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Sedation dentistry is the answer both patient and practitioner have been
looking for to bring together what dentistry can provide with patients in need. Studies
show that 30% of the population avoids the dentist due to fear. Sedation dentistry
provides a safe and comfortable experience for them to get the care they need and want.
The protocols can be customized to the patient's anxiety level and medical history
allowing them an incredibly comfortable, relaxing and safe experience. And with your
patients totally comfortable, you can do the dentistry you love and be rewarded with
gratitude that to date has been uncommon for dental patients to express.
- Patients with anxiety. They wiggle and squirm
and say, “What is that for?” and “Are you going to hurt me?”
With OCS these patients will become your easiest patients to treat because they are
no longer afraid, but are relaxed and comfortable. Patients seldom remember much
about the procedure. Their anxiety often falls to a very low level and they become
much like your most relaxed patient.
- Existing patients who have put off needed treatment, or who abandoned
treatment plans.
- Patients who suffer from acute or chronic jaw soreness. Patients can
comfortably be treated for several hours. The sedation medication has a muscle
relaxation property. Patients can have extensive treatment completed in one visit
comfortably and they experience little to no jaw soreness after treatment.
- Patients who have a gag reflex.
- Patients who complain that they can't get numb.
- Patients with physical limitations such as back or neck problems.
These patients can comfortably sit in the chair for lengthy procedures and experience
little or no post-operative back or neck soreness.
A huge percentage of patients who come in for regular cleanings put
off routine work, often for years and years. The reason is that many patients are
secretly anxious. Although they will go for a hygiene appointment, they stop when
it comes to more extensive treatment because they are secretly afraid. However,
once these existing patients are made aware that a dentist offers sedation, they
want to have the treatment they've been postponing.
Our protocols require the patient be dismissed to a responsible caregiver
who will drive them home. Once home, the patient will stay with their companion until
all of the effects of the sedation have worn off.
- Retrograde amnesia. The patients have little
or no recollection of the treatment. It is not uncommon for patients who are amazed
that they don't remember the appointment. The front desk then says, “Have you
looked in the mirror yet?” The patient excitedly realizes that they have a new
smile and they have no memory of the treatment being performed at all! They are so
happy because memories of dentistry are not something they savor.
- Less post-operative soreness. Patients will no longer routinely
require postoperative pain medications. They often recover sooner, and are less sore
than they would have been without sedation.
- Dry mouth
- Hiccups: A small percentage of patients (3%) will experience
a period of hiccups lasting no longer than ten minutes. They are self-limiting.
There has never been a documented report of a serious
adverse incident (mortality or serious morbidity) due to the use
of oral sedation in adults. DOCS members alone have completed an
estimated 1,000,000 successful sedation procedures over the past
six years. One reason for our outstanding record is that we monitor
patients' vital signs using a pulse oximeter/blood pressure monitor.
This monitor is easy to use yet sophisticated enough to measure
blood pressure every five minutes and continuously measure pulse
rate and blood oxygen before, during and after a sedation procedure.
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