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<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nDental phobias go hand in hand with irregular dental\nappointments and unfortunately, they also go hand in hand with more extreme\ndental procedures such as extractions and root canals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Luckily, the days of the judgemental dentist wagging their\nfinger at you for not attending are long gone!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
At Craigentinny<\/strong>, our dentist in Edinburgh<\/a> is trained to be sympathetic to patients who\nsuffer from dental phobias and to provide the most relaxing and comfortable\nexperience possible, to help them overcome their worries about attending those\nbiannual check-ups!<\/p>\n\n\n\n So, what options can we offer you to help you overcome your\nphobia? Read on to find out!<\/p>\n\n\n\n Nervous Patient Programme<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Many people who are scared when they visit our dentist in Edinburgh<\/strong> are also worried that\nthey will be laughed at or belittled.<\/p>\n\n\n\n At Craigentinny<\/strong>, we\ntake your fears very seriously and will never laugh at you for being scared.\nOur team will aim to help you overcome your fear at your own pace and will be\nsupportive throughout the entire process.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Best suited to patients who wish to overcome their fears\nwithout requiring sedation or medication, our Nervous Patient Programme on our\nwebsite will guide you through what you can expect during your first visit to\nour surgery. There are no off-putting images or videos of dental procedures,\njust members of our team talking you through what you can expect from us.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Dental Fear E-Course<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n If the thought of booking an appointment to see our dentist in Edinburgh<\/strong> makes you anxious, you\nmay benefit from our E-Course, designed to help you overcome your worries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n This course was designed so patients could access it in their\nown time and complete it at their own pace, without having to set foot into our\nsurgery! It is free to all and is the combined effort of all of our dental\nstaff who have worked with patients with phobias. It has had an extremely high\nsuccess rate with previously phobic patients, who have reported to us that they\nhave felt more able to, not only book a dental appointment, but have felt more\nconfident to actually come to our surgery and undertake an examination!<\/p>\n\n\n\n If you feel this is more suited to you, please contact our team\ntoday for online access.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Sedation options<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Of course, if your dental phobia is extreme and you are in\nurgent need of a dental check-up, our team at Craigentinny<\/strong> will be able to offer you sedation as an option.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Before undertaking any form of sedation, we will require you to\nattend a free 20 minute appointment, so our team can assess your previous\nmedical history and determine if it is safe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n On the day of the procedure, we ask that you bring along a\nresponsible family member or friend, who is over the age of 18, to escort you\nhome afterwards to ensure that you are safe.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Do you have a fear of dental check-ups? Does the thought of even walking into a dental surgery fill you with dread? Dental phobias go hand in hand with irregular dental appointments and unfortunately, they also go hand in hand with more extreme dental procedures such as extractions and root canals. Luckily, the days of … Continue reading Do you suffer from extreme anxiety when seeing your dentist? Come to Craigentinny Dental Care!<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-545","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-dentist"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.craigentinny.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/545","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.craigentinny.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.craigentinny.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.craigentinny.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.craigentinny.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=545"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.craigentinny.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/545\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":547,"href":"https:\/\/www.craigentinny.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/545\/revisions\/547"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.craigentinny.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=545"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.craigentinny.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=545"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.craigentinny.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=545"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}