Regulatory barriers to dental anesthesia services for special populations.

Aims: Sedation and general anesthesia are necessities for the treatment of many individuals within special populations such as those with physical and intellectual disabilities, fear/anxiety, or individuals requiring extensive procedures. This study aims to discover regulatory factors that may be contributing to the limited access to anesthesia services provided by dentist anesthesiologists.

Methods And Results: The study included an online survey completed by self-reported dentist anesthesiologists with 2 or more years of formal anesthesia training.