Dental Conditions
Dental anxiety does not have to stop you getting care
If fear has kept you away from the dentist, you are not alone — and it is not something you have to talk yourself out of before you can be treated.
Where it comes from
Dental anxiety affects a significant share of the adult population. For many people it traces back to a single bad experience years ago — painful treatment, a frightening dentist, or simply feeling out of control in the chair.
Others have had no traumatic experience at all and developed anxiety from fear of the unknown, from sensitivity to the sounds and sensations, or from underlying health anxiety.
Whether your anxiety comes from a past experience, a fear of needles, sensitivity to sound, a severe gag reflex, or a general sense of vulnerability — it is real, it is valid, and it is manageable.
How we work with it
Nitrous Oxide
Light sedation that takes the edge off without putting you to sleep. You stay conscious and in control, recovery is immediate, and you can drive yourself home.
IV Sedation
Deep sedation administered by Dr. Stephen Ing, our on-staff dental anaesthesiologist, with continuous vital sign monitoring. Most patients have no memory of the procedure at all.
Pace and Control
Agreed stop signals, explanation before each step, and appointments structured so you are never trapped in a procedure longer than you agreed to.
The cost of avoidance
We say this without judgement, because avoidance is entirely understandable: dental problems do not pause while you are away from them. Small cavities become root canals, and treatable gum disease becomes lost teeth.
Which means the treatment needed after ten years of avoidance is almost always more involved than the treatment that was needed at the start — and that reinforces the fear. Sedation exists to break that cycle.
Other conditions we treat
Concerned about your symptoms?
Call (905) 479-7777 and tell us you are anxious. It changes how we book you in and how we plan your first visit.