When it comes to sedation, the importance of safety cannot be emphasized enough. The fourth annual Sedation Safety Week will be held March 12-16, 2012, and highlights a specific dentist as the 2012 Sedation Dentist of the Year. Because quality care represents a process rather than a destination, we take a moment each year to reflect upon the importance of safety by honoring a sedation dentist who particularly exemplifies the values of a culture of safety. This award culminates a week-long commemoration, and we invite you to nominate a specific dentist either by writing [email protected] or by calling 877-571-5331. Let us know why this colleague deserves to be the 2012 Sedation Dentist of the Year. Each day of Sedation Safety Week will highlight specific issues vital to safe and rewarding sedation implementation: “The Essential Sedation Safety Checklist†(Monday); Pediatric Dentistry: safety during the caries crisis (Tuesday); Emergency Preparedness (Wednesday); Sedation Regulations (Thursday); and Sedation Dentist of the Year (Friday). DOCS Education is committed to advocating the highest levels of safety when it comes to sedation dentistry. We strongly urge you to participate! Each day of Sedation Safety Week will highlight specific issues essential to safe and rewarding sedation dentistry. Click here to if you would like to receive the highlighted safety information for each day. Simply write “Safety†in the subject line.
