do you know where i can find a dentist that uses general anistetic?

Answer 1

As far as I'm aware, dentists are not allowed to given general anaesthesia because :

1. They are not qualified
2. They need the patient to be responsive

It is possible to have dental work done under deep sedation whereby the patient is responsive, but has no memory of the procedure (so feels like a general anaesthetic), but this would need to be done by a visiting, qualified anaesthetist who can monitor the patient during the dental work.

There used to be a time when dentists could give general anaesthetic in the form of an injection or gas, but there were a few, well-publicised, incidents of patients dying because of adverse reaction to the anaesthesia and the dentist not have the facilities (or knowledge) to deal with the crisis.

Answer 2

You wont get one now after a small boy died in the dental chair a few years back. It is also to expensive for insurance and to employ an anaesthetist. You could get referred to the local dental hospital, where they will do it or you could find a dentist that still uses IV sedation, which is what I had when I got my first filling! But that was about four years ago and a private dentist.

Answer 3

Get your dentist to refer you to a dental hospital, they're really the only places left that do it.

Answer 4

you could call a local dentist and they could guide you to one, or start calling all the dentist in the area, use yahoo yellow pages, good luck