Safety & Hygiene.


Sunrise Dental takes extensive measures to ensure all offices are safe. One way of providing safety for our patients is oral conscious sedation medications.

They are measured and evaluated by pharmacists and physicians on a safety scale called the therapeutic index, where the higher the number on the scale, the better the safety rating of the drug. The sedation medications commonly used by dentists have high numbers on this index, and you will probably recognize some of the names of the drugs (including Valium®, Halcion®, and Sonata®). When a Sunrise Dental dentist is working with you to choose a drug protocol (primary sedation agent) – because there are several – factors such as age, weight, and level of dental anxiety are taken into careful account. Health history, including medications (prescription, over-the-counter, vitamins and supplements), and habits such as alcohol consumption and smoking are critical to talk to your Sunrise Dental dentist about, as well. Even certain fruit juices can affect the reaction of sedation medications in the body. For example, patients should not drink grapefruit juice within 72 hours before or after dental treatment with sedation. Prior to your sedation visit, your dentist will go through the proper preparation steps, from diet adjustments and possibly taking a sleep agent the night before, to having a companion drive you to your appointment and what to expect after treatment.

Most patients experience little to no discomfort or remaining effects from a sedation dentistry visit. Immediately after treatment, you might feel a little wobbly while the medication wears off, but your dentist will give you simple, helpful instructions for the rest of your day.

It is extremely important to Sunrise Dental that we help our patients practice the best in oral hygiene.

Poor oral health has been linked to heart disease, stroke, and other health problems. Sunrise Dental works with all their patients to educate them on the best oral hygiene habits to improve the health of their mouth and teeth and lessen your risk.