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Brightside Sedation dentistry

Sedation, for anxiety
or for long visits.

Oral and IV sedation are available here, and they are used for two different reasons: because being in the chair is genuinely hard, or because the appointment is long and sitting still for it is the difficult part.

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What it is

What the levels actually feel like.

Freezing on its own removes sensation but leaves you fully alert. Oral sedation is a tablet before the appointment that leaves you drowsy and detached but able to respond, and most people remember little of it. IV sedation is deeper and adjusted through the appointment. None of these are a general anaesthetic and you are never unconscious.

  • You have avoided dentists for years because of anxiety
  • You have a strong gag reflex
  • Freezing has not worked well for you before
  • The appointment is long and sitting still is the hard part
  • A previous dental experience went badly
  • Several treatments could be combined into one visit

What the visit is like

How a sedation appointment is arranged.

  1. A conversation before anything is bookedYour medical history, your medications, and what specifically is hard about dental visits. That last one changes which option makes sense.
  2. We pick the lightest thing that worksDeeper is not better. If freezing plus going slowly is enough, that is what we do.
  3. Written instructions beforehandWhat to eat and when to stop, which medications to take as normal, and who is driving you home. Someone must.
  4. Monitored throughout, and followed upYou are monitored for the whole appointment and someone checks in afterwards.

Cost and coverage

You should never be surprised by a bill.

Every plan arrives with the fee beside each line and the insurance estimate beside that, before you agree to anything. We submit to your plan directly where it allows it, and we are set up for the Canadian Dental Care Plan.

Fees for this are quoted in writing after an exam, per tooth and per surface. Nobody can price it accurately from a website or over the phone.

Common questions

Asked on the phone most weeks.

Will I be unconscious?
No. Neither oral nor IV sedation is a general anaesthetic. You stay able to respond, and you can stop the appointment at any point. Most people simply remember very little of it afterwards.
Can I drive myself home?
No, not after oral or IV sedation. You need someone to drive you and, for IV, to stay with you for a while afterwards. We will tell you exactly what is required when the appointment is booked.
Is sedation safe if I take other medications?
That is exactly what the pre-appointment conversation is for. Bring a full list of what you take, including anything over the counter. Some combinations change which option we would use, and occasionally the answer is that sedation is not the right call.

Booking

Say what it is when you call.

If it is pain, say that -- it changes how the day gets arranged. If it is a checkup for three people, say that too and we will try to put you in one morning.

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