Anesthesia

Researchers out of the Philadelphia-based University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine recently released their research on KOVANAZE, a nasal-administered dental anesthetic that was approved by the FDA earlier this year.

In an effort to increase public safety, the Texas State Board of Dental Examiners will create a panel to monitor anesthesia deaths, according to KXAN Austin News.

Led by Timothy Lubenow, MD — a professor in Rush Medical College’s department of anesthesiology — the Chicago-based Rush University Medical Center is the first facility in the United States to offer a new chronic pain treatment.

The Irving, Texas-based anesthesia management company NorthStar Anesthesia has implemented the electronic medical record product Anesthesia Touch at sites throughout Ohio, Pennsylvania and Texas.

Anesthesiologist Mukadder D. Ozcan, MD, joined OU Physicians in Oklahoma City, according to an Edmond Sun report.

Dental hygienists should conduct comprehensive patient assessments before administering anesthesia, according to the dental magazine RDH.

Anesthesiologist Michael Kellams, DO, observes how outpatient surgery and value-based care will continue to impact the anesthesiology field.

The Madison, Wis.-based hospital UnityPoint Health-Meriter will resume providing sedation dentistry for special needs patients next month, according to the Wisconsin State Journal.

Plexus Technology Group's Anesthesia Touch recently became a fully-rated AIMS solution after receiving a KLAS rating of 89. 

Anesthesia Business Consultants recently released the summer issue of their quarterly newsletter, The Communiqué.