Referrals for dental general anaesthetics — how many really need GA?

Reasons for and parental satisfaction with children's dental care under general anaesthesia

“…Similarly, in Northern Ireland and in the North‐west of England, general dental practitioners refer most of their paediatric extraction cases for GA [14,15]. However, criticism of such practise has been expressed by showing that 75% of the referred cases could have been treated without GA [16].…”

Evaluating the population with intellectual disability unable to comply with routine dental treatment using the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health

“…There are reports in the literature about overuse of GA in the population without disability [4][5][6]. GA is a procedure which is never without risk.…”

Dental treatment of children referred to general anaesthesia – association with country of origin and medical status

“…A small proportion of children and adolescents need dental treatment under general anaesthesia (DGA), either for medical reasons or because of lack of cooperation during dental treatment. Indications for the need of DGA have been described and discussed in many reports [1–5], and the frequency and reasons for the use of DGA have been shown to vary between countries [6]. Thus, there is a continued interest in DGA because of changes in treatment strategies and treatment needs over the years, limited resources allocated to this kind of dental service in many programs, and the potential risks associated with DGA [7–9].…”