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Pediatric Sedation Dentistry (Survey Video)

April 16, 2013 By Jim Du Molin Leave a Comment

Pediatric sedation dentistry can be a valuable part of children’s dentistry.

In this survey of dentists, 68% say they are in favor of children’s sedation dentistry. Note that when we asked the same question in 2010, only 52% were in favor.

“It requires extensive training and case selection is very important,” warned a pediatric dentist.

Jim Du Molin and Julie Frey discuss what dentists think about pediatric sedation dentistry:

“At our office, an MD anesthesiologist provides sedation while I perform the dentistry,” said a Missouri dentist.

“I have been doing all forms of sedation for over 30 years,” said a Texas periodontist. “Young children are very brittle and administration requires advanced training for the safest outcomes.”

“It’s the only way to treat some kids,” sighed a Georgia dentist. “I sure am thankful that I can refer to someone who does it as I would not want the liability and stress myself!”

It’s important to remember that kids are dental patients too! And sedation dentistry is a real boon to many dental patients.

Do you have any further thoughts on pediatric sedation dentistry?

Dentists Report the Value of Sedation Dental Patients

December 24, 2012 By Jim Du Molin Leave a Comment

Sedation dental patients can constitute a substantial amount of income for a dental practice over time, especially if the sedation patient remains loyal to a dental practice for several years.

In the most recent The Wealthy Dentist survey, dentists were asked what the average gross production of a new sedation patient was for the first 9 months of treatment in 2012.

Dentists responded that the average value of a sedation patient in 2012 was 10,000. Dentists noted that sedation dental patients are some of the most satisfied patients, who refer more new patients to the dental practice.

Oral sedation patients tend to be the most profitable for dentists, with both oral and IV sedation offering the highest collection rate. However, IV sedation carries the most expensive overhead for a dental practice.

Sedation is a valuable tool in dentistry, especially for anxious patients, children, or those with special needs.

“I love it and think it is very safe,” raved a Michigan dentist. “I think oral conscious sedation is a fantastic way to provide fearful patients a comfortable, safe way of getting their dental work done,” said a California dentist. “When you weigh the negative aspects of dental pathology, conscious sedation provides an avenue of treatment for these otherwise untreatable patients.”

Dentists can easily launch online marketing campaigns to find more new sedation dentistry patients with the New Patient Marketing Machine™ from Internet Dental Alliance, Inc. (IDA). It features turnkey dental marketing website packages that are automatically search engine optimized to attract the specific kinds of high-value patients dentists want.

Visit the Internet Dental Alliance website by clicking here to see how a sedation website can assist a dental practice in attracting dental sedation patients.

What do you think is the value of a sedation patient at your dental practice?

Filed Under: Dental Surveys, The Wealthy Dentist Tagged With: Conscious Sedation, dental survey, dental surveys, dentist, dentistry, dentists, IV sedation, oral sedation, sedation, sedation dentistry

Dentist Feels Sedation Dentistry Helps Many Patients

May 15, 2012 By Jim Du Molin 1 Comment

Three out of four dentists surveyed offer sedation dentistry.

“Sedation dentistry helps so many people. Most stop using it after three visits or so due to a significant lessening of their anxiety,” responded one prosthodontist to the latest The Wealthy Dentist survey that asked dentists if they offer dental sedation.

“Sedation is not the be-all, end-all,” advised one dentist.

The respondents to this survey reflected the following charges for sedation services –

The lowest cost of conscious sedation dentistry was $70, and the highest charge was $680. The cost of IV sedation ranged from $225 up to $1,200.

Here are some comments from dentists who responded to this survey –

“It is great combination with CEREC users. One appointment dentistry while sedated.” (General dentist)

“There is a strong pain-in-the-butt factor associated with this service. Don’t get sucked into it.” (Massachusetts dentist)

“I’ve been sedating for 30 years.” (California dentist)

“I am a dentist anesthesiologist. I charge an hourly fee. I am perfectly fine with my client doctors doing oral sedation with proper training. I think it is important that they have someone like me to check with if they have a question or concern.” (Washington dentist anesthesiologist)

“Having well-trained providers of dental sedation is a key to our success as a profession. As long as there are dentists who believe in papoosing, there will be those who have fears. Funny, an ENT would never papoose a child for ear tubes. Why do we think it’s acceptable for dental treatment?” (Pediatric dentist)

If you are a doctor who offers sedation dentistry to your patients, it’s important to market this fact to potential patients. It can help bring new patients into your dental practice.

Filed Under: Dental Surveys, The Wealthy Dentist Tagged With: Conscious Sedation, Dental Marketing, dental sedation, dental survey, dentist, dentistry, dentists, oral conscious sedation, oral sedation, sedation dentistry, survey

Sedation Dentistry Gone Wild: Dentist Pulls All Ex’s Teeth

May 8, 2012 By Jim Du Molin Leave a Comment

Breaking up is hard to do, especially when you’re a dentist from Poland.

A freshly dumped dentist is facing jail time after surgically removing all of her ex-boyfriend’s teeth.

Apparently, dental patient Marek Olszewski stopped by ex-girlfriend Anna Machowiak’s dental practice with a bad toothache just days after breaking up with her for another woman.

Dentist Machowiak agreed to treat Olszewski and that’s when things went haywire for the former couple.

Once the ex was sedated, the dentist suddenly had second thoughts. “I tried to be professional and detach myself from my emotions,” Anna Machowiak told the U.K.’s Daily Mail. “But when I saw him lying there, I just thought, ‘What a b——d.’”

That’s when she decided to pull out all of his teeth.

Talk about sedation dentistry gone wild!

When Marek Olszewski awoke from his sleep dentistry, dentist Machowiak informed him that there was “complications” and that his face was wrapped to prevent him from opening his mouth.

According to the Daily Mail, Machowiak told her ex-boyfriend that his mouth was numbed and that he wouldn’t be able to feel anything for a while and that the bandage was there to protect the gums, but that he would need to see a specialist.

Once he arrived home and went to examine what was done, he found that all of his teeth had been pulled.

Dentist Mackowiak is under investigation for medical malpractice and abusing the trust of a dental patient. She could face up to three years in prison. I’m sure they could use an experience sedation dentist in prison.

And what is it they say about karma?

Olszewski’s new girlfriend dumped him because he no longer has any teeth.

Under the UK’s dental health plan the poor guy could be looking at years of waiting for dental implants . . . but I’m sure he could start with a nice set of dentures.

Filed Under: Dental Editorials, The Wealthy Dentist Tagged With: Conscious Sedation, Dental News, dentist, dentistry, dentists, dentists gone wild, IV sedation, laughing gas, nitrous oxide sedation, oral sedation, sedation denitstry, sedation dentistry, sleep dentistry

Dental Sedation Scores Its Own Brahms Lullaby From Dentist (video)

May 4, 2012 By Jim Du Molin Leave a Comment

Dental Sedation Scores Its Own Brahms Lullaby From Dentist (video) Sedation dentistry helps dental patients relax during dental treatments.

Many dentists use sedation dentistry to induce “minimal or moderate sedation,” so that dental patients achieve a relaxed state during dental care.

While doing research for this week’s Friday random video, I stumbled across one dentist’s sedation dentistry dental marketing video that I thought was pretty clever.

Often, dentists are apprehensive about doing their own dental marketing videos, so I like to showcase examples when I come across them on the Internet.

Videos by dentists offer me the opportunity to point out how simple a dental marketing video can be to create.

I enjoyed the following example from Dr. Hal Enlow, of Enlow and Vance Dental Partners, because it subtly combines his marketing pitch for sedation dentistry with his musical talent. I am guessing that his dental patients just love his original “dental version” of Brahms Lullaby –

Click on play to hear Dr. Enlow sing sedation dentistry –