Dental anaesthesiology is the speciality in dentistry dealing with management of pain by the use of local and general anesthetics. Dental anesthesiologist is responsible for reducing or blocking the pain discomfort caused during dental procedures (treatment/surgery).
Anaesthesiology is the branch of dentistry (and medicine) involving the use of medications and other agents that create a reversible lack of awareness, blocking of pain and relieving of anxiety and stress for patients receiving dental treatments.