Parker Dentist Web site (303) 694-9740

Recently updated our auxiliary web site for Parker Dentistry.  Information included was adding Dr. Sarah Parsons to the doctors who deliver treatment and adding the fact that we can offer “minimal” sedation dentistry to patients in the Parker and Castle Pines area of Colorado. With our office located approximately 2.5 miles west of I-25 on Lincoln many patient who live in the Parker area work in businesses close to the office.

End of the year is rapidly approaching … use your dental insurance benefits

As the year ends so do most of our patients dental insurance. Some patients have Flex plans or medical savings accounts that should be utilized.  In some of these cases if you do not spend money from your account your loose the money.  As a Parker and Highlands Ranch Delta Dental insurance “Premiere Provider” don’t leave unused dental care benefits on the table.  The good news if you have some more complex treatment you can get approximately two years of benefits in December and January of this next year.

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Please feel free to call our office today at (303) 694-9740.  IF you would like to send us an e-mail please click the following link Denver Dental office.

Sedation Dentistry in Denver

Our Denver sedation dentist has a variety of techniques available for patients who find it difficult to undergo dental treatment. Dental anxietyof varying degree is a common report from many patients and is a chief reason why there is an under served segment in our population… the dental phobic.  Denver dentists Dr. James and Candace DeLapp along with Dr. Sarah Parsons may be able to offer you a solution to your dental anxiety.

Types of Sedation Techniques used by our Denver Dentist

There are a variety of techniques used in dental sedation… some are quite simple and some are much more complex.  As the complexity increases so does the extent of training as each inherent risks that each patient should be aware of and accept. While exceedingly safe as a general rule, there are rare instances in which patient can become more sedated than planned.  Your Denver sedation dentist needs to be properly trained on how to handle these situations. You should consider the technique that allow you to  accomplish the dental treatment. The general types of sedation include but are not limited to:

• Psycho-sedation (discussion with the patient in a calm reassuring tone etc.)
• Nitrous oxide oxygen dental sedation (laughing gas)
• Oral Dental Sedation (anxiolysis)
• Oral Pre-medication possibly combined with Nitrous oxide as an example (minimal sedation)
• Intravenous Dental Sedation (moderate sedation)
• Deep sedation
• General Anesthesia in a hospital setting

Denver Oral Dental Sedation ( Minimal Sedation)

One of the most common dental sedation medicine categories is the family of benzodiazopines. Diazepam (Valium) is the most familiar drug in this category.  This medication has been used for years for anxiety and sedation.  Triazolam another benzodiazepine was approve to be used as a hypnotic in 1982.  It has been used in dentistry for some years and has a certain amount of anteograde amnesia.  What this means is “many” but not all patients, may not remember all the details of the dental procedure.  This has been termed in the general public use as” travelers amnesia”.  Not remembering where your hotel is can be a… not so good thing… but not remembering the details of your dental appointment may be a good thing. Triazolam is contraindicated in pregnant females.  Do not combine Triazolam with alcohol or other drugs unless approved by your doctor.  Operating vehicles or dangerous machinery is also not recommended.

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Please feel free to call our office an make an appointment today at (303) 694-9740.  If you would like to send us an e-mail please click the following link Denver Sedation dentist

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New dental practice video uploaded for our Denver Dental office

Our Denver dentist has uploaded the new dental practice video on the web site. It adds Dr. Sarah Parsons to our South Metro Denver area dental practice information.  Dr. Parsons is a 2010 graduate from the University of Colorado School of Dental Medicine. Since Dr. Parsons graduation she has taken over 40 hours of continuing dental education courses. Her most recent course was taken at the University of Southern California (USC) Dental School. The course she took was for “minimal dental sedation”. After taking the course she applied and was granted a “minimal dental sedation permit” from the Colorado State Board of Dental Examiners.

Dental anxiety available for our Denver are dental patients

One of the barriers to dental care is dental anxiety. Minimal sedation allow many patients to have dentistry accomplished that they have been delaying for a period of time.  Some patients have delayed treatment for many years and minimal  sedation dentistry allows them to complete treatment. This type of sedation works for many patients but many not work for everyone. Please consider calling and make an appointment to see if sedation dentistry is for you. Please call (303) 694-9740

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Sedation for root canals in Denver and Highlands Ranch

Fear and anxiety has been shown time and time again to be a barrier for many patients to seek dental care they want to have done.  In many instances this fear has lead to a deterioration of their dental health to the point where extraction of the offending tooth or… a  root canal is the only alternative.  For many patients “minimal” sedation may help get you through the procedure.  For others moderate or deep sedation may be the answer. Currently our Denver and Highlands Ranch sedation dentists are providing sedation dentistry for their patients needing a root canal.  Please call (303) 694-9740 to see if sedation dentistry is for you.

Studies cited by Malamed (2010) indicate that many patients request some type of dental sedation for a root canal. The range of sedation requested ranges from something as simple as nitrous oxide all the way up to general anesthesia in a hospital setting.  The good news is that many (but not all) patients can be effectively treated with either nitrous oxide or “minimal” sedation and local anesthetics

Don’t wait till a tooth hurts to seek care!

Our Denver and Highlands Ranch dental office want you to seek treatment before it becomes an emergency.  As a general rule… the earlier the intervention the greater success and comfort for the procedure. Waiting until the offending tooth to form an abscyss in not recommended. The infection and swelling can become so severe that the only alternative is extraction.

Sedation Dentistry treatment algorithm

Our goal is to use the sedation protocol that will accomplish our task as simply as possible.  As the patient proceeds down the algorithm the more complex the sedation becomes and the general risks increase.  While sedation dentistry is very safe… every attempt should be make to solve you anxiety and fear problem at the lowest level possible.  The algorithm is as follows and includes profound local anesthesia

• Early intervention with local anesthesia
• Nitrous oxide/oxygen sedation
• Oral Sedation (anxiolysis)
• “Minimal Sedation” with oral medication with our without nitrous oxide/oxygen
• “Moderate Sedation” “usually with I.V. sedation
• “Deep Sedation”
• “General anesthesia” in a hospital setting

Preoperative evaluation

As a general rule of thumb some type of preoperative evaluation needs to be done in order to have any sedation past the nitrous oxide/oxygen level. First the prognosis on the offending tooth needs to be reasonable.  Patient expectations of the sedation level needs to be realistic with the proposed level.  Root canal are successful bu 5-10% of root canals fail so informed consent needs to be given to the patient for both the root canal AND the sedation protocol PRIOR to any sedation administered! General health status of the patient needs to be evaluated an appropriate medical consultations completed.

Rules of Sedation

While these two and “not” the only rules of sedation by any means… these two “rules” are most appropriate.  First you MUST have a driver to take you home and monitor you after  your sedation AND you must not have had anything to eat and drink 6 hour prior to the procedure. Driving while impaired is risky to yourself and to the public in general.  Nausea and vomiting while uncommon can produce significant post operative problems

Call our Denver Sedation Dentists today

Please call (303) 694-9740 for an appointment today.

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Moderate Sedation course at University of Colorado School of Dental Medicine

Dr.’s Sarah Parsons and Dr. James and Candace DeLapp just returned for USC Dental school where they participated in the Moderate Sedation course.Dr. James DeLappwas finishing 70 hours of training for Dr. James DeLapp. This course is one of several requirements needed to give moderate dental sedation for patients in the Denver metro area.

Requirements for Dental Sedation

Requirements for training involved a combination of pre-clinical and clinical training. Specifically… 20 sedation cases were completed by Dr. James DeLapp. Dr. Candace DeLapp and Dr. Sarah Parsons participated in 49 hours of the course on moderat dental sedation. Over the next couple of weeks (or so) Dr. DeLapp will apply to the Colorado State Board of Dental Examiners for a Moderate sedation permit.

Dental anxiety a barrier to dental treatment

Dental fear and anxiety is a barrier to dental treatment. Dental sedation may provide for some patients the ability to undergo dental treatment. For some…oral sedation may be the ticket to getting the care you need.  Please feel free to contact our Denver area dental practice.

Call our Denver area sedation dentists today

Please feel free to call our office an make an appointment to see if some type of dental sedation would help you get the treatment you would like to do.  Please call (303) 694-9740 for an appointment today.