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The risk of intravenous sedation to the patient is well documented. It now appears that there is also a risk to the dentist, not so much one of health but one of illegality, loss of career and personal esteem. Martyn Fields looks at some of the evidence, and gives advice on how to avoid a dangerous predicament
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Fields, M. Intravenous sedation: the risk to the dentist. Br Dent J 169, 4–5 (1990). https://doi.org/10.1038/sj.bdj.4807251
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