New Hanover County · Since 1987
Sedation Dentist in Wilmington, NC
Sedation is for people who have been putting this off for years. If the reason you are reading this is that the last visit went badly, we do this often and nobody here is going to make you feel foolish about it.
What to expect
Options range from nitrous oxide, which wears off before you drive home, through oral sedation that leaves most of the appointment hazy, to deeper IV sedation for longer surgical work.
Sedation also lets us combine treatment. Work that would take four separate appointments can often be done in one, which is worth considering if the appointment itself is the obstacle.
Why Wilmington patients come to us
Our office sits on Physicians Drive in the S. 17th Street medical district, next door to Novant Health New Hanover Regional Medical Center.
Sedation here is more often about time efficiency than fear: combining several appointments into one is worth a lot to someone whose calendar is the constraint.
Wilmington's employer base is unusually well insured for a city this size, between Novant Health, PPD, Corning, Live Oak Bank and nCino.
Our patients come from every part of the city: Forest Hills and Pine Valley, the historic district downtown, Mayfaire and Landfall out east, Monkey Junction and Riverlights to the south.
The Cargo District is close enough to walk from, and much of the 17th Street medical corridor sends its own staff here.
We see patients from across Wilmington and the surrounding area, including the Riverwalk and Battleship NORTH CAROLINA, Airlie Gardens, UNCW and the 28401 and 28403 and 28405 and 28409 and 28411 and 28412 ZIP codes.
New Hanover County is the built-out core of the region, growing around one percent a year, with roughly 21 percent of residents over 65 and the highest concentration of employer dental coverage in southeastern North Carolina.
We will show you the options at different price points and be clear about which difference you will notice and which you will not.
Most Wilmington neighborhoods reach us in under twenty minutes, and we have been the practice on 17th Street since 1987.
This is for you if
- You avoid the dentist because of fear, and have for years
- A previous appointment was painful or humiliating
- You have a strong gag reflex
- You need extensive work and would rather do it in fewer visits
- Sitting still for long appointments is difficult for you
- Local anesthetic has not worked well for you in the past
Afterwards
With nitrous you can drive yourself home. With oral or IV sedation you need someone to drive you, and you should plan to do nothing much for the rest of the day. Follow the eating instructions we give you before the appointment.
Follow-up visits are short and we will schedule them at the start or end of the day if that works better around your week.
Questions we get asked
I am embarrassed about the state of my teeth.
You are describing the majority of people who ask us about sedation. It is not a reaction we have.
Can I have sedation for a cleaning?
Yes. Nitrous for a hygiene visit is common and there is nothing unusual about asking for it.
Do you see patients from Wilmington?
Regularly. Wilmington is part of our core service area in New Hanover County, and most Wilmington neighborhoods reach us in under twenty minutes, and we have been the practice on 17th Street since 1987.
What are your hours?
Monday through Thursday, 8:00am to 5:00pm, and Friday, 8:00am to 12:00pm. Outside those hours, leave a message or use the appointment request form and we will come back to you with the first available time.
Sedation Dentist · Wilmington
Nobody here is going to make you feel bad about it.
A large share of our new patients start the conversation by apologizing for how long it has been. It is the most ordinary thing we hear.
- Nitrous, oral and IV sedation options
- Members of the American Dental Society of Anesthesiology
- You can stop the appointment at any point
- We explain before we do, every time
Embarrassed about the state of things? We have seen it. We are interested in the plan forward.
Request an appointment
We reply the next business day.
Please do not include Protected Health Information. For anything urgent, call (910) 762-0958.
