Don’t Fear the Dentist
Various methods used to help anxious patients deal with dental treatment have been discussed in this blog, including some slightly unusual techniques such as aromatherapy. However, it seems as though we’ve uncovered an even more unusual method that is being used at a Dental Clinic in Devon.
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Riverview Dental in Totnes has come up with a novel way to help anxious patients. They have hired a hypnotist who helps patients to overcome their fear using a variety of different methods, including sedation.
Although some of the more skeptical patients might scoff at the idea of a hypnotist helping them to overcome their dental anxieties, people who have a really difficult time in dealing with visits to the dentist will most likely welcome the help.
Some people who are anxious about dental treatment can become quite traumatised when they have to undergo particularly invasive orthodontic or cosmetic dental procedures and in some extreme causes even a quick check up can be a distressing ordeal. People who experience such a strong reaction to dental treatment will no doubt welcome any help they can get, so the idea of introducing hypnotherapy as a method of overcoming this anxiety could be a great help for some individuals.
It’s more than likely that the dentists themselves working at the Riverview practice will welcome the aid from the hypnotist too as dealing with traumatised patients can be a stressful and time consuming task. Any methods used to calm down anxious patients is a great help to the dentists, letting them get on with their work.
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| August 26, 2010 at 9:24 am | No comment
