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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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  • omg this is so familiar my son is 23 this year and we have had this problem it just brings back so many memories. In 2011 xmas day i had to rush him to hospital thinking he had menigitis but turn out to be ITP and was hospitalised for 2 weeks , im a single parent with 3 other children and had to stay most of the time with my son in hospital it was so hard but luckily my other children were teenagers so they got there own dinners etc. They never understood why i was kicking off because he has moderate learning difficulties and he doesnt like change to his routine eventually he got his own private room . they also gave him needles and x rays after i went home at midnight when i actually asked if any other test were going to be done and they said no . the next morning i came in at 6 he was waiting for me in such a distressed state it was really bad

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  • omg this is so familiar my son is 23 this year and we have had this problem it just brings back so many memories. In 2011 xmas day i had to rush him to hospital thinking he had menigitis but turn out to be ITP and was hospitalised for 2 weeks , im a single parent with 3 other children and had to stay most of the time with my son in hospital it was so hard but luckily my other children were teenagers so they got there own dinners etc. They never understood why i was kicking off because he has moderate learning difficulties and he doesnt like change to his routine eventually he got his own private room . they also gave him needles and x rays after i went home at midnight when i actually asked if any other test were going to be done and they said no . the next morning i came in at 6 he was waiting for me in such a distressed state it was really bad

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