Dental sedation

If you are anxious about dental treatment we have highly qualified staff who can provide sedation to make your experience much better. We provide two types of sedations.

Relative analgesia (gas and air): this involves breathing a mixture of oxygen and nitrous oxide through a special nose piece. It leaves you feeling relaxed and floaty. Also known as laughing gas this is sometimes suggested for anxious children. The recovery time is short and you can drive and return to work on the same day.

Intravenous sedation: this involves a sedative drug being given directly into a vein in your arm or hand. You will be able to talk, but the sedation is quite deep and you may not remember much about the treatment. Your breathing, pulse and blood pressure are measured during treatment and you'll need someone to take you home and stay with you for the rest of the day.

The following clinics offer dental sedation: