Let the fun of Halloween continue!

Impressions Dental hosts a great even for children and their families to have a fun-filled day of activities where they can trade-in candy to benefit schools and American service members. We are hosting the 7th annual Halloween Candy Buy-back on November 3^rd. Impressions Dental teams up with Aspen Orthodontics to host the 7th annual Halloween Candy Buy-Back on Monday, November 3, 2014. Activities such as a dunk-the-dentist booth, balloon artists, and a bounce house will begin at 3 p.m. and continue until 7 p.m. at 5970 S. Cooper Road, Chandler, Arizona. This all leads up to a drawing for $1,000 in dental care and $1,000 in orthodontic work presented to two lucky winners!

This event encourages children and their families to donate their Halloween candy and receive $1 for each pound of candy. As well as the money children make by giving up candy, their Chandler family dentist, Impressions Dental, donates an additional 50 cents to a local school on their behalf. Don’t worry; the candy that’s collected at the event does not get thrown out. It will be given to Operation Gratitude to be included in care packages for delivery to active duty members of the U.S. military who are serving overseas. Sponsorship of the event by a Chandler dentistry office, was not a coincidence. “As a dentist, I have seen all too often how candy can wreak havoc on my patient’s teeth,” says Dr. Brigham D. Baker, of Impressions Dental. “This event helps remove the temptation to indulge in candies that may be problematic for bridge work or fillings.” The candy buy-back event is presented in cooperation with Chick-fil-A, Barrow’s Pizza, Dunkin’ Donuts, Red Robin, and other local business partners.

Event highlights include parents and children selling their Halloween candy, children taking a shot at dunking their dentist at the dunk booth, and kids enjoying the bounce house. The imaginative designs from the balloon artists will bring smiles to the faces of all those participating at the event.

Get rid of your dental fears by utilizing sedation dentistry.

Have you ever awaken in the middle of the night with an extraordinary, throbbing pain in your teeth? Do you ever experience anxiety about the idea of having to go to the dentist for routine dental care? If so, please know you are not alone. According to the Dental Organization for Conscious Sedation, 30% of the population avoid going to the dentist, mostly out of fear of pain associated with dental procedures. Although dental techniques can be painful, patients have options to alleviate pain with the help of sedation dentistry.

A Sedation Dentist is a dentist who performs sedation dentistry which uses sedative drugs to help patients feel more comfortable during basic and invasive procedures. Sedation dentistry is often referred to as "sleep dentistry." Most patients are allowed to be awake during the procedure unless they opt for general anesthesia in which they will be completely unconscious during the procedure.

There are many different types of sedation a patient can choose from. The different types of sedation are minimal sedation in which a patient can choose to be awake. Moderate sedation is a little stronger than minimal, but the patient may not remember much about the dental visit. Deep sedation puts the patient into the edge of consciousness but the patient is still awake. The next sedation is general anesthesia which is a state of complete unconsciousness. A patient has many types of sedation to pick from as well as the routes of sedation. They different routes of sedation are oral sedation which is the most common form used in the United States. Oral sedation is the use of pills called Halcion similar to Valium which is given an hour before the patient's procedure to induce a minimal to moderate sedation. The next route of sedation is inhaled sedation. It involves breathing in nitrogen oxide or laughing gas to induce a sedative state. The third route of sedation is IV sedation. Patients are given IV sedatives which work quickly to relax patients.

It is very important for patients to talk with their local Sedative dentist about the different treatment types and routes that may be the best option for them. Every patient has different needs and feelings about what is right for them. Some patients may prefer more control and may choose to be awake during a procedure while others may choose to be completely unconscious. Sedative dentistry offer many options to make everyone feel more content with going to the dentist.