Desensitisation

At Clarendon dental Spa we offer desensitisation to phobic and anxious patients performed by qualified, skilled and experienced dentists. Our spa like theme will help you desensitise even faster than you would normally due to the relaxing and friendly environment.

Desensitisation involves the gradual exposure to the cause of fear or  anxiety until you get used to it and be able to deal with it. The exposure is very gradual and the treatment is designed to fit into your pace and not for you to fit into its pace! This is usually achieved in stages and starts by having a friendly chat with the dentist and adaptation to the environment that is the practice and the surgery room.

How quick and effective will systemic desensitisation be depends largely on the patient and his pace and willingness to become desensitised. The desensitisation is done in small steps and you will only go from one step to another when you are fully comfortable with the previous step. It is a method that fits into your own pace. The method of desensitisation utilised by the dentist will normally be the tell-show-do method where he/she will talk you through the details of the procedure, then show you the procedure and finally, if needed, allow you to use the equipment to get used to them. The transition from a step to another is done at your pace and only when you are fully comfortable. Finally the procedure, and dentistry, will cease to be as intimidating as it used to be before systemic desensitisation was used.