SECTION I: INTRODUCTION

1. Pain and Anxiety in Dentistry 

SECTION II: SPECTRUM OF PAIN AND ANXIETY CONTROL  

2. Introduction to Sedation  

3. The Spectrum of Pain and Anxiety Control  

4. Physical and Psychological Evaluation  

5. Monitoring during Sedation  

6. Nondrug Techniques: Iatrosedation and Hypnosis 

SECTION III: ORAL, RECTAL, AND INTRAMUSCULAR SEDATION

7. Oral Sedation  

8. Rectal Sedation  

9. Sublingual, Transdermal, and Intranasal Sedation  

10. Intramuscular Sedation 

SECTION IV: INHALATION SEDATION  

11. Inhalation Sedation: Historical Perspective  

12. Pharmacosedation: Rationale 

13. Pharmacology, Anatomy, and Physiology  

14. Inhalation Sedation Equipment

15. Inhalation Sedation: Techniques of Administration  

16. Inhalation Sedation: Complications  

17. Contemporary Issues Surrounding Nitrous Oxide 

18. Practical Considerations

19. Teaching Inhalation Sedation: History and Present Guidelines

SECTION V: INTRAVENOUS SEDATION  

20. Intravenous Sedation: Historical Perspective 

21. Intravenous Moderate Sedation: Rationale  

22. Armamentarium  

23. Anatomy for Venipuncture 

24. Venipuncture Technique  

25. Pharmacology  

26. Intravenous Moderate Sedation: Techniques of Administration  

27. Intravenous Sedation: Complications  

28. Practical Considerations  

29. Guidelines for Teaching 

SECTION VI: GENERAL ANESTHESIA  

30. Fundamentals of General Anesthesia  

31. Armamentarium, Drugs, and Techniques 

SECTION VII: EMERGENCY PREPARATION AND MANAGEMENT  

32. Preparation for Emergencies  

33. Emergency Drugs and Equipment  

34. Management of Emergencies

SECTION VIII: SPECIAL CONSIDERATIONS 

35. The Pediatric Patient  

36. The Geriatric Patient  

37. The Medically Compromised Patient 

38. The Physically Compromised Patient  

39. Neurologic Illnesses and Other Conditions  

40. Medicolegal considerations 

41. The Controversial Development of Anesthesiology in Dentistry