No, pre-approval is needed from your medical aid. Code 8141 Inhalation Sedation 15 minutes or less

8143 Inhalation Sedation per 15 minutes

Sedation effects differ from person to person. The most common feelings are drowsiness and relaxation. Once the sedative takes effect, Negative emotions, stress, or anxiety may also gradually disappear. You may feel like the world around you has slowed down. You can still respond or react to conversation or physical stimuli. You may even start laughing or smiling without cause. All protective reflexes, like swallowing, remains intact.

Nitrous oxide and oxygen

Most side effects are mild and reversible and don’t cause lasting damage. You recover100% from the minimal sedation feeling after being given pure oxygen for a few minutes post- procedure.

You will regain control of your physical and mental faculties pretty quickly, so you may be able to take yourself home soon after conscious sedation procedure.

You will be awake but relaxed

You may remember most of the procedure(s)

After about 5 – 10 Minutes

1. You will complete a medical history an informed consent form.
2. You will lie back in the dental chair
3. You will receive a sedative through a facial mask that lets you inhale the nitrous oxide.
4. You wait until the sedative takes effect.
5. The practitioner monitors your breathing and your blood pressure.
6. The practitioner begins the dental procedure(s) once the sedative takes effect.
7. About 20 minutes before the end of the procedure the practitioner will slowly turn off the nitrous oxide and administer 100% oxygen.
8. You will relax in the dental chair for another 20 minutes, while the practitioner checks your vital signs, before dismissing you.
9. The whole procedure and dosages is written down and the records kept on the patient's file.

Yes, You will still need a local anaesthetic, numbing medication, at the site where the dentist is working in the mouth, to relieve pain if the procedure causes any discomfort.