Anxious Patients

However negative your previous dental experiences may have been, and however nervous you may be about visiting a dentist, Aquae Sulis can offer you an entirely different patient experience which has brought reassurance to even the most anxious of patients.

From issues as simple as a high gag reflex, through to an inability to face even an initial consultation, we have the expertise and empathy to ease your fears. All our staff are experienced in dealing with nervous patients.

You’ll be made to feel comfortable from the moment you arrive – and you can benefit from the latest relaxation techniques, including dental sedation, a procedure which enables work to be carried out comfortably with the patient in a completely relaxed state. Patients are conscious but so drowsy they are unaware of time passing. This means it is possible to carry out many different dental treatments in one or two visits.

Relaxing completely with dental sedation

Dental sedation – also known as IV sedation – is a method of helping you relax in a predictable and safe way.  Conscious sedation is the modern alternative to general anaesthesia for most dental procedures.  Conscious sedation will made you feel physically and mentally relaxed.  Most people find this a pleasant and acceptable way of receiving treatment when they would normally be nervous. They normally remember little or nothing of the procedure, but memory is unaffected in any other way.