Department of Dentistry, Boston Children's Hospital
The hospital's dental department, offering in-clinic sedation and operating-room general anaesthesia for children with extensive treatment needs.
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What this is, in plain language
Dental care for children with anxiety and complex medical needs, including in-clinic sedation and operating-room general anaesthesia options.
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- The Department of Dentistry offers sedation for patients with anxiety and general anaesthesia in the operating room for autistic children with medical complexities or extensive treatment needs.
- Nearly 60 per cent of patients have at least one special healthcare need, including autism spectrum disorder.
- Children need medical clearance from their paediatrician for general anaesthesia; those with a medical condition are also cleared by an anaesthesiologist, who can build an anaesthesia plan suited to the child's needs.
- The wait for an operating-room procedure can run up to seven months at the Boston site, though it is shorter at the department's Lexington location.
- Some children can be treated under conscious sedation or nitrous oxide in the dental clinic instead of the operating room.
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- Yes:Describes experience with autistic children
- No:Offers practice or desensitisation visits
- No:Says on its website that it accepts Medicaid
- Yes:Publishes its wait time for new patients
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