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Types of Sedation and Anesthesia
Various procedures including minor surgeries like dental extractions can be conducted under in-office sedation. There are roughly three basic levels of sedation that are offered at different practices:
Minimal or mild sedation: Reduction in anxiety with some drowsiness but otherwise full mental function
Moderate sedation: Increased drowsiness with arousal only to firm stimuli
Deep sedation/general anesthesia: Severe drowsiness with arousal to multiple painful stimuli and impaired breathing
Dr. Sun is licensed to perform all levels of anesthesia and can conduct sedation for select patients in-office.
Formal Anesthesiology Training
Out of all healthcare professionals, medical anesthesiologists, dental anesthesiologists, and oral-maxillofacial (OMF) surgeons undergo the most extensive formal in-hospital anesthesia training. During these periods, the OMF surgeon trainees are given the same expectations as anesthesiologist trainees and perform anesthesia daily as other surgeons perform all levels of surgery.
OMF surgeon trainees also serve in hospital intensive care units (ICUs) learning to treat the most compromised patients. Once training is completed, they must renew their general anesthesia license every two years to remain current with anesthesia skills, knowledge, and coursework.
A Team That Never Stops Learning
Dr. Sun and his staff remain current in their medical training, including recurring certifications in Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) - designed to re-educate anesthesia, emergency medicine, and ICU providers on critical emergency care beyond baseline CPR - every two years.
Dr. Sun has also written at depth in multiple areas of anesthesiology. He is a chapter author on anesthesia and sedation for A Textbook of Advanced Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery and has explored the science of general anesthesia for patients with heart transplants in The Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery.
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