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The quality of dentists’ sedation training matters, because a dentist needs to be able to choose the right candidates and the appropriate drug and know how to rescue an oversedated child.

From New York Times • Aug. 24, 2017

Anything lower, and the patient could be oversedated.

From Time Magazine Archive