Going to the dentist can be especially stressful for children. Particularly those children with special healthcare needs or a heightened sense of fear. IV sedation offers an effective and safe way for patients to relaxed and calm during dental treatments. This modern approach to dentistry can convert a very stressful experience into a positive and [...]
Many dentist in the New Hampshire and Maine are partnering with Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA) to give their patients the most comfortable and effective dental treatments. Because their patient’s experience is a priority. If you have anxiety or fear of going to the dentist, IV sedation will take that all away, enabling you to [...]
Don’t let anxiety or fear keep your child from getting the dental care they need! If you’ve ever experienced the stress of your child eyes fill with tears, cry, or have a tantrum when it is time to sit in the dental chair, you are not alone. IV sedation makes dental appointments easier on the [...]
How safe is IV sedation in dental procedures? There has been a lot of controversy surrounding who should administer anesthesia during dental treatments. The 'single operator' model, where the dentist performs both the procedures and anesthesia simultaneously. Many studies have shown adverse anesthesia events, causing serious injuries to the patient, when a certified registered nurse [...]
Going to the dentist can be scary, especially for children. Which is why so many parents are choosing IV sedation. Anxiety and fear can serious issues for a child’s dental appointment, between the safety issues it can cause, to the need for several appointments, and trauma that can last a lifetime. One of the biggest [...]
A growing issue in the dental industry, that most patients don’t realize, is the risks involved with 'single model sedation'. This is when a dentist, administers IV sedation while also performing the dental procedure at the same time. In a recent article in InvestigateTV, shows dentist are allowed to do something most doctors aren’t. Mrs. [...]
More and more dental patients are turning to IV sedation to overcome their anxiety of about going to the dentist. It is a great solution if you have several procedures you want to have done at one time, you have a fear of the dentist and would just rather not deal with the whole process, [...]
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 [...]
IV sedation for dentistry is also known as, Intravenous Conscious Sedation. Though sometimes it is incorrectly referred to as “sleep dentistry” or “twilight sleep”, this is more descriptive of deep sedation. What does IV sedation for dentistry feel like? When dental offices describe IV sedation with terms like ‘twilight sleep” or “sleep dentistry”, it can [...]
Why suffer with pain and anxiety at the dentist if you don’t have to? Or if you have a child who you dread taking to the dentist because of their fear and tears they experience? IV sedation is an innovative approach to dentistry. The National Library of Medicine discusses the current trend in intravenous sedative [...]
