Six-year-old Caleb Sears went to have a tooth pulled two years ago. He was sedated and never woke up. “Once we had the information about his brain and consulted with neurologists, we realized that we ...

Developing a temporomandibular disorder (TMD) in childhood and beyond may be attributed to certain elements of dental care performed under general anesthesia, as well as biopsychosocial factors, ...

SAN FRANCISCO - When it comes to pediatric sedation safety, it is important for dentists and anesthesiologists to work together to ensure that properly trained practitioners are at every procedure, ...

A Texas-based dentist is seeking state approval to establish a dental surgery center in the Hartford area. Dr. Ketan Sukkawala, a board certified pediatric dentist in College Station, Texas, filed a ...

Ketan Sukkawala, DDS, a pediatric dentist in College Station, Texas, filed a CON application for a dental ambulatory surgery center in Hartford, Conn., according to a March 9 news release from ...

As you might expect of most any six-year-old, Caleb Sears was afraid on the March, 2015 day his mom and dad took him to the dentist. “I was scared too,” said his mother, Eliza. “Any time you you send ...

The death of a 9-year-old girl just hours after a March visit to a Vista dentist was an accident and caused by a rare medical condition after she was given nitrous oxide and other medications when ...

Daisy Lynn Torres died after being put under anesthesia for a routine dental crown procedure Daisy Lynn Torres, a 14-month-old girl who died following a routine dental procedure in March, experienced ...