Dental decision-making under general anesthesia for patients with disabilities: A qualitative study.
Danielle McGeownCaoimhin Mac Giolla PhadraigDale F WhelehanJune H NunnPublished in: Special care in dentistry : official publication of the American Association of Hospital Dentists, the Academy of Dentistry for the Handicapped, and the American Society for Geriatric Dentistry (2021)
The dentists experience subtle modifiers to their decision-making that ultimately promote extraction of teeth under GA for people with disabilities. Bias training, simulation and post-hoc reflection are examples of recommendations which may be used to improve decision-making in this area.