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…)
Millions of Americans experience dental phobia. As a result, they don’t receive the dental care they need, and their smiles suffer. Tooth decay, gum disease, and trauma can wreak havoc with smiles and seriously impact quality of life. Heart attack, stroke, osteoporosis, diabetes complications, and low birth weight are just a few of the problems associated with poor oral health. As a leading Chesapeake dentist,