A Retrospective Audit of Dental Treatment Provided to Special Needs Patients under General Anesthesia During a Ten-Year Period Sreekanth Kumar Mallineni*/ Cynthia Kar Y Yiu** Objective: The purpose of this study was to perform a comprehensive audit of dental treatment provided to special needs patients (SNP) under general anesthesia (GA) over a ten-year period. Study design: Special needs patients who received dental treatment under GA as an in-patient at Queen Mary Hospital, Hong Kong SAR during the time period January 2002 and December 2011 were included in the study. The study population was divided into three groups, based on age (<6years, 6–12 years, >12 years).
One-way ANOVA was used to evaluate the effect of “age group” on the duration of treatment, post-recovery time, treatment procedures and utilization of different restorative materials. Kappa statistics were used for…
