Family Friendly & Specialty Dentists in London, UK
Under general anaesthesia you are fully unconscious for the whole procedure. It is a hospital pathway, not something we do in the practice chair: we plan the dental treatment and refer you to a hospital, where an anaesthetic team delivers the anaesthetic. We recommend it only for patients who cannot be treated under conscious sedation.
How long the procedure and recovery take depends on the clinical complexity of your case. We work this out at a consultation where we review your medical history.
Led by Dr Ope Sodeinde.
Most anxious patients are treated well with the conscious sedation options in our sedation dentistry in London range. A small number cannot be, because of the depth of their fear, a medical condition, or the extent of the surgery. For them, general anaesthesia in hospital is the safe route.
We assess your clinical needs before recommending any method, so nobody is referred for a general anaesthetic who could be treated more simply. Where a tiered approach might work instead, we discuss combination sedation.
Costs differ for a hospital pathway, and we itemise them before anything begins. See sedation dentistry costs in London. Dr Sodeinde oversees the dental treatment plan.
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General anaesthesia suits patients with a total loss of control or an intense fear of dental treatment, and some complex surgical cases such as sedation for wisdom teeth removal. A responsible adult must take you home from the hospital and stay with you. Recovery steps are in our sedation aftercare guide. Because medical needs vary, Dr Sodeinde confirms suitability at a consultation.
We review your medical history, examine you, and plan the dental treatment you need.
Not every patient needs to be unconscious. For deep relaxation without full sleep we provide IV sedation, and for long surgical sessions there is sedation for implant surgery. General anaesthesia is recommended only when those are unsuitable.
If general anaesthesia is the right route, we refer you to a hospital. The hospital's anaesthetic team carries out its own pre-assessment before the day.
The anaesthetic is delivered and monitored by the hospital anaesthetic team while the dental treatment is carried out.
You wake in the hospital recovery area and are discharged to your escort once you are fit to leave. We follow up your dental recovery at the practice.
Every case begins with a complete consultation, a pre-assessment and a medical history review at the practice. The dental plan is overseen by Dr Ope Sodeinde, GDC-registered specialist periodontist (GDC No. 104071), who leads the practice. The anaesthetic itself is administered and monitored in hospital by the anaesthetic team there.
You must arrange for someone to accompany you home, and you must not drive or operate machinery for at least 24 hours afterwards.
We confirm the fee at your consultation, once we know the treatment involved and the hospital arrangements, and give you an itemised quote.
It depends on the complexity of the dental work. We give you a timeframe once the plan is set.
You are unconscious throughout. If you would prefer a lighter option, oral sedation is available for moderate anxiety.
General anaesthesia is temporary and wears off after the procedure. It has no lasting clinical result of its own; it is a way of completing the dental work.
We confirm whether general anaesthesia is the right route at a consultation that covers your medical history and the procedure planned. Read what happens at your sedation consultation and how to book.
020 7589 7792
IV sedation, oral sedation, nitrous oxide for children and combination sedation are covered on their own pages, linked above.
You will receive a written plan and an itemised quote that is yours to keep and use at any other practice. Arrange your assessment with Dr Sodeinde to find out whether this is the right option for you.
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