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What is IV Sedation?
Intravenous Sedation is the most advanced form of dental sedation. The technique uses a combination of pain relieving and sedative drugs placed directly into your vein which renders you completely relaxed and unaware of the dentistry that is being performed. This technique requires a Conscious Sedation Permit issued by the Dental Board of California. Less than one percent of general dentists in California have a Conscious Sedation Permit.
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I cannot seem to get numb. Can IV Sedation help me?
Yes it can. Over the last few years, we have noticed in our practice an increase in patients that have this difficulty. Through sedation, these patients have no difficulty in receiving the dental treatment that they need.
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I really have a bad gagging problem. Can I be helped?
Yes! When you are under IV Sedation your gag response is GONE. Many patients cannot take X-rays because of gagging. If this is the case, we take the necessary X-rays under IV Sedation without any problems.
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I’ve seen other sites for dentists that use pills.
Oral Sedation (pills) is helpful only during the easiest of dental procedures. These drugs do not have the same powerful sedative effects as IV Sedation. The drugs used in oral sedation have no pain control properties. In addition, many dentists advertising this technique on the internet have not been performing it for a long time.
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Does it hurt? Do I feel pain?
The drugs used in IV Sedation are powerful pain relieving drugs which make you comfortable and free of pain.
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Do I have to be in good health?
Your health is only one factor in deciding if IV Sedation is right for you. However, IV Sedation is a technique which can be performed on people that have a variety of medical conditions. The only way that we can give you an answer to this question is to have Dr. Gagne review your written medical history.
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What happens if something goes wrong?
IV Sedation does carry some risks. Dr. Gagne will be happy to explain these in detail at your first visit to our office. However, we continually practice our emergency procedures so that we are prepared for anything that might occur.
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How long will I be off work?
Each patient is different, so this is a difficult question to answer. However, we find that patients only need to take off the day of the procedure. Most are working the next day.
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How long has your staff been with you?
Front desk assistant, Tacha Robles RDA, has been with Dr. Gagne since 1988. The clinical assistant, Gonzalo Ortiz RDA, has been with Dr.Gagne since 1997. Jessia Ortiz, our other dental assistant, has been with Dr. Gagne since 2003.
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Why don’t more dentists do IV Sedation?
California law requires a dentist to have a special permit to perform IV Sedation. The training is extensive to qualify for this permit. To maintain the license requires specialized courses on sedation which are costly and take additional time away from the office. Also, intravenous sedation requires a office that is large, and preferably built for these kinds of procedures.
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Richard Gagne, DDS Inc. 1350 W.Gonzales Rd, Suite B Oxnard, CA 93036Sleep dentistry, intravenous sedation, sedation dentistry services for scared dental patients are provided in Ventura County and Santa Barbara County. And in the cities of Oxnard, 93030, 93036, 93033. Ventura, 93001, 93003, 93004. Port Hueneme, 93041. Santa Paula, 93060. Ojai, 93023. Oakview, 93022. Simi Valley, 93063, 93065. Somis, 93066.Thousand Oaks, 91362, 91320. Westlake Village, 91361, 91362. Fillmore, 93105. Camarillo, 93101. Moorpark, 93021. Santa Barbara, 93101, 93105, 93110, 93103, 93108, 93111. Goleta, 93117. Lompoc, 93436. Carpenteria, 93013.
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