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Dentistry ..... A fear of Hospitals.

Alec's Dad

Wonder if anyone else has solved this dentist problem ...??

Our 22yr old son has very limited speech and understanding - communicates in single words, tells us what he wants, knows what hurts, has a long memory etc. etc.

He needs several fillings and they need to be done under general anaesthetic.

Problem is ... 14 years ago he had milk teeth extracted under general anaesthetic in a hospital and he remembers that trauma. Now he WONT enter the hospital under any circumstances. No amount of persuasion, sweet talking, promise of tea-drinking in hospital cafe, showing pics of nice nurses/doctors etc. etc. will persuade him.

He will park in the car-park and walk to the door but he will NOT pass through the door.

We have discussed giving "heavy Pre-med" at home with the anaesthetist but that's not an option, they won't take the risk.

Can anyone suggest what might help? Has anyone on here ever had dental work done on a patient who refuses to cooperate??

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  • My son also had a traumatic experience at the hands of a Dr who did not understand asc and told my strapping 15year old to stop being a baby.  He has a fear of needles which was not handled very well.  Anyway he required further treatment and refused to go back.  In the end he wen t to hospital and had a general anaesthetic.  

    Getting him to go was a long slow process.  We requested several familiarity visits to see ward, recovery room and also anaethatist and learn about procedure.  On the day I rubbed an anaesthetic cream on his hand to numb it a bit as well.

    My advice would be to go to a different hospital to minimise fearful memories.  Do short visits to get to know the place and constantly reassure him.  

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  • My son also had a traumatic experience at the hands of a Dr who did not understand asc and told my strapping 15year old to stop being a baby.  He has a fear of needles which was not handled very well.  Anyway he required further treatment and refused to go back.  In the end he wen t to hospital and had a general anaesthetic.  

    Getting him to go was a long slow process.  We requested several familiarity visits to see ward, recovery room and also anaethatist and learn about procedure.  On the day I rubbed an anaesthetic cream on his hand to numb it a bit as well.

    My advice would be to go to a different hospital to minimise fearful memories.  Do short visits to get to know the place and constantly reassure him.  

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