After decades of treating Chesapeake-area patients, Dr. Simmons has learned a lot about people and their feelings about dentists and dentistry. Unfortunately, many people have had 
negative experiences at a dental visit in the past, and the result is often that they avoid making appointments when they desperately need care, sometimes for years at a time. If you’ve been putting off a trip to the dentist, Dr. Simmons wants you to consider sedation dentistry, a wonderful way to regain oral health without fear. Wondering just who benefits from sedation dentistry? Read below to see if one of the following situations applies to you:
- Anxiety, stress, or fear associated with dental visits
- A sensitive gag reflex
- Extra-sensitive teeth
- Physical discomfort when sitting in the dental chair
- Inability to become numb with traditional, local anesthetic.
- The need to complete extensive dental work in as few visits as possible. (more…)