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Perceived Need for Anesthesia Services Among the Dental Community in the State of Ohio

O'Banion, Jean Frank

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2014, Master of Science, Ohio State University, Dentistry.
The purpose of this study was to investigate the perceived need, according to dental practitioners, for anesthesia providers in dentistry. This was accomplished through surveying a population of dental practitioners who currently practice within the State of Ohio. The data was used to evaluate the sectors of dentistry which may benefit the most from utilization of anesthesiology services. We found that the respondents to our survey felt there was a need for anesthesia services for their patient population. We measured perceived need for anesthesia services in two ways. “Practitioner Need” measured those dentists who either currently utilize the services of an anesthesia provider or would consider using the services of an anesthesia provider. “Patient Need” measured the frequency of those dentists who have patients who could benefit from dentistry performed while also receiving general anesthesia. We found that 46.1% of dentists had a “Practitoner Need”, and that 71.0% of dentists had a “Patient Need”. “Unmet Need”, measured by cross-referencing those dentists who did not intend to use an anesthesia provider with those dentists who felt they had patients who could benefit from anesthesia services, was found to be 34.4%. To better understand the needs of the dental community, we analyzed the responses with reference to the area of dentistry in which the respondents practiced. Our analysis showed that there is clearly a need for anesthesiology services to be provided to the dental community in the State of Ohio, and there seemed to be some reluctance among the general dental practitioners population to utilize the services of anesthesia providers. Dental practitioners themselves have recognized the need for anesthesia providers to aid in treating their patients, be they fearful, anxious, medically compromised, special needs, and/or “high maintenance”. Increased knowledge and awareness of the field of anesthesiology in dentistry must be a priority in order to facilitate integration of anesthesia providers into private practice.
Simon Prior, BDS, MS, PhD (Advisor)
Megann Smiley, DMD, MS (Committee Member)
William M. Johnston, MS, PhD (Committee Member)
54 p.

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  • O'Banion, J. F. (2014). Perceived Need for Anesthesia Services Among the Dental Community in the State of Ohio [Master's thesis, Ohio State University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1407425390

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • O'Banion, Jean. Perceived Need for Anesthesia Services Among the Dental Community in the State of Ohio. 2014. Ohio State University, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1407425390.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • O'Banion, Jean. "Perceived Need for Anesthesia Services Among the Dental Community in the State of Ohio." Master's thesis, Ohio State University, 2014. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1407425390

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)