Identification and assessment of factors that impact the demand for and supply of dental hygienists amidst an evolving workforce context: a scoping review.

Background: This study involved a scoping review to explore factors influencing dental hygienist demand and supply in high-income countries.

Methods: A six-stage scoping review was conducted with separate search strategies tailored to four databases (MEDLINE, CINAHL, Google Scholar, and Google) plus a targeted scan of dental hygienist organization websites. This yielded 2,117 unique citations, leading to 148 articles included in the review.

Effect of transdermally administered fentanyl on minimum alveolar concentration of isoflurane in normothermic and hypothermic dogs.

Objective: To determine whether the minimum alveolar concentration (MAC) of isoflurane was altered by transdermal administration of fentanyl in normothermic and hypothermic dogs.

Design: Randomized complete block crossover design.

Animals: 6 mature healthy dogs.

Anesthesia for geriatric patients.

Choosing the best anesthetic agents for each geriatric animal does not in itself ensure a successful outcome. Aggressive, careful, vigilant monitoring during the anesthetic and recovery periods is required to detect and correct alterations in homeostasis that may develop during the perianesthetic period. With appropriate preoperative screening, informed choice and judicious dosing of anesthetics, and careful monitoring and supportive care, the risk of anesthesia in geriatric animals can be greatly reduced.

Evaluation of cutaneous analgesia after non-focused extracorporeal shock wave application over the 3rd metacarpal bone in horses.

Extracorporeal shock wave therapy is becoming increasingly used in equine practice to treat musculoskeletal disorders. Although the exact effects of extracorporeal shock waves on tissues still need to be elucidated, transient cutaneous analgesia has been observed within treated areas in humans and horses. The purpose of this study was to determine the onset, magnitude, and duration of cutaneous analgesia after non-focused extracorporeal shock wave (ESW) application by comparing the limb withdrawal reflex latency (LWRL) in treated and untreated areas on the metacarpus of horses, using a focused light source.

The effect of inhalant anesthetic and body temperature on peri-anesthetic serum concentrations of transdermally administered fentanyl in dogs.

Objectives: To determine whether moderate hypothermia during anesthesia significantly affects the serum concentration of transdermally delivered fentanyl and whether halothane or isoflurane affect these concentrations.

Study Design: Randomized cross-over experimental trial.

Animals: Six mature, healthy Beagles (three males, three females) weighing 10.

Plasma fentanyl concentrations and analgesic effects during full or partial exposure to transdermal fentanyl patches in cats.

Objective: To compare plasma fentanyl concentrations and analgesic efficacy during full or partial exposure to 25-microg/h transdermal fentanyl patches (TFPs) in cats undergoing ovariohysterectomy.

Design: Randomized controlled clinical trial.

Animals: 16 client-owned cats.

The effect of rectal temperature on perianesthetic serum concentrations of transdermally administered fentanyl in cats anesthetized with isoflurane.

Objectives: To determine whether moderate hypothermia during 4 hours of anesthesia with isoflurane substantially affects serum concentrations of transdermally administered fentanyl in the perianesthetic period in cats.

Animals: 7 healthy mature cats.

Procedure: A fentanyl patch (25 microg/h) was applied to the shaved thorax 24 hours before induction of anesthesia.

The cardiopulmonary effects of romifidine in dogs with and without prior or concurrent administration of glycopyrrolate.

Objective: To determine the electrocardiographic and cardiopulmonary effects of romifidine with and without prior or concurrent administration of glycopyrrolate.

Study Design: Randomized crossover experimental study.

Animals: Six (three male, three female) cross-bred dogs weighing 23 ± 2.