Clinical Decision-Making in Office-Based Anesthesia: Risk Assessment, Case Selection & Safe Sedation Practice
Featuring:
Deepak Krishnan DDS, FACS
Live Lecture, In-Person Only
Weill Cornell Medical College, Uris Auditorium
1300 York Avenue and 69th Street
New York, NY 10065
8 AM to 3 PM
Course Description:
This focused advanced anesthesia course is designed for New York State dentists who currently hold an anesthesia and/or sedation permit and provide outpatient sedation in dental practice settings. The program emphasizes clinical decision-making, patient assessment, and recognition of key risk factors that determine whether a sedation case is appropriate for office-based management or requires referral.
Through real-world case scenarios and structured discussion, participants will explore pre-operative work-up protocols, anesthesia safety boundaries, and clinical patterns that signal elevated risk ("lane departure warnings") during outpatient anesthesia. The course is intended to enhance safety, reinforce regulatory expectations, and support sound judgment in anesthesia case selection.
Learning Objectives:
Upon completion of this 4.5-hour course, participants will be able to:
- Perform a comprehensive pre-operative anesthesia evaluation, including ASA classification, airway assessment, comorbidity review, and indications for additional work-up.
- Identify patient-specific and procedural risk factors that determine suitability for office-based sedation versus referral to a hospital or higher-acuity environment.
- Apply evidence-based decision pathways and algorithms to determine:
- Is this case appropriate for my office?
- What additional work-up is necessary?
- When should the case be modified, postponed, or canceled?
- Recognize early warning signs of physiological decline during outpatient sedation and implement appropriate corrective actions.
- Integrate documentation standards, informed consent requirements, and NYS anesthesia regulations into routine practice.
About the Speaker
Dr. Deepak Krishnan is the chief of Oral Maxillofacial Surgery at the University of Cincinnati and at the Cincinnati Children’s Hospital. He is a Professor of Surgery at the College of Medicine there, where he teaches and practices.
Deepak obtained his dental degree from Bangalore University, India, and trained in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery at Emory University’s College of Medicine in Atlanta, Georgia.
Upon completion of the residency, Deepak pursued further fellowship training in Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, focusing on orthognathic surgery at Dalhousie University, Halifax, Canada.
He is a director of the American Board of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery (ABOMS) and a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons (ACS). He currently serves on the American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons (AAOMS) Committee on Education and Training (CET) and serves on the Residency Review Committee for OMS for the CODA.
Hotel Reservations
A room block has been secured at The Lotte New York Palace Hotel for this meeting.
NYSSOMS attendees can take advantage of the special group rate of $350 per night
for Friday and Saturday evenings.
Please note: The room block expires on February 18, 2026. After this date, room
availability and pricing will be at the hotel’s standard market rate. We encourage you
to reserve early.
To reserve a room:
• Call 800-697-2522 and request the NYSSOMS Room Block, or
• Reserve online at: https://tinyurl.com/NYSSOMS-3-2026
Continuing Education
New York State Dental Association is an ADA CERP Recognized Provider.
ADA CERP is a service of the American Dental Association to assist dental professionals in identifying quality providers of continuing dental education. ADA CERP does not approve or endorse individual courses or instructors, nor does it imply acceptance of credit hours by boards of dentistry.
Concerns or complaints about a CE Provider may be directed to the provider or to the ADA CERP at www.ada.org/cerp.
This course has been approved for 4.5 continuing education (CE) hours
toward the 12-hour CE requirement for the renewal of Dental Anesthesia
Certifications in New York State, in accordance with §61.10 Dental
Anesthesia Certification.