• Stephen Wilson and Eduardo A Alcaino.
• Division of Pediatric Dentistry, Department of Pediatric Dentistry, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, USA. Stephen.wilson1@cchmc.org
• Int J Paediatr Dent. 2011 Sep 1; 21 (5): 321-32.

BackgroundPaediatric dentists receive training in sedation during their advanced education training, but evidence suggests that this training varies widely.AimThe purpose of this study was to survey members of the International Association of Paediatric Dentistry (IAPD) and the European Academy of Paediatric Dentistry (EAPD) on their opinion on pharmacological and other behavioural management techniques and their training related to provision of oral health care of paediatric patients in the dental setting.MethodsA request was made for access to the IAPD and EAPD membership email addresses. The responses were recorded anonymously and data uploaded into spss (version 9) and analysed using descriptive analysis and chi-square with and without tabulation processes.ResultsA total of 311 respondents of 1973 targeted individuals answered the survey. The response rate was 16%. The majority of the respondents came from the continent of Europe, Asia, and the Americas. The most frequent type of sedation was general anaesthesia (52% of the respondents), followed by nitrous oxide (46%) and then oral sedation (44%). At least 91% of the respondents indicated that they were interested in the development of continuing education on the topic of sedation.ConclusionsPaediatric dentists around the world use relatively few behaviour management techniques, including pharmacological management. There is a definite interest in continuing education in the area of sedation.The Authors. International Journal of Paediatric Dentistry © 2011 BSPD, IAPD and Blackwell Publishing Ltd.

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