office-Based Dental Anesthesia: A Practical Review.
- 1Tufts University, Boston, MA, USA.
- 2Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.
- 3Department of Anesthesiology, The Ohio State University College of Medicine and Wexner Medical Center, N437 Doan Hall, 410 W. 10th Avenue, Columbus, OH, 43210, USA. [email protected].
Abstract
Purpose of review
We examined perioperative pain assessment, medication documentation, toxicity preparedness, emergency medications and preparedness, and discharge readiness in office-based dental practices. By bringing these considerations together, the goal is to provide a practice overview of what providers should consider incorporating into their office-based dental and other similar anesthesia practices.Recent findings
Office- based dental anesthesia consistently delivers care to children and patients who cannot tolerate hospital treatment. Effective perioperative pain management is critically important for safe patient care in the dental office. Age-appropriate pain assessment, local-anesthetic safety, emergency preparedness, and recovery and discharge criteria are important components of office-based dental anesthesia practices. Dental offices are an important setting for patients who require sedation or general anesthesia; A practical framework may help clinicians consistently integrate safeguard elements into daily office-based care.
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BibTeX
@article{mccarthy2026perioperative,
title = {{Perioperative Pain Assessment and Medication Safety in Office-Based Dental Anesthesia: A Practical Review.}},
author = {Aidan McCarthy and Fred E Shapiro and Richard D Urman},
journal = {Current pain and headache reports},
year = {2026},
month = nov,
doi = {10.1007/s11916-026-01577-2},
url = {https://europepmc.org/article/MED/42972144},
note = {CC BY},
}
RIS
TY - JOUR
TI - Perioperative Pain Assessment and Medication Safety in Office-Based Dental Anesthesia: A Practical Review.
AU - Aidan McCarthy
AU - Fred E Shapiro
AU - Richard D Urman
PY - 2026
DA - 2026/11/03
JO - Current pain and headache reports
DO - 10.1007/s11916-026-01577-2
UR - https://europepmc.org/article/MED/42972144
AB - Purpose of review We examined perioperative pain assessment, medication documentation, toxicity preparedness, emergency medications and preparedness, and discharge readiness in office-based dental practices. By bringing these considerations together, the goal is to provide a practice overview of what providers should consider incorporating into their office-based dental and other similar anesthesia practices.Recent findings Office- based dental anesthesia consistently delivers care to children and patients who cannot tolerate hospital treatment. Effective perioperative pain management is critically important for safe patient care in the dental office. Age-appropriate pain assessment, local-anesthetic safety, emergency preparedness, and recovery and discharge criteria are important components of office-based dental anesthesia practices. Dental offices are an important setting for patients who require sedation or general anesthesia; A practical framework may help clinicians consistently integrate safeguard elements into daily office-based care.
SN - 1531-3433
SN - 1534-3081
ER -