As used in this article, the following terms have the following meanings: (a) âAdult patientâ means a dental patient 13 years of age or older. (b) âGood standingâ means the license or permit is active and unrestricted by disciplinary action taken pursuant to Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 11500) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code, is not the subject of an unresolved complaint or review procedure, and is not the subject of any unresolved disciplinary proceeding. (c) âOral conscious sedationâ means a minimally depressed level of consciousness produced by oral medication that retains the patientâs ability to maintain independently and continuously an airway, and respond appropriately to physical stimulation or verbal command. âOral conscious sedationâ does not include dosages less than or equal to the single maximum recommended dose that can be prescribed for home use. (1) The drugs and techniques used in oral conscious sedation shall have a margin of safety wide enough to render unintended loss of consciousness unlikely. Further, patients whose only response is reflex withdrawal from painful stimuli would not be considered to be in a state of oral conscious sedation. (2) For the handicapped individual, incapable of the usually expected verbal response, a minimally depressed level of consciousness for that individual should be maintained.
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