{"id":465,"date":"2013-08-13T15:15:10","date_gmt":"2013-08-13T13:15:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.modernmedia.co.za\/modernmedicine\/?p=465"},"modified":"2013-09-12T14:51:29","modified_gmt":"2013-09-12T12:51:29","slug":"who-should-administer-conscious-sedation-part-three-sedation-competence","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.modernmedia.co.za\/modernmedicine\/?p=465","title":{"rendered":"Who Should Administer Conscious Sedation? Part Three: Sedation competence"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.modernmedia.co.za\/modernmedicine\/DigitalEditions\/mm1308\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\">Who Should Administer Conscious Sedation? Part Three: Sedation competence\u00a0&#8211; MM1308<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The previous article argued that competence to administer\u00a0conscious sedation (CS) should move away from competence based\u00a0on a practitioner\u2019s specialty to competence based on skills and\u00a0knowledge.<\/p>\n<p>The UK\u2019s General Dental Council says: \u201cDentists have a duty of\u00a0care to administer conscious sedation only within the limits of\u00a0their knowledge, training, skills and experience and healthcare\u00a0professionals should have completed relevant postgraduate\u00a0education and training and have clinical experience of the particular\u00a0conscious sedation technique.\u201d This principle is equally applicable\u00a0outside dentistry, In fact, all international guidelines agree with the\u00a0principles expressed above.<\/p>\n<p>This article will outline the competence every sedation practitioner\u00a0should have when he plans to administer CS.<\/p>\n<p><em>Modern Medicine \u2013 August 2013<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Who Should Administer Conscious Sedation? 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