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Fear and Dental Phobia

The dentists of the Advanta Dental Group are nationally recognized leaders in delivering compassionate dental care to people coping with dental phobias.As many of our patients can attest, dental phobia is a paralyzing fear that keeps people from obtaining regular dental care. We know that an estimated 15% of all Americans avoid regular dental care due to fear surrounding the dental visit.If you or someone you love has a dental phobia, you know how shame and embarrassment about one's teeth...
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Other People We Serve

Other people we serveIn addition to patients with phobias or special needs, we treat patients with other special circumstances who also benefit from sedation or sleep dentistry, such as:Medical ConditionsPeople with complex medical conditions are also likely to be taking medications that cause dry mouth, gum inflammation and even bone resorption. Due to their complex medical conditions, these high-risk patients are best treated and monitored in the safety of a hospital. Conditions include: Cardiovascular disease High blood pressure Pulmonary conditions ...
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Elderly People

Because older people have the highest rates of periodontal disease, regular dental care should be an important priority.Older adults sometimes are not able to keep up with their dental care due to the limitations of a fixed income, lack of mobility or more pressing medical appointments and concerns. The reality, however, is that untreated periodontal disease and tooth decay negatively impact an older person’s overall health status.Our dental team is frequently asked by patients’ families if it makes sense to...
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People with Disabilities

The dentists of the Advanta Dental Care have served the special needs community for more than 20 years. We are dedicated to providing these patients excellent care. They are the core of our practice.Patients with disabilities often need care above and beyond that provided in a conventional dental office setting, which is why many dentists refer patients to us. In fact, eighty percent of our disabled patients are referred to us by other dentists.The Advanta Dental Care routinely treats patients...
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Advanta Dental Care - Dr. Frank Vargas DDS

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AdvantaSedation Dentistry.

Fear has no bundaries. It can affect all types of people. There is no age, sex, economics, or race discrimination guidelines. Research shows that almost 30% of our population avoids going to the dentist due to fear. Our personal estimate is closer to 50% where anxiety is the culprit for avoiding needed care. When you realize that a huge segment of the population is in desperate need of our service but are too afraid to seek us out, then it is easy to see why a safe, non-judgmental, pain-free experience would be a welcome change to the anxiety-stricken patient.

It is a well-known fact that many people are often afraid to tell anyone about their fear, so they feel isolated. If the patient fears one visit to the dentist, imagine their frustration when they find out that because they have not attended to their dental health over the years, that they may have to have numerous appointments, over many months, to complete theur care. This is always received as discouraging news and often becomes the deciding factor in NOT having their needed dentistry done.

So, we pose the obvious question and ask, "If there was a was, with sedation, that our patient could have their threatment accomplished in minimal visits, with no pain and little memory of this experience, would this be more encouraging?" And the answer is an obvious and resounding yes.

Who is a Candidate?

  • Severe Gag Response
  • Anxious, Phobic, Fearful Patient
  • Local Anesthetic Resistant
  • Time Constraits
  • Complex Restorative Patient

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Does dental fear still exist?

Tremendous Need

  • 30%-50% of Populations avoid the dentist due to fear
    - Fear of Dentistry.
    Available at: http://www.ddschan.com/TheLibrary/Feardentistry.htm
    - Dental Prevention: The Problem of Dental Phobia.
    Available at:http://www.shareguide.com/dental.html
    - Lu DP. Pre-testing for the proper sedative agents and dosages to prevent untoward complications during sedation.
    Available at:     oringtest.hp.infoseek.co.jp/dominiclu001.html
  • "Nearly 30% of respondents reported being somewhat nervous, very nervous or terrified about going to the dentist. There was a threefold difference between the reported use of anesthesia and sedation and respondents" preference for these treatment modalities."
  • Without care the result is massive infections (periodontal infections that lead to heart disease)

    • How can we tell if a patinet is awake or asleep?

    Our Goal with anxiolysis is NOT to put the patient to sleep. Our goal is to create the most relaxed and conformtable appointment since they have a little or no memory of the appointment. We create a relaxed confortable environment where a patient will experience little or no anxiety with little or no memory of the appointment.

    Our Goal is NOT to create sleep