#26 – Mobile, pediatric dental anesthesia with Paul Samuels, MD

Paul Samuels, MD is a pediatric physician anesthesiologist who works with SmileMD to provide mobile anesthesia for dental offices. We talk about the unique characteristics of working in a mobile anesthesia setting for pediatric dental cases. Topics include: * skills required to excel as an anesthesia provider in a mobile, pediatric setting* preoperative screening of patients* patient safety during anesthesia in dental offices* prevention and management of emergencies in mobile anesthesia* who makes up the anesthesia care team* how medications are handled, including controlled substances* typical anesthesia plans including mask induction, IV placement & airway management* conflict management and other challenges unique to work in unfamiliar settings* how documentation & billing is managed* the benefit of mobile anesthesia services for pediatric patients and outpatient dentists You can hear the overwhelming enthusiasm Dr Samuels has for caring for healthy pediatric patients in an outpatient dental setting. His years of experience as a pediatric physician anesthesiologist in a large tertiary care center not only gives him a wealth of experience to bring to an outpatient setting, but also sets him up for a really enjoyable day taking care of healthy kids for dental procedures. SmileMD is a mobile anesthesia service currently operating at dental offices in Ohio, Illinois and Kentucky. You can learn more about SmileMD through their website here, or through this podcast with founder Dr Navin Goyal. Conflict of Interest Statement: SmileMD reached out to me with the invitation to connect with Dr Samuels to conduct this interview on mobile anesthesia. No financial exchange was made between SmileMD and Anesthesia Guidebook or Jon Lowrance as part of the development of this podcast.