phogirl69

I was supposed to remove my wisdom teeth over a year, but I procrastinated so I'm getting it done next week.

The question I have for all people who have endured this grueling procedure under GENERAL ANAESTHESIA is, did your dentist administer the anaesthesia himself, or was there a separate anaesthesiologist there present to do the job?

My dentist will be performing the anaesthesia himself. Is this normal? I researched my dentist on the net, and he has a fellowship with the American Dental Society of Anesthesiology , but is that really enough training for him to administer the anaesthesia and monitor my heart (to make sure I don't go into a coma and die) all while extracting my wisdom teeth? I thought you needed another anaesthesiologist there present to monitor your vitals to make sure that everything is ok.

I read that it is very rare, but possible for someone to go under a coma and die from dental anaesthesia, this happened
to a boy in England.... I have never had an IV or anaesthesia before, so this will be the first type of major surgery I'll ever have.

Can you pls post your experience? Thanks