To Provide the Highest Standard of State-of-the-Art Care,  the OADC Care Team is continuously involved in Meetings, Events, research and publications. 
​Below are some highlights:

Dr. Zak  Messieha
Publications

Office-based General Anesthesia for a Patient With a History of Neuroleptic Malignant Syndrome
Zakaria Messieha
Anesthesia Progress, 70(1):20-24, March 2023
 

Safety and Efficacy of Pediatric General Anesthesia by Laryngeal Mask Airway Without Intravenous Access
Benjamin A. Lin BSc, Zakaria S Messieha, William E Hoffman
International Journal of Clinical Medicine Vol.2 No.3，July 21, 2011

 
Risks of general anesthesia for the special needs dental patient.
Messieha Z.
Spec Care Dentist. 2009 Jan;29(1):21-5


Special Care Dentistry Association consensus statement on sedation, anesthesia, and alternative techniques for people with special needs.
Glassman P, Caputo A, Dougherty N, Lyons R, Messieha Z, Miller C, Peltier B, Romer M; Special Care Dentistry Association.
Spec Care Dentist. 2009 Jan;29(1):2-8

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Management of a patient with Möbius syndrome: a case report.
Ha CY, Messieha ZS
Spec Care Dentist. March 2008;23(3):111-6. Review. 


Retrospective outcomes evaluation of 100 parenteral moderate and deep sedations conducted in a general practice dental residency.
Messieha Z, Cruz-Gonzalez W, Hakim MI.
Anesth Prog. 2008 Winter;55(4):116-20.

 
Five year outcomes study of dental rehabilitation conducted under general anesthesia for special needs patients.
Messieha Z, Ananda RC, Hoffman I, Hoffman W.
Anesth Prog. 2007 Winter;54(4):170-4.


Bispectral index system (BIS) monitoring reduces time to extubation and discharge in children requiring oral presedation and general anesthesia for outpatient dental rehabilitation.
Messieha ZS, Ananda RC, Hoffman WE, Punwani IC, Koenig HM.
Pediatr Dent. 2005 Nov-Dec;27(6):500-4.


Bispectral Index System (BIS) Monitoring Reduces Time to Discharge in Children Requiring Intramuscular Sedation and General Anesthesia for Outpatient Dental Rehabilitation
Z.S. Messieha, R.C. Ananda, W.E. Hoffman, I.C. Punwani, H.M. Koenig
Pediatr Dent., 2004 May-Jun;26(3):256-60.
 
Diabetes mellitus: an updated overview of medical management and dental implications.
Golla K, Epstein JB, Rada RE, Sanai R, Messieha Z, Cabay RJ.
Gen Dent. 2004 Nov-Dec;52(6):529-35; quiz 536, 527-8.