Sedation Dentistry is a safe and simple way to significantly reduce or eliminate dental fear and anxiety. It is as easy as taking a pill! Sedation Dentistry refers to the way a dentist can manage pain and anxiety during dental appointments. Sedation Dentistry helps eliminate the anxieties that people feel at the dental office and virtually eliminates the pain associated with dental procedures.


You will be prescribed a pill (Halcion) to take one hour prior to your scheduled dental visit. It is imperative that you have someone drive you to, and from your dental appointment. When you arrive at the dental office, you will be awake and feeling very drowsy and relaxed.

There is no analgesic or pain relieving qualities provided by oral sedatives. Local anesthetics will be used to prevent pain. Because you are so relaxed, and because of the use of painless injection techniques, you will probably not remember when you teeth were actually being "numbed".

When your treatment is completed, your friend or relative will drive you home, where you can climb into bed for a soothing, relaxing nap.

When you are fully awake, you will feel comfortable, relaxed and free from stress. You will probably remember very little about your relaxing dental experience.

You should not operate a motor vehicle for 24 hours after receiving Oral Conscious Sedation.