The West Virginia Board of Dental Examiners has suspended the anesthesia permit of Charles Wylie, D.D.S., for administering eight times the maximum recommended dose of triazolam (Halcion) to a patient ...

Encourage smokers to smoke. Put patients in wheelchairs, even if they can walk. And if they get really upset, administer peppermint LifeSavers. These were some of the surprising tips offered by ...

Conscious sedation helps reduce anxiety, discomfort, and pain during certain medical procedures. Doctors use medications and sometimes local anesthesia to induce relaxation. Conscious sedation is now ...

Suggested Citation: "Appendix B: Summary Tables of Literature Reviewed for Safety of Halcion." Institute of Medicine. 1997. Halcion: An Independent Assessment of Safety and Efficacy Data. Washington, ...

Barbara Scott's dental phobia dates back to her early childhood days. She's never responded well to medications used to numb the mouth before a dental procedure, so she'd endure drilling and filling ...