Where can i find a dentist that will let me be sedated?

Question

Im absolutely petrified of the dentist, my teeth are getting quite bad, in the rear of my mouth... I need to go to the dentist! but i really want one that will just knock me out so im not so upset. If they cant do this, i just wont go..

Any suggestions? or anyone know any places in Victoria that will do this?

Answer 1

You can look in your phone book..... most are quite proud of it. It is called sedation dentistry... But just to warn you your insurance probably will not cover this and it is quite pricey.. I would find a GOOD dentist. Take a deep breath and challenge your fear head on. Bring an mp3 player or a CD player so that you don't have to hear the drill. You can also go to your reg MD and tell them about your fear and they might give you a Valium. If you lived near me I would get you into my office... The dentist i went as a kid was go great i started working for him later in life. I was 18 before i knew he used a needle.

Answer 2

A little info I think should be considered about this drug Versed ( Midazolam ) that is used for Sedation for many medical procedures..Sedation and General Anesthesia are not the same and quite a few people being given Sedation
think they are being given General Anesthesia!

There is simply no good or valid reason to ever purposely induce amnesia during a medical procedure. It is only a recent development in medical thinking that amnesia is somehow a "benefit" to the patient. On occasion some
some patients will remember a bad experience. Forgetting does not mean it did not happen!!
I feel that if people were aware of the effects of this drug they would Opt For Another Drug!
Erasing someones memory of what was done to them is wrong!!
In fact, many people who use Versed for " IV Sedation,Conscious Sedation" Twilight Sedation, during a procedure are Awake For The Entire Procedure but remember nothing, often Believing They Were "Out" the whole time.

Versed (Midazolam) is an amnestic. It is also commonly used for minor procedures like setting broken bones,colonoscopies,endoscopies, dental procedures like extractions,conscious sedation,twilight sleep, so that patients won't remember pain and discomfort.HOWEVER THAT DOES NOT MEAN THAT THOSE SENSATIONS WILL NOT BE EXPERIENCED!!!!

A note from an anesthesiologist
I agree that using midazolam alone in painful situations is wrong. I've heard people getting colonoscopies and screaming, and maybe they remember, maybe they don't.

A note I got from someone on Yahoo Answers who did have a bad experience..This is very disconcerting... My sister said she heard me screaming from the waiting room but assumed it wasn't me. When we left we heard another female patient screaming. I did a lot of research since your post, thanks so much for the info.

Here is a note from a Dentist Who uses Versed
I've used Versed 1000+ times during oral surgery procedures and I've never had a complaint. It's a miracle drug because it is safe and it causes you to not remember an unpleasant experience. My answer to him is isn't it better to have not experienced the pain than to have forgot it. No wonder you have had no complaints they have no memory of the procedure.....

I feel that giving a drug for amnesia is cruel I would not want it done to me!

A strange development in medical thinking that it's okay for a patient to have
pain as long as they don't remember it and think they slept thru the procedure..


Here is a link for some info

http://www.freehelpforcancer.com/manages-meds/sedation

Answer 3

Any dentist that calls themselves caring in their ads usually will sedate patients. Goggle :caring dentist victoria" and you will probably find one

Dental health affects your overall health so don't delay.

Answer 4

Im a dentist in Melbourne that call help you. Please email me at [e-mail] and tell me what you think your problems are and if your in pain.

Regards Rob

Answer 5

Try searching on this website:

http://www.sedation--dentist.com/

Good luck.