Sedation Dentistry

Sedation is a technique used by trained professionals to manage pain and anxiety during dental procedures. It can range from minimal sedation, where you’re awake but relaxed, to general anesthesia, where you’re completely unconscious.  At Divine Expressions, the patient is given oral medication about one hour before your appointment. The medicine puts you in a light state of sedation and you sleep thru your dental appointment. It is Safe! When you awaken your dental treatment is completed.

You need someone to drive you to and from your appointment. Once you arrive, you are allowed to rest comfortably in a warm, quiet room under a cozy blanket. During the entire time you are here, we will closely monitor you to ensure your safety. Complex dental treatments that often require six or more appointments can be done in as little as one! All while you sleep.

Our approach is much less expensive than other forms of sedation, and you will be able to talk and breathe on your own during the procedure. It also makes long or complex procedures seem shorter, allowing you to have all of your work done in a single visit. As an added precaution a local anesthetic will be given to the area that is being worked on to ensure that there is no pain. You will need to have someone drive you to and from the office if you use oral conscious sedation for your safety.