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Top 10 Questions to ask your Sedation Dentist

1. What training has your sedation dentist and the staff completed to prepare for your sedation?

Dr. Weyman and his staff have completed hundreds of hours in advanced intravenous sedation dentistry to prepare for your care. This training has included advanced education with hundreds of actual patients in addition to classroom education.

2. What type of monitoring is used to assess you during sedation?

Clarkson Dental uses an ECG, blood pressure monitor, pre-cordial stethoscope to listen to your breath sounds, pulse oximetry to monitor your oxygen levels and capnography to monitor your respiration.   

3. How many staff are assigned to your care during sedation?

Dr. Weyman assigns a staff member whose sole role is to monitor you during sedation, in addition to Dr. Weyman and the other staff members providing your dental care.

4. Does your sedation dentist have teaching experience and has been a faculty member in sedation courses at major university dental centers?

Dr. Weyman has been an instructor in the dental sedation programs at the University of Southern California and the University of California Los Angeles.

5. Does your sedation dentist have over 20 years experience with over 10,000 in-office IV sedation cases?

Dr. Weyman has provided advanced intravenous sedation in dental care for over 20 years.

6. Does your sedation dentist and the staff regularly train for emergency situations and CPR with computer simulations in mannequins?

At Clarkson Dental, Dr. Weyman and his staff train and are challenged with emergency simulations every 3-4 months.

7. Has your sedation dentist lectured at dental seminars and taught clinical skills needed to provide advanced intravenous sedation?

Dr. Weyman is an invited speaker at conferences around the United States.

8. Does your sedation dentist regularly attend continuing education to prepare for your care?

Dr. Weyman continuously updates his skills and knowledge while attending educational courses.

9. Does the staff in the sedation dental office attend educational programs?

Dr. Weyman believes the staff must be prepared for your care during sedation. The clinical staff attends many of the same educational programs as other dentists.

10. How does your sedation dentist ensure appropriate pain control and sedation?

Each patient receives an appropriate level of medications based on their history, dental needs and response to care.

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