Comparisons of oral sedation, GA and Intravenous Sedation

Comparisons of Types of Anesthesia (CA)

¹Oral Sedation ²Conscious Sedation ³General Anesthesia

Relative Cost	Four Cleanings	One Crown	One Crown
Onset to Effectiveness	Up to 60 minutes	60 seconds	<60 seconds
Titratable?	No	Yes	Yes
Level of Anesthesia	Minimal Sedation	Moderate/Deep	Deep
Recovery	Depends on Half Life	Rapid	Rapid
Reversible?	Not easily	Yes/most	Yes/most
Training Needed	25 hours	60 hours	1-2 years
Memory of Procedure	Some	Very Little	None
Diminish Post Operative Pain	No	Yes	Yes
Route of Administration	Oral	Intravenous/Inhalation	Intravenous/Inhalation
Continuing Education Hours/yr.	7	15	25
Onsite Evaluation Every...	None	6 years	5 years

The safest type of anesthesia is titratable.

1647.18 Oral Sedation
¹(c) "Oral conscious sedation" means a minimally depressed level of consciousness produced by oral medication that retains the patient's ability to maintain independently and continuously an airway, and respond appropriately to physical stimulation or verbal command.

²California Business and Professions Code Section 1647.1 (a) As used in this article, "conscious sedation" (intravenous) means a minimally depressed level of consciousness produced by a pharmacologic or nonpharmacologic method, or a combination thereof, that retains the patient's ability to maintain independently and continuously an airway, and respond appropriately to physical stimulation or verbal command.

³1646. "General anesthesia," as used in this article, means a controlled state of depressed consciousness or unconsciousness, accompanied by partial or complete loss of protective reflexes, produced by a pharmacologic or nonpharmacologic method, or a combination thereof.