The family at Blue Sky Solutions helps children overcome the fear of dental procedures. With locations throughout the state of New Hampshire, including the cities of Barrington, Dover, Concord, Amherst, our highest priority is reducing anxiety and ensuring safe dental care.
Advances in sedation dentistry has helped children, teenagers, and even adults who are fearful and anxious about dental procedures to get the oral health treatment they need. A study by the Center or Disease Control and Prevention, shows an increase in the number of younger children requiring extensive dental work. Nationwide dentist have noticed a high number of preschoolers with 6 to 10 cavities. Since most children are not able to sit through extensive procedures, sedation is recommended.
The extensive dental decay found in preschoolers is a growing problem. An article in the New York Times cites several sources for this epidemic, “endless snacking and juice or other sweet drinks at bedtime, parents who choose bottled water rather than fluoridated tap water for their children, and a lack of awareness that infants should, according to pediatric experts, visit a dentist by age 1 to be assessed for future cavity risk, even though they may have only a few teeth.”
Toddlers and young children are often scared of the dentist. From the sight of the instruments, the sound of the drill, pressure and pain, can not only traumatize the child, but make it almost impossible for the dentist to do any type of procedure.
A Certified Registered Anesthetist provides the most comfortable and safest way for children to have x-rays, cleanings, fillings, crowns, and other dental procedures all in one visit to the dentist. They are specially trained in the anesthetic care of children. At Blue Sky Solutions we do everything to make your child’s visit to the dentist a positive experience. Our experience is geared toward the unique emotional and physical needs of the patient. We monitor blood pressure, heart action, and changes in breathing throughout the procedure.
The Colgate Oral Care Center recommends dental sedation, “Safety is parents’ top consideration when it comes to their child receiving dental sedation. Dentists may recommend sedation for long, complex procedures and for patients who are especially young or nervous. Sedating a patient is normally a very safe procedure, and parents can help reduce the risks and stress level for their child before, during and after the treatment.”
Blue Sky Solutions want to make your child’s dental experience as safe and pleasant as possible. Contact us if you have any questions or want to schedule an appointment.
