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"You come in and everybody puts you at ease. It doesn't feel like a dentist."
- Inhalation sedation available
- IV sedation for selected cases
- Individual assessment first
Children's Dental Sedation
Paediatric sedation options for anxious children, selected after reviewing their health, treatment needs and how they are coping with dental care.
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About the treatment
Paediatric Sedation for Children
When your child feels frightened about dental treatment, it can be difficult for the whole family. At Danbury Dental Care, we offer paediatric sedation options that may help selected children manage the care they need.
Inhalation sedation through a small nose mask may be an appropriate starting point for some children. Dr Shivani Popat (GDC 278152) provides children's inhalation sedation with a calm, friendly approach.
For selected cases, paediatric IV sedation may also be appropriate when a deeper level of support is needed. We usually consider this for children who are typically over 20kg and only after a careful consultation.
Serving families from across Essex, Kent, Cambridgeshire and Suffolk, we provide inhalation sedation from £250 per hour and paediatric IV sedation from £950.
More Than One Sedation Option
Carefully Planned Visits
Shorter Recovery With Inhalation
Assessment-led care
Two Sedation Options, One Careful Decision
Some children are able to manage treatment with a small nose mask and inhalation sedation. Others may need a different level of support because of their anxiety, the planned treatment or difficulty tolerating the mask.
That is why we assess each child individually. During consultation we look at age, weight, medical history, treatment type, previous dental experiences and how your child is coping with the idea of treatment.
Dr Shivani Popat graduated with Honours from King's College London and provides sedation care for anxious adults and children. Inhalation sedation may be considered first for many younger children. For selected children, typically over 20kg, paediatric IV sedation may be appropriate. We will explain the expected benefits, limitations and aftercare before you decide how to proceed.
Personal, assessment-led care
"A child's first experiences of the dentist shape a lifetime. Sedation is only ever part of a wider plan to help them feel safe, calm and in control."
Dr Shivani Popat (GDC 278152)
A considered treatment pathway
How we approach children's dental sedation
Care begins with an assessment, followed by a clear discussion of suitable options, limitations and next steps.
More Than One Sedation Option
Carefully Planned Visits
Shorter Recovery With Inhalation
Selected-Case Paediatric IV Sedation
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What our patients say
Patient experiences of the calm, personal care provided by the team at Danbury Dental Care.
Leah F.
"I couldn't be happier with the care I've received at Danbury Dental Care. It's the first dental practice where I genuinely feel valued as a person, not just a number."
Pauline
"I was so worried that I almost cancelled my appointment. I'm so glad I didn't. They are perfect."
Children's Dental Sedation FAQs
Questions about children's dental sedation
Your consultation is the right place to discuss suitability, alternatives and what your own care may involve.
Inhalation sedation has a long history of use in dentistry and may be suitable for many children after assessment. Your child remains awake and able to respond, and the effects usually wear off soon after the nose mask is removed.
Visit Danbury Dental Care
Dental care, close to Chelmsford
Danbury Dental Care is at 24 Maldon Road, Danbury, Essex CM3 4QH.
Getting here
10 mins from the A12
20 mins from the M25
Free Parking available
Opening hours
Monday 9 - 7PM
Tuesday 9 - 5PM
Weds 9 - 5PM
Thursday 9 - 5PM
Friday 9 - 5PM
Saturday Sedation Treatment Available on Request