Practice Guidelines for Intravenous Conscious Sedation in Dentistry (2nd Edition, 2017) Developed for Dentists in Japan by the Japanese Dental Society of Anesthesiology

Conscious sedation is widely used for dental treatment in Japan. This type of procedural sedation is associated with minimal risk because physiological reflexes are well-maintained as the patient remains conscious. As used in Japan, “conscious sedation,” is equivalent to “minimal to moderate sedation” in the American Dental Association guidelines and “minimal to moderate sedation/analgesia” in the American Society of Anesthesiologists guidelines