Factors affecting clinical outcome following treatment of early childhood caries under general anaesthesia: a two-year follow-up.

Aim: To investigate factors that might affect the clinical outcome of early childhood caries treatment under dental general anaesthesia (DGA).

Design: Retrospective longitudinal study. The medical records of paediatric patients with early childhood caries who underwent full dental rehabilitation under DGA during 2011 in a private medical facility in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, were investigated.

Lidocaine use for pain management during paediatric dental rehabilitation under general anaesthesia.

Introduction: Dental rehabilitation under general anaesthesia is gaining more popularity among parents as a result of increasing safety margins of new anaesthetic drugs and the adoption of strict policies and procedures that target patient safety and comfort. Harmony between members of the anaesthesia team and the dental team is a must to produce full dental service with least discomfort to our child patients.

Aim: To investigate the possible effect of using local analgesia (lidocaine) during general anaesthesia sessions on stabilising heart rate, respiratory rate and tidal CO2 levels during painful dental procedures.

Sanjad-sakati syndrome dental management: a case report.

Sanjad-Sakati syndrome (SSS) is a rare genetic disorder with autosomal recessive pattern of inheritance characterized by hypoparathyroidism, sever growth failure, mental retardation, susceptibility to chest infection, and dentofacial anomalies. A child with SSS was referred to the dental departmentseeking dental help for sever dental caries which was attributed to his dietary habits and quality of dental tissues. Full restorative rehabilitation was done under general anesthesia.

Written Asthma Action Plans (WAAPs) in Melbourne general practices: a sequential mixed methods study.

Aim: To investigate ownership and perceived utility of written asthma action plans (WAAPs) in general practice.

Methods: Questionnaires were completed by 225 adults and 75 children with GP-diagnosed asthma from 31 practices. Regression models for WAAP ownership allowed for confounders and clustering by practice.