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Combination sedation means using more than one sedation method in the same course of treatment, chosen and sequenced at your consultation, where one method alone is not enough. Putting dental work off because you feel nervous is common, and this is one way through it.
Led by Dr Ope Sodeinde.
Some patients are too anxious to get through the start of an appointment on IV sedation alone, and some procedures are long enough that a single method wears thin. Combining methods from our sedation dentistry in London range covers both. Dr Sodeinde works out the right combination for you at a consultation.
We do not use a one-size-fits-all approach. The combination is matched to your anxiety level, your medical history and the treatment, whether that is IV sedation on its own or sedation for implant surgery.
Cost follows the plan. We diagnose first, so the itemised quote covers only the sedation you need. Dr Sodeinde oversees every plan.
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It suits patients who feel a loss of control or a deep fear of the dentist, who need more than oral sedation gives, and who are having longer procedures such as sedation for root canal. A responsible adult must escort you home and stay with you while you recover. We review your medical history at the consultation to confirm it is safe for you.
We establish how anxious you are, whether you have a sensitive gag reflex, and what treatment is planned. That tells us which methods to combine.
If part of the plan is a sedative taken before you arrive, we tell you exactly when to take it. For patients having sedation for gum surgery, we time the sedation to the surgery.
The clinician administers the remaining method, most often IV sedation, and monitors you throughout. If your case is complex enough that no combination of conscious sedation will do, we discuss general anaesthesia through a hospital pathway.
With the sedation working, we carry out the treatment. Longer procedures that would otherwise feel overwhelming become manageable, and we keep your time in the chair as short as the work allows.
You rest in a quiet space at our Primrose Hill practice until the effects have worn off, then leave with written aftercare instructions and your escort.
Every case begins with a complete consultation, a pre-assessment and a medical history review. The practice is led by Dr Ope Sodeinde, GDC-registered specialist periodontist (GDC No. 104071). Sedation is administered by appropriately trained clinicians, and we monitor you throughout the appointment and during recovery.
You must arrange for someone to accompany you home, and you must not drive or operate machinery for at least 24 hours after sedation.
We confirm the fee at your consultation, once we know which methods are needed, and give you an itemised quote.
It depends on the treatment. We give you a timeframe at your assessment.
Adults who feel a loss of control or dread the procedure, and whose anxiety or treatment is beyond a single method. For younger patients we provide nitrous oxide sedation for children.
Sedation is temporary. It has no lasting clinical result of its own; it lets us complete your dental work while you are relaxed.
Whether a combined approach is right for you depends on your clinical needs and anxiety level, which Dr Sodeinde assesses at your visit. Read what happens at your sedation consultation and how to book.
020 7589 7792
IV sedation, oral sedation, general anaesthesia, nitrous oxide for children, sedation for wisdom teeth removal and sedation for implant surgery are covered on their own pages, linked above.
You get a written plan and an itemised quote from your appointment with Dr Sodeinde, which is yours to keep and use at any other practice.
020 7589 7792
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111 Regent's Park Road, Primrose Hill, London NW1 8UR
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