Discover how sedation dentistry at Meredith Davis, DDS helps anxious patients overcome fear, receive care comfortably and rebuild trust in the dental chair.

This story first appeared in the April 2024 edition of Healthy You, a quarterly health publication and Gazette special section. If you suffer from dental anxiety, you aren’t alone. You can go your ...

Do you enjoy going to the dentist? Not many people do. In fact, more than 75% of adults experience some type of dental anxiety about the pain they might face at an appointment. The dentists at NOVA ...

Dental Organization for Conscious Sedation (DOCS) Education has launched a new regulatory website to help health professionals navigate the patchwork of state rules governing oral sedation. The site ...

Dr. E, a general dentist in practice for more than 30 years, decided to take advantage of a change in her state's laws regarding dentists being permitted to provide sedation in conjunction with dental ...

CHARLOTTE — Members of the North Carolina State Board of Dental Examiners are weighing proposed changes to rules surrounding anesthesia during dental procedures. In a public hearing Thursday, the ...

WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - The North Carolina Dental Board is considering making sweeping changes to the way sedation dentistry is performed. The death of a well respected and greatly loved ...

Healthcare providers use conscious sedation (also called procedural or moderate sedation) to effectively manage medication dosing and allow the patient to maintain independent breathing and ...

Around 10 to 30 percent of people have anxiety and concerns about pain with dental procedures. Anxiety can delay getting treatment and that can make the problem worse. Anesthetics have been around for ...