Current through Register Vol. XLI, No. 50, December 13, 2024
Section 5-12-5 - Equipment and Emergency Drugs5.1. Equipment used for the purposes stated in this rule shall be inspected, calibrated and certified as safe to use according to the manufacturer's specifications and in compliance with applicable law.5.2. The dentist's facilities shall contain the following during all levels of sedation procedures and during recovery. 5.2.1. An operating room large enough to adequately accommodate the patient on an operating table or in an operating chair and to allow the operating team to freely move about the patient;5.2.2. An operating table or chair which permits the patient to be positioned so the operating team can maintain the patient's airway, quickly alter the patient's position in an emergency, and provide a firm platform for the administration of basic life support;5.2.3. A lighting system which permits evaluation of the patient's skin and mucosal color and a backup lighting system of sufficient intensity to permit completion of any operation underway in the event of a power failure.5.2.4. Suction equipment which permits aspiration of the oral and pharyngeal cavities;5.2.5. An oxygen delivery system that will insure appropriate continuous oxygen delivery;5.2.6. A nitrous oxide delivery system with a fail-safe mechanism that will insure appropriate continuous oxygen delivery and a scavenger system, if nitrous oxide is used;5.2.7. A recovery area that has available oxygen, adequate lighting, suction and electrical outlets. The recovery area may be the operating room;5.2.8. Appropriate blood pressure monitoring and a pulse oximeter;5.2.9. An emergency drug kit as developed, updated and published by the Board; and5.2.10. An external defibrillator device for class 2, 3 and 4 levels of sedation.5.2.11. All equipment and medication dosages shall be in accordance with the age, height and weight of the patient being treated.5.2.12. Monitoring of breathing, respiration and airway management as described by the ADA Guidelines for the Use of Sedation and General Anesthesia by Dentists, ASA Standards, Guidelines and Statements for the practice of Anesthesiology, the AAOMS Office Anesthesia Evaluation Manual, or the AAPD Guideline for Monitoring and Management of Pediatric Patients During and After Sedation for Diagnostic and Therapeutic Procedures.