Crisis; Special Needs Patients Not Getting The Dental Care They Need

Unfortunately, there is a growing crisis for special needs patients getting the dental care they need. Some of these children and adults are having to wait years for the oral health care they need.

For someone with a disability, a trip to the dentist can be terrifying

Trent is a smart young man with non-verbal autism. He was unable to communicate to his mother about the intense pain from cavities and decaying teeth. It had been three years since Trent was able to go to the dentist because he needed IV sedation for his appointment. Either the dental offices refused because they were not equipped to handle someone with this type of disability or they had a years long wait list.

Research shows between 20% to 25% of those with autism also have issues with tongue thrusting, bruxism, and enamel erosion. Making oral hygiene at home especially difficult, which can create tooth decay, plaque buildup, and a host of other dental issues.

For those with disabilities, it has never been easy for them to have access to quality dental care, but the problems is only getting worse.

Everyone deserves quality oral health services

The problems is that most general dentist cannot provide IV sedation for these patients. For one it is to dangerous for a dentist to perform this type of sedation and perform the procedure at the same time and lack of training.

There is no need to put your loved one through a taxing situation or unnecessary distress for an extraction or root canal, even a cleaning can be to much for someone with a disability.

Luckily, Trent was able to get the dental health care he needed thanks to Blue Sky Solutions Anesthesia Associates. Trent went to the dentist he was familiar and comfortable with, and a CRNA provided safe IV sedation. Trent was able to get several procedures done in just one appointment. He is now living his best life.

Having an experienced CRNA come to your dental office to administer hospital level IV sedation eliminates the expense of having the procedure done in a same day surgical facility or operating room.