Sedation
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23.—(1) Where a dentist undertakes, in the course of providing or assisting with the provision of general dental services, any procedure for which sedation of the patient is necessary the dentist shall remain with the patient and arrange for another person with suitable training and experience also to remain with the patient throughout the procedure.
(2) In this paragraph “a person with suitable training and experience” means a person who has received such training and experience as to be capable of assisting the dentist in monitoring the clinical condition of the patient and in the event of an emergency.