Conscious Sedation

Conscious Sedation

Here at The Dentist, we have a specialist Oral Surgeon; Michael Betteridge. This means we are able to perform conscious sedation which is a technique which uses medication to produce a state of relaxation. Verbal contact is maintained whilst enabling you to feel calm throughout the dental procedure, where there may normally be severe anxiety. You may remember very little about the procedure afterwards due to a memory blocking effect. If you usually worry about the length of an appointment, you may find that being sedated the time goes quickly!

There are minimal side effects with conscious sedation and within 24 hours you can return to normal life, prior to any procedure a full medical history and assessment would be carried out by our Oral Surgeon.

Benefits of Conscious Sedation

Due to the nature of conscious sedation it means that where possible we are able to carry out multiple treatments in one session. There are minimal side effects. Conscious sedation allows nervous patients to have the dental treatment they need. We are able to relieve you of your dental pain relatively quickly and due to the memory blocking effect of the drug you are unlikely to remember much about the dental procedure.

Do you think Conscious sedation could be beneficial to you? Give us a call today to discuss your options in further detail.