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I'm an anesthesiology resident. I was talking with an acquaintance of mine who is a general dentist. He mentioned a potential interest in consulting an anesthesiologist for sedation for some of his office procedures. He says that he does some wisdom tooth extractions and other procedures sometimes performed by oral surgeons, although he refers the bigger cases to an oral surgeon.
I attempted to search both the Texas dental board website as well as the ADA and could not find any precise definition of the scope of practice of a general dentist vs. oral surgeon. (I also searched this forum.) Is there any precise definition or is it somewhat a matter of comfort level and experience? Before providing anesthesia for any dental procedures in the future, it would be reassuring to know exactly what procedures the dentist's licensure completely authorizes him/her to perform.
Thanks for any replies.
I attempted to search both the Texas dental board website as well as the ADA and could not find any precise definition of the scope of practice of a general dentist vs. oral surgeon. (I also searched this forum.) Is there any precise definition or is it somewhat a matter of comfort level and experience? Before providing anesthesia for any dental procedures in the future, it would be reassuring to know exactly what procedures the dentist's licensure completely authorizes him/her to perform.
Thanks for any replies.