Section 1220.505  Minimal Sedation in the Dental Office Setting

a)         Minimal sedation includes the prescription or administration of a pharmacologic anxiolitic either with or without concomitant use of nitrous oxide dental analgesia.  The drugs and/or techniques used must carry a margin of safety wide enough to prevent a depressed level of consciousness.

b)         No permit is required beyond the D.D.S. or D.M.D. degrees.

c)         Minimal monitoring of the patient is to be by clinical observation and appropriately documented in the patient's record.

(Source:  Amended at 38 Ill. Reg. 15907, effective July 25, 2014)