PATIENT SAFETY IN DENTAL ANAESTHESIA
A Type A Facility Permit is one which requires the facility to provide and have present at all times, all of the sedation and/or general anesthetic equipment and emergency drugs needed to meet the requirements of the Standard of Practice for the Use of Sedation and General Anesthesia in Dental Practice.
We have a full recovery area, continuously served and monitored by qualified Registered Nurses. We have hospital-caliber anesthetic equipment, and all the necessary monitors and devices, including full emergency capability. We conform in every way to the stringent certification requirements for sedation and anesthesia of the Royal College of Dental Surgeons.
PLEASE NOTE: We are NOT a general dentistry practice and so only accommodate patients requiring sedation or sleep dentistry
BENEFITS OF SLEEP DENTISTRY
General Anesthesia or “Sleep Dentistry” is an option for children that are so anxious in the dental office that they cannot relax or sit still long enough for the dentist to treat them. General anesthesia renders your child completely asleep. This would be the same as if he/she was having their tonsils removed, ear tubes, or hernia repaired. Our office is certified for General Anesthesia services by the Royal College of Dental Surgeons of Ontario and anesthesia is administered by a Board Certified Medical Anesthesiologist.
Advantages of Dentistry Asleep include:
- Your child can sleep through the entire dental appointment.
- Children who have difficulty with freezing or who have sensitive teeth/mouth, experience no pain or discomfort while sedated.
- Sedation Dentistry eliminates the prolonged discomfort associated with extensive visits, or complicated treatment.
- Your child will not remember anxiety producing noises, smells or procedures of dentistry including injections or drilling.