General Anesthesia

Two Patients Died After Going to Dentist Who Lost License, NC Officials Say

by Noah Feit, The State

A North Carolina dentist has lost her license after two patients were hospitalized and died following visits, state officials said. The North Carolina State Board of Dental Examiners revoked Shawana Patterson’s license to practice dentistry, as well as her general anesthesia permit, according to a board document. The decision was reached after a patient died following … Read more

General Anesthesia – Safe or Not for Your Child’s Brain?

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From Dental Health Magazine Staff – April 5th, 2011 A recent article published in the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM, March 9th, 2011), discusses the effects of general anesthesia on the brains of young children. Researchers believe that it is very important to present and understand the possible long term neurological effects that general anesthesia has on the … Read more