Mission of SPDOS
To promote the unique and special skills, training and experience of physician anesthesiologists in dental office sedation.
To provide advocacy, mentorship and networking opportunities for physicians interested in dental office anesthesia.
To provide education and promote patient safety for the dental anesthesia community.
Membership is free and open to any physician anesthesiologist who wishes to participate in its activities, further its mission, and collaborate on innovative projects to improve the quality and safety of dental office sedation.
Here are answers to some of the questions we hear most
By far, physician anesthesiologists receive the most intensive and extensive training compared to other dental anesthesiologists and anesthetists. Anesthesiologists have 12 to 14 years of education, including medical school, and must also complete a rigorous 4-year residency program after medical school. Overall, this encompasses between 12,000 -16,000 hours of clinical training, often taking care of the sickest patients in emergency situations and for the most complicated surgeries. In addition, after completing their anesthesia residency program, most anesthesiologists continue to obtain valuable and intense clinical experience working in the hospital setting for several years.
As a result, patients can be assured that their anesthesiologist has completed the most rigorous training program available for anesthesia providers and has amassed an abundance of clinical experience that simply cannot be duplicated by other healthcare providers.
Yes, membership is only open to MD or DO anesthesiologists.
Please contact our President, Dr. Steve Yun, M.D., via the SPDOS website. Dr. Yun is a board-certified anesthesiologist with over 20 years of experience in dental office anesthesia. He is an expert consultant for the Dental Board of California, a Medical Advisory Board member for HealthFirst (the largest supplier of emergency medical kits for dental offices in North America), and a speaker for DOCS Education, the leading provider of dental sedation education and training.
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