Andrew Geddis-Regan

BSc (Hons), BChD, DSCD RCS Eng, MSCD RCS Ed, PhD, Consultant in Special Care Dentistry, University Dental Hospital of Manchester; Honorary Senior Lecturer in Dentistry, University of Manchester

General Anaesthesia in Special Care Dentistry. Part 1: Justifying and Planning the Use of General Anaesthesia

A challenge when assessing patients with special care needs who are very resistant to oral examination, including radiographic assessment, is the justification for general anaesthesia or sedation for...

Dental care for the bariatric patient

Body mass index is the commonest used tool to describe patient weight. It is a simple height to weight index (mass in kg/height in metres2) used to classify whether an adult's weight is underweight,...