Estimating the need for dental sedation. 2. Using IOSN as a health needs assessment tool

Estimating the need for dental sedation. 4. Using IOSN as a referral tool

“…Throughout the four treatment centres a higher proportion of female patients to male was apparent (overall 72:28); this corresponds with the finding that females are more likely to need sedation in relation to their dental treatment (reported in paper two of this series 3 ).…”

“…1 The Index of Sedation Need (IOSN) tool was developed to help make the referral process more objective and support clinicians to appropriately offer and utilise sedation services. 2,3 The development of the IOSN and its use as a health needs assessment tool has been described in previous papers. 2,3 Objective In this article we report on the use of the IOSN as a referral tool in primary care and the need for sedation in the referred patient population (as determined by the IOSN score).…”

“…2,3 The development of the IOSN and its use as a health needs assessment tool has been described in previous papers. 2,3 Objective In this article we report on the use of the IOSN as a referral tool in primary care and the need for sedation in the referred patient population (as determined by the IOSN score). Setting Four centres in the North West of England (primary care) accepting referrals for treatment with the aid of sedation participated in this study.…”

“…They were provided with an IOSN referral form (see article two in this series 3 ) and an operator ( Fig. 1) and patient questionnaire (Fig.…”

Utilising a paediatric version of the indicator of sedation need for children’s dental care: a pilot study

“…The latter two components are completed by the clinician. Each of these components is given a score and the sum of all the three components will provide the IOSN score, based on which a need for sedation can then be assessed (Pretty et al 2011). A recent study by Yuan et al (2015) investigated the use of IOSN in a convenience sample of patients who were referred to the public dental service practitioners for dental anxiety management.…”