
Sedation
A Guide to Patient Management
- 7th Edition - August 5, 2025
- Author: Stanley F. Malamed
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 4 4 3 - 1 1 4 0 3 - 8
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 4 4 3 - 1 1 5 3 9 - 4
Master the latest techniques in dental sedation and anxiety management! Written by sedation expert Stanley Malamed, DDS, Sedation: A Guide to Patient Management, Seventh Ed… Read more
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Master the latest techniques in dental sedation and anxiety management! Written by sedation expert Stanley Malamed, DDS, Sedation: A Guide to Patient Management, Seventh Edition, features the most current recommendations from the ADA, the American Dental Society of Anesthesiology, and the American Society of Anesthesiologists, providing comprehensive coverage of sedation techniques and protocols for diverse patient populations, including pediatric and medically compromised individuals. With extensive updates on sedation advancements, a new chapter on regulation, and enhanced illustrations of the latest practices, this edition equips you with the essential knowledge to ensure safe and effective patient care in sedation dentistry.
- NEW! Extensive content revisions incorporate the most up-to-date, clinically relevant information on advances in sedation dentistry, including considerable updates to techniques, the addition of several new drugs, updates on monitoring, and special considerations
- NEW! Chapter addresses the regulation of sedation and general anesthesia
- NEW! Figures, charts, and illustrations reflect the latest equipment, procedures, and practices used in dental sedation
- NEW! Enhanced eBook version, included with every new print purchase, allows digital access to all the text, figures, and references, with the ability to search, customize content, make notes and highlights, and have content read aloud
- UPDATED! The latest practice guidelines established by the ADA, the American Dental Society of Anesthesiology, and the American Society of Anesthesiologists for sedation by non-anesthesiologists are included throughout the text
- Comprehensive art and illustrations support key concepts in sedation dentistry
- Coverage of all potential patient groups includes pediatric, geriatric, physically compromised, and medically compromised patients, with treatment protocols for these unique populations
- Expert authorship from Stanley Malamed, an essential figure in the field, provides you with experienced guidance across all areas of sedation dentistry and local anesthesia
- UPDATED! Summary boxes and tables highlight key concepts to facilitate learning and serve as review and study tools
Dental students
Section I: Introduction
1 Pain and Anxiety in Dentistry
Section II : Spectrum of Pain and Anxiety
Control
2 Introduction to Sedation
3 The Spectrum of Pain and Anxiety Control
4 Physical and Psychological Evaluation
5 Monitoring During Sedation
6 Nondrug Techniques: Iatrosedation
and Hypnosis
Section III : Oral and Intramuscular
Sedation
7 Oral Sedation
8 Sublingual, Transdermal, and Intranasal
Sedation
9 Intramuscular Sedation
Section IV: Inhalation Sedation
10 Inhalation Sedation: Historical Perspective
11 Inhalation Sedation: Rationale
12 Pharmacology, Anatomy, and Physiology
13 Inhalation Sedation Equipment
14 Inhalation Sedation: Techniques of
Administration
15 Inhalation Sedation: Complications
16 Contemporary Issues Surrounding Nitrous
Oxide
17 Practical Considerations
18 Teaching Inhalation Sedation: History and
Present Guidelines
Section V : Intravenous Sedation
19 Intravenous Sedation: Historical
Perspective
20 Intravenous Moderate Sedation: Rationale
21 Armamentarium
22 Anatomy for Venipuncture
23 Venipuncture Technique
24 Pharmacology
25 Intravenous Moderate Sedation: Techniques of
Administration
26 Intravenous Sedation: Complications
27 Practical Considerations
28 Guidelines for Teaching
Section VI : General Anesthesia
29 Fundamentals of General Anesthesia
30 Armamentarium: Equipment, Drugs, and
Techniques
Section VII : Emergency Preparation and
Management
31 Preparation for Emergencies
32 Emergency Drugs and Equipment
33 Management of Emergencies
Section VIII : Special Considerations
34 The Pediatric Patient
35 The Geriatric Patient
36 The Medically Compromised Patient
37 The Physically Compromised Patient
38 Neurologic Illnesses and Other Conditions
39 The Regulation of Sedation and General
Anesthesia
40 Medicolegal Considerations
41 The Controversial Development of
Anesthesiology in Dentistry
Index
1 Pain and Anxiety in Dentistry
Section II : Spectrum of Pain and Anxiety
Control
2 Introduction to Sedation
3 The Spectrum of Pain and Anxiety Control
4 Physical and Psychological Evaluation
5 Monitoring During Sedation
6 Nondrug Techniques: Iatrosedation
and Hypnosis
Section III : Oral and Intramuscular
Sedation
7 Oral Sedation
8 Sublingual, Transdermal, and Intranasal
Sedation
9 Intramuscular Sedation
Section IV: Inhalation Sedation
10 Inhalation Sedation: Historical Perspective
11 Inhalation Sedation: Rationale
12 Pharmacology, Anatomy, and Physiology
13 Inhalation Sedation Equipment
14 Inhalation Sedation: Techniques of
Administration
15 Inhalation Sedation: Complications
16 Contemporary Issues Surrounding Nitrous
Oxide
17 Practical Considerations
18 Teaching Inhalation Sedation: History and
Present Guidelines
Section V : Intravenous Sedation
19 Intravenous Sedation: Historical
Perspective
20 Intravenous Moderate Sedation: Rationale
21 Armamentarium
22 Anatomy for Venipuncture
23 Venipuncture Technique
24 Pharmacology
25 Intravenous Moderate Sedation: Techniques of
Administration
26 Intravenous Sedation: Complications
27 Practical Considerations
28 Guidelines for Teaching
Section VI : General Anesthesia
29 Fundamentals of General Anesthesia
30 Armamentarium: Equipment, Drugs, and
Techniques
Section VII : Emergency Preparation and
Management
31 Preparation for Emergencies
32 Emergency Drugs and Equipment
33 Management of Emergencies
Section VIII : Special Considerations
34 The Pediatric Patient
35 The Geriatric Patient
36 The Medically Compromised Patient
37 The Physically Compromised Patient
38 Neurologic Illnesses and Other Conditions
39 The Regulation of Sedation and General
Anesthesia
40 Medicolegal Considerations
41 The Controversial Development of
Anesthesiology in Dentistry
Index
- Edition: 7
- Published: August 5, 2025
- Language: English
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Stanley F. Malamed
Dr. Malamed, a dentist anesthesiologist, graduated from the New York University College of Dentistry in 1969. He completed his residency at Montefiore Hospital and Medical Center in the Bronx, New York before serving for 2 years in the U.S. Army Dental Corps. He is now an Emeritus Professor of Dentistry at the Herman Ostrow School of Dentistry U.S.C. in Los Angeles where he joined the staff in 1973 and retired from full-time teaching in 2013. Dr. Malamed has authored more than 160 scientific papers, 17 chapters in various medical and dental journals and textbooks and has authored 3 textbooks and 2 interactive DVDs in the areas of physical evaluation, emergency medicine, local and general anesthesia and sedation.
Affiliations and expertise
Professor and Chair, Section of Anesthesia and Medicine, University of Southern California School of Dentistry, Los Angeles, CA, USA