Dental anesthesiology is the specialty of dentistry that deals with the management of pain through the use of advanced local and general anesthesia techniques.

United States and Canada

Dental Anesthesiology training is usually 36 months in length and accredited and overseen by CODA. The American Dental Board of Anesthesiology examines and certifies dentists who complete an accredited program of anesthesiology training in the United States or Canada. Dentists may then apply for Board Certification through the ADBA which requires ongoing and continual post-graduate education for maintenance.[1]¹

See Also

• Anesthesia
• Dentistry

Anesthesia or anaesthesia (see spelling differences) has traditionally meant the condition of having the perception of pain and other sensations blocked. ... This article is about the dental profession. ...

External links

• The American Dental Board of Anesthesiology¹
• The American Society of Dentist Anesthesiologists²
• he American Dental Society of Anesthesiology³
• Accreditation Standards for Advanced Dental Education Programs in Dental Anesthesiology⁴
• The Australian Society of Dental Anaesthesiology⁵