6 years ago I developed a one-day Hands-on Teaching course based in my private dental practice to encourage/enable dental teams to introduce “RA” as a service to their own patients.
So this Friday Chris and I are off to Morpeth, in Northumberland to run our 21st Hands-on teaching course in “R.A” for dental teams . We are being hosted by Richard and Josie Fretwell and the beautiful Guidepost Dental Practice who are Facebook and Twitter buddies !
What is RA? It is also called. Relative Analgesia. Happy Air, Happy Gas or more formally, Inhalation Sedation. It is a technique using a mixture of oxygen and nitrous oxide to provide light sedation to anxious dental patients.
The strength of the mix depends on the patient’s response. So some people, including adults will be comfortably relaxed with a small dose of Nitrous oxide, others including some children need a much greater amount to achieve the same level of relaxation. It all depends.
Is it a new idea? . Not by any means, although there have been recent improvements for the dental teams in terms of equipment used.
The concept is simple. It provides a light level of sedation giving people of almost all ages a feeling of comfortable, relaxed, well-being which lasts only as long as the treatment session. Once the treatment is completed, the patient will breathe Oxygen for 2-3 minutes and will be ready to return to the patient lounge area and usually later can return to work or school as normal.
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So who benefits?
· Anyone who finds dental treatment scary!
· Anyone who needs lengthy appointments.
· Anyone who tends to feel like they might choke or have a marked gag reflex making dental treatment difficult, including having impressions taken or x-ray pictures in the mouth.
So if you know anyone who you think might benefit from this technique which could quite literally change their whole perception of a dental visit the please make contact with Chris on 01635 47757 or chris@newburydentist.co.uk
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