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I.V. access for I.V. Sedation

When starting I.V.’s a cannula is frequently used to start the I.V.  Other methods to start and I.V. include the use of a butterfly needle but it is not as stable as a cannula.  Doctors… to view the insertion of a cannula please click the following link http://www.archive.org/details/ImedrxTV-PeripheralIntravenousCannulation168?start=539.5

2 This is a second video on starting an I.V..http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iDK4YNPWu2Q&feature=related

3.  When you start an I.V. it is recommended that you use gloves.  In this example the operator does not use gloves. This is a large risk for the operator http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t7FVhO33aOE&feature=related

4.. One of the nicest videos I have found includ this one from the New England Journal of Medicine.  It describes the how to.  Peripheral veins can be difficult before sedation because of the NPO status of the patients http://vodpod.com/watch/3644287-peripheral-intravenous-cannulation

Options for dental sedation in Denver and Highlands Ranch

You have many diffferentl options in order to make your dental visit more comfortable. Highlands Ranch dentists Dr. James DeLapp, Dr. H. Candace DeLapp and Dr. Sarah Parsons want to make you dental visit with us as comfortable as possible. What is unfortunate is dental anxiety can be so much that patients choose not to see the dentist even for routine dental care.  Addressing dental concerns when they are small is much easier for everyone involved. Our Highlands Ranch dental office also sees patients form the Ken Caryl, Parker, Greenwood Village, Lone Tree, Castle Pines and the Greater Denver area.

Your comfort is our greatest concern

One of the many things our Highlands Ranch dentist provide is our massaging dental chairin the doctors treatment rooms. The pneumatic massagers provide a gentle motion that can help relieve the strss so many patients bring to the appointment,

Ask questions about other types of dental sedation

Oral premeditation is just one of the many different options available.  The medication can help provide some degree of relief for many but not all patients. On occasion, nitrous oxide may be able to add some degree of additional sedation or anxiety relief. Still other patients may need more complex types of sedation if this type of sedation does not provide sufficient relief.

Call our Highlands Ranch dental office today

Please feel free to call our office today and make an appointment at (303) 694-9740. When you call ask our staff about our free custom tray whitening for new patients who find us from the Internet. Please call for details of the offer.

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Sedation dentistry in Highlands Ranch and Denver

Denver Sedation Dentists Dr. James DeLapp, Dr. H. Candace DeLapp andDr. Sarah Parsions have been attending Moderate Sedation Courses at the University of Southern California (USC) dental school.  The course director is Dr. Stanley Malamed who has written the definitive textbooks on Sedation in dentistry.  Dr. James DeLapp had offered I.V. sedation for a decade in the 80’s and has offered Nitrous oxide/oxygen sedation and anxiolysis since in practice. If dentistry is not the most thrilling prospect for you… please call our Denver sedation dentists and make an appointment to see is sedation dentistry is for you. Their number is (303) 694-9740. Our address is 6660 timberloine Road Highlands Ranch Colorado 80130.

Types of Dental Sedation Possible

There are several types of dental sedation that are available to dental patients in Highlands Ranch area of Colorado.  Some are simple and others are complex.  As the complexity increases the cost and level of training increases. Something as simple as distraction with over the chair televisions or headphones are the simplest. Other types of sedation include but is not limited to:

• Nitrous oxide/oxygen sedation.  This sedation has several advantages including is its simplicity and ease of administration.  Nitrous oxide sedation is commonly termed “laughing gas” and works on about  70% of the dental population.  For the remaining 30% other forms of sedation may be available.
• Anxiolysis with oral medicine.  This involves a pill patients take approximately one hour prior to the appointment.  By definition it really does not sedate you… it just makes you less anxious about your appointment.  Typically this may involve a table of Valium.  You MUST have a driver to and from your appointment
• Minimal Sedation.  Minimal sedation is one step further in the continuum of sedation which by definition provide minimal level of sedation and work on “many” but not all dental patients.  The dosage of the medicine increases and Nitrous oxide/oxygen “may” be added to deepen the sedation to a minimal level.  Amnesic effect of the dental appointment occurs for some patients but definitely not all. You MUST have a driver and have nothing to eat for 6 hours prior to this type of sedation
• Moderate Sedation or Conscious Sedation.  Moderate sedation can occur through several routes of administration but typically administered through an I.V. Again this works on patients who have experienced minimal sedation which has proven to be ineffective. You MUST have a driver and not have anything to eat for 6 hours with this type of sedation
• Deep Sedation. Deep sedation is more profound sedation on the anesthetic continuum.  Very special training of either an anesthesia residency of two years of oral surgeons are allowed to provide this sedation.  Typically this sedation is provided by a nurse anesthetist.  You must have a driver and nothing to eat or drink for 6 hours prior to this sedation
• General anesthesia. Typically provide by a medical doctor and nurse anesthetist in a out-patient clinic.  This is the anesthesia in which you could work on teeth or take out your appendix. Again… you MUST have a driver and nithing to eat or drink for 6  hour prior to the procedured.

Call our Denver an Highlands Ranch dentists today

Please feel free to call out office an make an appointment today at (303) 694-9740