{"id":67,"date":"2019-04-15T05:33:31","date_gmt":"2019-04-15T04:33:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.craigentinny.co.uk\/blog\/?p=67"},"modified":"2019-05-06T05:35:35","modified_gmt":"2019-05-06T04:35:35","slug":"options-for-a-nervous-patient-at-the-dentist","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.craigentinny.co.uk\/blog\/options-for-a-nervous-patient-at-the-dentist\/","title":{"rendered":"Options for a nervous patient at the dentist"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>If\nyou feel anxiety at the thought of\nvisiting the dentist, you are certainly not alone. Many people feel some degree\nof trepidation. At <strong>Craigentinny<\/strong>, we know that some people\nend up not taking care of their teeth when they should because of the fear that\nthey feel about treatment. This can often lead to poor oral hygiene.\nFortunately, we also know that there are options that can help, like <a href=\"https:\/\/www.craigentinny.co.uk\/sedation-dentistry-in-edinburgh\/\">sedation dentistry in Edinburgh<\/a>.\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"325\" height=\"217\" src=\"https:\/\/www.craigentinny.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/nervous-patient.jpg\" alt=\"Sedation Dentistry in Edinburgh\" class=\"wp-image-68\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.craigentinny.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/nervous-patient.jpg 325w, https:\/\/www.craigentinny.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/nervous-patient-50x33.jpg 50w, https:\/\/www.craigentinny.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/nervous-patient-200x134.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 325px) 100vw, 325px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>We\noffer a free, 20-minute chat to patients who want to consider options like sedation dentistry in Edinburgh.\nThis can be combined with a consultation but, for some people, it\u2019s easier to\njust come and have the chat. That way, you know that during this visit, you\ndefinitely won\u2019t have any difficult experiences. We can\ntalk to you about what will work for you. Everyone\u2019s experience of anxiety is\ndifferent and may involve various triggers. You don\u2019t have to know what causes\nyou to feel the way you do in order to get help. We offer general support that\nwill help you in any case. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Our e-course<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To\nstart your journey with us, you don\u2019t even need to visit the clinic. You can\nsign up for our free 7-day e-course online via our website. This provides you\nwith insights and tips that are designed to make you feel better about making\nyour first appointment. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Sedation dentistry in Edinburgh<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Most\npeople feel better about the dentist when they know they are going to be\ncomfortable and calm. Sedation dentistry can take a few different forms and we\nwill tailor a plan to fit your needs. It doesn\u2019t necessarily mean you will be\ncompletely unconscious during a procedure, you may just feel more relaxed. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We\nask you questions during your first visit to check whether sedation dentistry\nis appropriate for you and to help us decide what recommendations to make. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Here to help<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The important thing to remember is that the team at <strong>Craigentinny<\/strong> are here to help. You will not be judged for either your level of anxiety or the amount of time it has been since you visited a dentist. We are just happy to see you and to be able to provide support. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you feel anxiety at the thought of visiting the dentist, you are certainly not alone. Many people feel some degree of trepidation. At Craigentinny, we know that some people end up not taking care of their teeth when they should because of the fear that they feel about treatment. This can often lead to &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.craigentinny.co.uk\/blog\/options-for-a-nervous-patient-at-the-dentist\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Options for a nervous patient at the dentist<\/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":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-67","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-sedation-dentistry"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.craigentinny.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/67","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=67"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.craigentinny.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/67\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":69,"href":"https:\/\/www.craigentinny.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/67\/revisions\/69"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.craigentinny.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=67"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.craigentinny.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=67"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.craigentinny.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=67"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}