Dr. Mike Hopkins Announces Great Success With New Sedation Dentistry Technology.

PRLog (Press Release) – Jun 17, 2008 – Patients suffering from dental phobia are now being treated with amazing success thanks to Conscious Oral Sedation. Without the use of an IV, Dr. Mike Hopkins of Hopkins Aesthetic & Reconstructive Dentistry is helping patients relax and accomplish dental treatment that they have delayed for years. Conscious Oral Sedation is cutting edge dental technology, which less than 10% of practicing dentists are certified to perform.

Conscious Oral Sedation helps to relax the patient using a combination of oral sedatives, delivered sublingually, and nitrous oxide gas. This combination reduces the patient’s consciousness to a level where they are awake and responsive, but minimally aware of their surroundings. This medicine has an amnesic effect, so patients can literally forget the sights, sounds, sensations and smells of their appointments.

During a sedation appointment, the patients vitals (blood pressure, pulse ox rate, etc.) are continually monitored and recorded. One designated staff member remains in the room with the patient at all times. A typical sedation appointment lasts approximately four (4) hours.

Patients suffering from dental phobia delay treatment for a myriad of reasons. However, as time goes on their dental issues tend to increase and worsen. With this new technology, Dr. Hopkins can fix dental damage that has accumulated over decades in just several appointments. Conscious Oral Sedation can minimize the number of appointments that the patient will require, by accomplishing more work at one time while the patient is sedated.

For additional information on Conscious Oral Sedation Dentistry, please contact Colleen Chapman or visit http://www.allaboutsmiles.org.