Services
Sedations
Nitrous Oxide/Oxygen (Laughing Gas) is a safe, effective sedative agent used to calm a child’s fear of the dental visit and enhance effective communication.
Additionally, it works well for children whose gag reflex interferes with dental treatment.
Conscious Sedation involves having a child drink a medication to help reduce anxiety or discomfort during dental treatment. Children are awake and breathing on their own the whole time. Unlike general anesthesia, sedation is not intended to make a child unconscious or unresponsive.
Conscious Sedation
General anaesthesia allows for your child to go to ‘sleep’ throughout the whole dental appointment. All dental treatment is completed in one appointment and your child will have no recollection of the appointment. An anaesthetist provides general anaesthesia services. Recovery time is dependent on your child. We will observe children post-operatively until they have recovered to a sufficient level to allow them to go home safely.
We ask that children refrain from eating and/or drinking 8 hours prior to these appointments.