Intra-Venous Sedation In the past, hospital type general anesthetics were used by Dentists, but these involved complicated monitoring and there was a small, but significant risk to the patient. So?

Now, use of a dental sedation, a much simpler and safer technique, produces nearly the same effect so that a patient is unaware of the treatment being carried out. This type of sedation involves a drug given intravenously. The effect is pleasant for the patient and there is a loss of anxiety. Patients will feel very sleepy and relaxed and most will fall into a natural sleep. Local anaesthetic is given, as necessary, during the sedation. The sedative lasts about one and a half hours, but patients will feel their time in the surgery has been a lot less. There is no sickness or nausea after the sedation and if accompanied, patients can go home after the treatment. You will be asked to read and bring with you a sedation questionnaire which the Dentist will complete with you on the day of treatment and ask you to sign. This acts as your consent form for us to carry out the sedation. The Dentists carrying out your dental treatment under IV and the nurses assisting them are each qualified to do so and attend regular courses to obtain such qualifications.