Many general dentists claim to be sedation dentists.

There are several different levels of sedation available for dental patients.

The lightest form of sedation is nitrous oxide or laughing gas and is sometimes combined with valium. This mild form of sedation does not require any special certification and is used by many general dentists.

If you’re very anxious about seeking dental treatment, you may opt for deeper forms of sedation that place the patient into a twilight sleep state, in which they are very comfortable, have very little memory of the procedure and are more comfortable post-op than patients who have not been sedated.

In order to provide these deeper levels of sedation a dentist must pursue advanced training along with an examination process leading to a New York State certification for sedation. In addition, there are yearly requirements to maintain this certificate. Currently there are only a handful of dentists in Western New York who are certified for deeper sedation. Dr. Warren M. Krutchick earned this certificate over ten years ago at NYU and he welcomes any questions you might have.

Please give Dr. Warren M. Krutchick a call at (716) 675-9225 and inquire about our sedation dentistry.

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As reported in business first by Annemarie Franczyk in October 2004, many people would not cross an ocean to see a dentist. But Tas Cornwell did.
For the English woman with a deep fear of dentists, it was well worth the 17-hour trip from her door in Sussex to the West Seneca office of Dr. Warren Krutchick, who practices sedation dentistry.
Krutchick had been studying sedation dentistry for nine years, becoming state certified in January. He wanted to offer the service to his cosmetic dentistry patients who usually are in the chair for a long time. But he knew he might grow his practice by attracting those who have an aversion to sitting in a dentist’s chair at all.
One in 20 Americans avoid dental care, cancel appointments or are no-shows because of fear, according to the journal of the American Dental Association.
Known in the dental circles as “conscious sedation,” or more popularly as “twilight sleep,” the practice induces a minimally depressed level of consciousness in patients through valium type drugs. The patients have none of their usual anxiety and fear but are able to respond appropriately to the dentist’s directions. They remembered nothing of the visit and the doctor can do the work without having to continually calm the subjects.
Krutchick who has been practicing since 1976, previously used a combination of nitrous oxide and shots of Novocaine for jittery patients, but that wasn’t strong enough for some and played with the fears of patients who didn’t like needles. He gets about three requests a week for sedation dentistry. On Oct 18, 2004 Cornwell was one of them.
The 36-year-old mother of two found Krutchick in an Internet search, desperate to be relieved of mouth pain caused by years of neglect and spotty dental care. What finally prompted the hunt, Cormwell said. was a change in health policy in the United Kingdom that allows light sedation only for dental cases. That’s not enough for Cornwell, who woke up nine minutes into a root canal during an appointment in June. After being scraped off the ceiling, Cornwell’s fear overcame her and she left the office in the middle of the procedure with a cocktail of antibiotics and pain pills. Of the four dozen American doctors she emailed, Krutchick was one of two who responded. He thought it was a prank, but Cornwell insisted that her problems were real.
“It’s mind boggling to me that there is no one in England wha can do this,” Krutchick said.
The English patient is not unlike Americans who put off dentistry; her small problems, left untreated, multiplied into major dental work requiring days, not hours, of dental work.
The trip represents a couple of firsts for Cornwell, an artist by trade who also operates a pet cemetery and park in her southern England town. It’s her first trip to the United States and the only time she looked forward going to the dentist.
“I literally want it done so I am without pain.” she said. “If I can go home with an American smile, all the better.”

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You are givin a small pill to take an hour prior to your dental appointment. Your companion will accompany you to the office. By the time you arrive you will be very drowsy.

When you arrive in our office, you will be escorted into the comfort room, covered with a thick blanket that will keep you warm and placed on a monitor to watch your vital signs. After you are comfortable the experienced clinical team at Warren M Krutchick DDS will take care of your dental needs.

When your treatment is completed your companion will return you home to finish your comfortable relaxing day.

 for any other information regarding sedation dentistry please call our office at (716) 675-9225.

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