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dc.contributor.authorHu, Anne
dc.date.accessioned2021-06-22T21:16:00Z
dc.date.available2021-06-22T21:16:00Z
dc.date.issued2021
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10652/5349
dc.description.abstractDental general anaesthesia (DGA) in children has become widely accepted in many countries, including New Zealand. This is a risk to patients' health and well-being; as the DGA referral volume increases, so does the length of the theatre waitlist, and subsequently, critical treatments for these patients are delayed. This is alarming as dental caries themselves are a preventable disease. The aim of this research is to review and analyse the literature on DGA referral criteria and care pathways, and with the findings, to recommend guidelines for the use of DGA in children in New Zealand. DGA referral guidelines for New Zealand children were called for in 2008 by a working group commissioned by the New Society of Hospital and Community Dentistry. However, this integrative literature review could find no evidence in the adoption of consistent national guidelines or on subsequent recommendations. International evidence suggests that the DGA referral rates for children could be reduced by up to 50% through a combination of; improving practitioners' skills on behaviour management strategies in clinics, rigorous assessment of the need for DGA referrals in the face of alternative treatment modalities, improved informed decision-making of the parents, and ultimately a clear set of guidelines for DGA referrals in children. This integrative literature review identified 15 articles from four databases and synthesised nine themes. The themes were translated into recommendations which could form the basis of a pilot study for the guidelines of DGA in children. The evidence level of this review is sufficient to support a pilot study, according to the John Hopkins Nursing Evidence-Based Practice model. Enabling practitioners to reduce their DGA referral rates is only a form of disease management, an interim solution to this public health crisis. The real disease solution is, and has always been, to focus on addressing the root cause of dental caries via public health prevention measures.en_NZ
dc.language.isoenen_NZ
dc.rightsAll rights reserveden_NZ
dc.subjectdentistryen_NZ
dc.subjectoral healthen_NZ
dc.subjectgeneral anaesthesiaen_NZ
dc.subjectchildrenen_NZ
dc.subjectholisticen_NZ
dc.subjectreferralen_NZ
dc.subjectcriteriaen_NZ
dc.subjectcare pathwayen_NZ
dc.subjectguidelinesen_NZ
dc.subjectNew Zealanden_NZ
dc.subjectdental general anaesthesia (DGA)en_NZ
dc.titleBridging the gap: An integrative literature review on guidelines for the use of dental general anaesthesia in childrenen_NZ
dc.typeMasters Dissertationen_NZ
dc.rights.holderAuthoren_NZ
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Health Scienceen_NZ
thesis.degree.levelMastersen_NZ
thesis.degree.grantorEastern Institute of Technology (EIT)en_NZ
dc.subject.marsden1105 Dentistryen_NZ
dc.subject.marsden110301 Anaesthesiologyen_NZ
dc.subject.marsden110507 Paedodonticsen_NZ
dc.identifier.bibliographicCitationHu, A. (2021). Bridging the gap: An integrative literature review on guidelines for the use of dental general anaesthesia in children. (Unpublished document submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Health Science). Eastern Institute of Technology (EIT), New Zealand. Retrieved from https://hdl.handle.net/10652/5349en
unitec.pages35en_NZ
unitec.institutionEastern Institute of Technology (EIT)en_NZ
dc.contributor.affiliationEastern Institute of Technologyen_NZ
unitec.publication.placeNew Zealanden_NZ
unitec.advisor.principalLander, Patrick
unitec.institution.studyareaHealth Sciencesen_NZ
dc.identifier.wikidataQ111290481


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