Sedation options in Bellevue
For people who have put this off because the chair makes them anxious.
- Typical time
- Same visit as your treatment
- From
- $150 Sample price
What it is
Sedation helps you relax during treatment. Options run from laughing gas, which wears off before you drive home, to oral sedation, where you take a pill and need a ride. You choose with us, and we go over safety at the consult.
Discussed at the consult, booked with your treatment.
It may suit you if
- You have avoided the dentist for years
- Long appointments make you tense
- You gag easily
- You want several things done in one visit
How it goes
Talk it through
No judgement about how long it has been.
Choose
Laughing gas or oral sedation, based on your health and the treatment.
The day
We monitor you throughout. A team member stays in the room.
After
A follow-up call that evening.
Your questions
Will I be asleep?
With the options we offer you are relaxed and drowsy but can respond. Many people remember little of the visit.
Can I drive home?
After laughing gas, usually yes. After oral sedation, no. Someone needs to drive you.
Is sedation safe for me?
We review your health history privately at the consult, not on this website, and choose what is appropriate.
Talk sedation through with the dentist.
A 45 minute smile consult with the dentist. You leave with a written plan.