The Virginia Board of Dentistry has rules and regulations in place requiring CPR for all practitioners plus ACLS and /or PALS and additional educational requirements for those dentists administering sedation. The American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry has extensive guidelines and clear policies in their Reference Manual that apply to the treatment of children. The American Dental Society of Anesthesiology has guidelines for monitoring patients, certifying assistants and emergency preparedness.
I applaud and encourage further education in the treatment of children and adults for all practitioners and the petitioner’s “Six Links” is another source of continuing education and should be treated as such, rather than as another requirement for licensure.