Obtaining Written Informed Consent for the Administration of Local Anesthetics in Dentistry in 2024, a 20-Year Follow-Up Study

• Published in: Anesthesia progress Vol. 72; no. 1; pp. 24 - 27
• Main Authors: Orr, Daniel L., Jenkins, Zane P., Orr, Timothy M.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 12.03.2025
• Subjects: Anesthesia, Dental - methods; Anesthetics, Local - administration & dosage; Follow-Up Studies; Humans; Informed Consent - statistics & numerical data; Practice Patterns, Dentists' - statistics & numerical data; Practice Patterns, Dentists' - trends; Administration; Oral and maxillofacial surgery; Informed consent; Dentistry; Local anesthetics

This study revisited data obtained in 2004 regarding whether dentists routinely obtain informed consent (IC) for the administration of local anesthetics and compared those findings with newer data obtained in 2024. A previous survey from 2004 which utilized 3 questions including identification of pr...