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Mortality and Morbidity Associated With Out-of-Hospital Deep Sedation and General Anesthesia for Dental Treatment: A 36-Year Retrospective Study in British Columbia, Canada (1984-2019)

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Mortality rate of 2.94 per 1 million procedures highlights safety of anesthesia in dental practices.
A total of 1,019,853 out-of-hospital dental treatment procedures were provided during the analysis period.
Retrospective search of the Chief Coroner and College of Dental Surgeons databases identified linked mortality events.
Findings indicate low risk of serious morbidity or mortality associated with anesthesia in dentistry.

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Retrospective analysis reveals low risk of mortality during outpatient general anesthesia for dental treatment in British Columbia.

Azzopardi et al. (2025) studied this question.

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