Dental treatment

Hi. My son is 13 and has autism and adhd.

He is scared of the dentist but does go and I sit in the room with him and reassure him when they are looking at his teeth.

However, last visit they said he has a cavity and needs a filling,

personally I don’t think he’s going to cope, but the dentist had told me they will be fine.

Is there anything I can do to help prepare him mentally for this? I have a horrible idea in my mind that as soon as they get the drill out he’s going to run away screaming. He’s terrified of anything medical and last time he had a blood test he had a full on meltdown and screamed the hospital down.

Parents
  • Your usual dentist or sw should know about a dental practice in your area which has a contract with the clinical commissioning group to supply specialist dental treatment for people such as your son on the nhs where sedation would be administered via a clear mask over the nose and mouth initially, sometimes referred to as "happy air",  Then when he was relaxed they would use an intravenous anaesthetic to do the treatment.  He would remain in the practice until he was awake enough to go home with you.

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  • Your usual dentist or sw should know about a dental practice in your area which has a contract with the clinical commissioning group to supply specialist dental treatment for people such as your son on the nhs where sedation would be administered via a clear mask over the nose and mouth initially, sometimes referred to as "happy air",  Then when he was relaxed they would use an intravenous anaesthetic to do the treatment.  He would remain in the practice until he was awake enough to go home with you.

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