Boston Cosmetic Dentist Helaine Smith Now Offers Advanced "Pain-Free" Dentistry
Boston, MA (ContentDesk) February 7, 2006 Boston cosmetic dentist Helaine Smith (http://www.helainesmithdmd.com) has announced she recently received her sedation dentistry credential and is now offering patients advanced sedation dentistry techniques. Dr. Smith received her credential from the Dental Organization for Conscious Sedation (DOCS).According to DOCS, 95 million North Americans avoid the dentist because of fear. The goal of sedation dentistry is to offer these patients a relaxing and enjoyable experience through various sedation protocols. These protocols include determining whether sedation is appropriate for the patient, properly administering anxiety-lowering drugs such as Valium or Triazolam, and providing maximum safety for both patient and the dentist."I consult with patients regularly who are afraid to visit the dentist," stated Dr.
Smith. "Often times, these people have low-level anxiety and require only meditation, a simple numbing gel applied to the gums, or a local anesthetic, such as Septocaine, to help them to relax. Other patients, however, have such high anxiety that they have neglected their oral health care for years. These patients often require extensive dental work yet due to their anxiety, they delay having the work done. This is where advanced sedation techniques come into play."Until recently, patient anxiety wasnt recognized as a real problem among dentists," Dr.
Smith added. "Of course, weve always had Novocain, a local anesthetic developed in the 1920s for invasive and painful procedures. However, for many patients, even Novocain isnt enough. In fact, I recently received an email from a prospective patient who said she was terrified to visit a dentist and hadnt seen one in ten years. Its for these people that I obtained my sedation dentistry credential.
No one should be afraid to visit the dentist."About Helaine Smith, DMDHelaine Smith is a full-time practicing cosmetic dentist located in Boston, Massachusetts and a member of the American Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry and Academy of General Dentistry. She is one of two Boston cosmetic dentists to have received extensive training at the Las Vegas Institute for Advanced Dental Studies (http://www.lvidocs.com) where she recently completed a full-mouth reconstruction course that only 2 percent of U.S. dentists have taken. Dr. Smith is an active member of Operation Smile and Cape CARES, two groups that send volunteer dentists and physicians all over the world.
She has been part of eleven volunteer missions to third world countries working with children with cleft lip and palate as well as with people from remote mountain villages in numerous Latin American countries. More about Dr. Smith and her practice can be found at http://www.helainesmithdmd.com..
Austin Cosmetic Dentists
Though we've heard the saying, "beauty is skin deep," we all like to look good. Being handsome or beautiful has definite advantages in when it comes to dating and marriage. Who doesn't like to have a Hollywood smile with white teeth?
That's why dentistry offers the specialty ? cosmetic dentistry.
There are many cosmetic problems with gums and teeth that cosmetic dentists can rectify.
Gaps can be closed between teeth, and chipped and broken teeth can be repaired.
Teeth can be whitened and crooked teeth can be straightened. Cosmetic dentistry is relatively new and has been taking the world by storm for the past ten years.
If you need cosmetic dentistry, you can look in your local phone book or online. Your first appointment will be a consult where your options will be explained to you, the type of treatment you will need, how long it will take and the cost. You will also find out if your insurance will cover the treatment....
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Dentistry Without Anxiety ? Sedation Dentistry
Fear or anxiety over dental work has kept many people from having certain dental procedures done. Now, thanks to advancements in the dental industry, sedation dentistry allows patients to get the dental work that they need while being comfortably and safely sedated. Although the patient does not feel any pain or remember anything, the patient is not entirely unconscious. The patient is simply in a state of extreme relaxation. A patient may choose to be sedated by taking a pill an hour before the procedure.
Sedation by nitrous oxide or intravenous injection is also available. Sedation dentists monitor patient vital signs throughout the procedure, thereby maintaining a safe level of sedation. The sedation can last for varying amounts of time. The patient can be given a smaller dose for procedures that last up to an hour, or a larger dose for multiple procedures that will relax the patient for up to six hours. Sedation...
Dentistry Without Anxiety ? Sedation Dentistry
Cosmetic dentistry > Dentistry Without Anxiety ? Sedation Dentistry
Boston Cosmetic Dentist Helaine Smith Now Offers Advanced "Pain-Free" Dentistry
Boston, MA (ContentDesk) February 7, 2006 Boston cosmetic dentist Helaine Smith (http://www.helainesmithdmd.com) has announced she recently received her sedation dentistry credential and is now offering patients advanced sedation dentistry techniques. Dr. Smith received her credential from the Dental Organization for Conscious Sedation (DOCS).According to DOCS, 95 million North Americans avoid the dentist because of fear. The goal of sedation dentistry is to offer these patients a relaxing and enjoyable experience through various sedation protocols. These protocols include determining whether sedation is appropriate for the patient, properly administering anxiety-lowering drugs such as Valium or Triazolam, and providing maximum safety for both patient and the dentist."I consult with patients regularly who are afraid to visit the dentist," stated Dr.
Smith. "Often times, these people have low-level anxiety and require...
Boston Cosmetic Dentist Helaine Smith Now Offers Advanced "Pain-Free" Dentistry
Cosmetic dentistry > Boston Cosmetic Dentist Helaine Smith Now Offers Advanced "Pain-Free" Dentistry
Dr. Debra Gray King Elected Director of World's Largest Cosmetic Dental Organization
"We are in a time of exciting advancement as more people become aware of the possibilities of obtaining a beautiful healthy smile," enthused Dr. King. "And I am grateful for the opportunity to help lead this great organization and shape the future of cosmetic dentistry." About Dr. King:
Dr. King is an Accredited cosmetic dentist and a Fellow in the American Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry, which the AACD recognizes as the highest level of competence in cosmetic dentistry.
Dr. King is a graduate of the University of Tennessee Dental School in Memphis and is a clinical instructor of cosmetic dentistry.
Her work has been published in Current Opinions in Cosmetic Dentistry, Dental Economics, Dentistry Today, and Dental Practice Report and featured on ABC's hit show Extreme Makeover, TBS's Movie & A Makeover, and in Time Magazine, InStyle Magazine, USA Today, CBS Morning Show, Fox News Channel, Vogue, and The Wall Street Journal. She is the founding president of the...
Cosmetic dentistry > Dr. Debra Gray King Elected Director of World's Largest Cosmetic Dental Organization
Dentistry Without Anxiety ? Sedation Dentistry
Fear or anxiety over dental work has kept many people from having certain dental procedures done. Now, thanks to advancements in the dental industry, sedation dentistry allows patients to get the dental work that they need while being comfortably and safely sedated. Although the patient does not feel any pain or remember anything, the patient is not entirely unconscious. The patient is simply in a state of extreme relaxation. A patient may choose to be sedated by taking a pill an hour before the procedure.
Sedation by nitrous oxide or intravenous injection is also available. Sedation dentists monitor patient vital signs throughout the procedure, thereby maintaining a safe level of sedation. The sedation can last for varying amounts of time. The patient can be given a smaller dose for procedures that last up to an hour, or a larger dose for multiple procedures that will relax the patient for up to six hours. Sedation...
Dentistry Without Anxiety ? Sedation Dentistry
Cosmetic dentistry > Dentistry Without Anxiety ? Sedation Dentistry
Award-Winning Life-Enhancing Dentistry Is One of U.S.'s Pioneering Centers Now Performing New, "Neuromuscular Dentistry" Treatment
WASHINGTON, DC (ContentDesk) July 26, 2006 -- As consumer demand for 1000-watt smiles and cosmetic-dentistry makeovers grows white-hot, award-winning, locally based
Life-Enhancing Dentistry
or "LED" (www.lifeenhancingdentistry.com) announces that it is now performing "Neuromuscular Dentistry" treatment.