St. Renatus has secured a $5 million investment for its Kovacaine Mist anesthetic nasal spray, and will apply for FDA approval this year, having recently
The North Carolina State Board of Dental Examiners is planning changes to its rules on training, emergency response, and sedation following the deaths of two
Injectable local anesthetics, especially lidocaine and benzocaine, are among the most common medications administered in the dental office, and there is a real potential for
Hawaii dentists are now required to have advanced training in sedation and experience in handling emergencies following the death of a young girl who went
When patients walk into the office already in moderate to severe pain, their duress heightens the need for an effective anesthetic prior to treatment. Given
A recent report in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine (June 2012, Vol. 42:6, pp. 563-570) suggested that an additional 30 million Americans will be
A Michigan dentist has agreed to pay $125,000 to close a federal investigation into his writing of unnecessary prescriptions. Federal regulators noted that Marc Kamp,
Mic Falkel, DDS, has spent a considerable amount of time studying anesthesia. Yet the presenter at the recent Greater New York Dental Meeting was humbled
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is planning to recommend a more restrictive classification of hydrocodone combination drugs to increase control of the drugs,
Fear of the needle has many origins, but in the case of palatal anesthetic injections, the reputation of a painful experience during dentistry is more
New research on propofol, the most commonly used anesthetic drug, may help scientists design new versions of the drug that reduce the risks involved in
Some oral and maxillofacial surgeons (OMSs) may be inadvertently contributing to the improper consumption or sale of prescription pain medications, according to a new study
