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Sedation is a management technique that uses medications to assist the child to cope with fear and anxiety and cooperate with dental treatment. Medications and dosages should be selected that are unlikely to cause loss of consciousness in the patient. Children who have a level of anxiety that prevents good coping skills or are very young and do not understand how to cope in a cooperative fashion for the delivery of dental care should be sedated.

Sedation is often helpful for some children who have special needs. Sedation also aids in allowing a child to cope better with dental treatment. This can help prevent injury to the child from patient movement and promote a better environment for providing dental care.

Sedation is safe when administered by a trained pediatric dentist who follows the sedation guidelines of the American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry. Our practice goes one step further in providing safety for your child: We have MD Anesthesiologist and Registered Nurses on staff to monitor ALL Intravenous Sedation treatments. In order to alleviate potential anxiety in your child, our pediatric dentist may recommend minimal discussion of the dental appointment with your child. Should your child become ill, contact our office to see if it is necessary to postpone the appointment. It is very important to follow the directions of our pediatric dentist regarding fasting from fluids and foods prior to the sedation appointment. Our team will not discharge your child until he or she is alert and ready to go. Children who have been sedated are usually requested to remain at home for the rest of the day with adult supervision.