West Virginia Code of State Rules › Agency 5 - Dentistry, WV Board of › Title 5 - LEGISLATIVE RULE WEST VIRGINIA BOARD OF DENTISTRY › Series 5-12 - Administration of Anesthesia by Dentists › Section 5-12-4 - Education

Current through Register Vol. XLI, No. 28, July 12, 2024
4.1. A licensed
				dentist may apply to the Board for an anesthesia permit if the licensed dentist
				can satisfactorily prove to the Board of Dentistry that the dentist possesses a
				valid and current Health Care Provider BLS/CPR certification; and
4.1.1. To administer relative
				analgesia/minimal sedation, the dentist must also have completed a training
				course of instruction in the administration of relative analgesia either in
				dental school, through continuing education or as a postgraduate. A permit is
				not required for this level of sedation.
4.1.2. To induce anxiolysis/minimal sedation,
				the dentist must have completed a board approved course of at least six (G)
				hours didactic and clinical in either pre-doctoral dental school or
				postgraduate instruction.
4.1.3. To
				induce conscious sedation/moderate sedation, the dentist must hold a valid and
				current documentation showing successful completion of ACLS and/or PALS course
				if treating pediatric patients; as well as one of the following:
4.1.3.a. Certificate of completion of a
				comprehensive training program in conscious sedation/moderate sedation beyond
				the undergraduate dental curriculum that satisfies the requirements described
				in the ADA Guidelines for Teaching Pain Control and Sedation to Dentists and
				Dental Students and the ADA Guidelines for the Use of Sedation and General
				Anesthesia by Dentists at the time training was commenced;
4.1.3.b. Certificate of completion of an ADA
				accredited postdoctoral training program which affords comprehensive and
				appropriate training necessary to administer and manage conscious
				sedation/moderate sedation, commensurate with these guidelines; or
4.1.3.c. In lieu of these requirements the
				board may accept evidence of equivalent training or experience in conscious
				sedation/moderate sedation anesthesia for Limited Enteral Permit as Class 3a or
				comprehensive Parenteral Permit as Class 3b.
4.1.4. To induce general anesthesia/deep
				conscious sedation, the dentist must hold valid and current documentation
				showing successful completion of ACLS and/or PALS course if treating pediatric
				patients; as well as one of the following:
4.1.4.a. Completion of an advanced training
				program in anesthesia and related subjects beyond the undergraduate dental
				curriculum that satisfies the requirements described in the ADA Guidelines for
				Teaching Pain Control and Sedation to Dentists and Dental Students and the ADA
				Guidelines for the Use of Sedation and General Anesthesia by Dentists at the
				time training was commenced;
4.1.4.b. Completion of an ADA or AMA
				accredited postdoctoral training program which affords comprehensive and
				appropriate training necessary to administer and manage general anesthesia/deep
				conscious sedation, commensurate with these guidelines;
4.1.4.c. In lieu of these requirements, the
				board may accept documented evidence of equivalent training or experience in
				general anesthesia/deep conscious sedation.