Behavior Guidance & Sedation

Behavior Guidance

As a pediatric dental specialists, the doctors uses behavior guidance to help establish communication, alleviate fear and anxiety and build trust with your child. We want to establish a strong relationship and promote positive attitudes towards dental care for the future. Some ways that we achieve this are the tell-show-do technique, positive reinforcement, and distraction.

Nitrous Oxide

Nitrous oxide also known as “laughing gas” can be an excellent tool to make your child comfortable during restorative procedures and help them with anxiety. It is administered by a small mask over the child’s nose and is inhaled with normal breathing. The American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry recognizes the use of nitrous oxide/oxygen as a safe and effective technique for treating the dental needs of children. After treatment is completed, the child is given 100% oxygen to flush out the nitrous oxide from the lungs and it is quickly eliminated from the body at the end of the visit.

General Anesthesia in Office

In some cases, dental work cannot not be completed in a typical visit for various reasons, and for this we offer in office General Anesthesia appointments. We have partnered with outstanding Anesthesiologists that are specifically trained to work with young children that allow us to complete all the child’s dental needs in one visit. The team will consult with you and your child to determine if they may benefit from this service.