Sleep dentistry and sedation

With a conversation, not an instrument. The first appointment is an assessment that establishes what needs attention and what can wait, and you decide the pace from there. Sedation options run from nitrous oxide to full general anaesthetic here at the practice.

There is a lot of room between gritting your teeth through it and being fully asleep. Nitrous oxide takes the edge off and wears away in minutes. Oral sedation means you are awake but the appointment goes past you. Full general anaesthetic means you are not there for it at all. You choose, at the assessment, with someone who is not in a hurry.

Time, mostly. Session time is charged hourly with a two-hour minimum, and the anaesthetist fee also reflects duration. A single straightforward case sits at the minimum; a full arch at four to six hours, or both arches at up to eight, costs proportionally more. Your surgical plan estimates the duration before booking, which is what makes an accurate quote possible.

No. The dental treatment and the anaesthetic session facility fee are billed by A2ZDental. The anaesthetist invoices you separately, because they are an independent practitioner rather than part of the practice. Knowing this in advance avoids the surprise of a second account arriving after the day.

Because it is not ours to set. The anaesthetist is an independent specialist who determines and bills their own fee, the same way an anaesthetist does for a procedure in hospital. What we can do is obtain their figure for your planned procedure before you commit, so you are deciding with a complete cost rather than an estimate.

It depends on your level of cover and which components it applies to. Hospital and dental cover treat session, anaesthetist and dental fees differently, and some funds cover none of it. Check directly with your fund before booking rather than assuming, and ask specifically about all three components.

Yes. Ring the practice and reception will request the anaesthetist fee for your planned procedure and its expected duration. Written costs for all three components — treatment, session fee and anaesthetist — belong in your hands before you are asked to proceed with anything.

Three separate items, from three separate parties. The dental treatment itself, quoted by your dentist. The anaesthetic session facility fee, charged by the hour with a minimum session length. And the anaesthetist fee, set and billed independently by the specialist anaesthetist — A2ZDental never estimates it. Reception can obtain all three in writing before you decide, and a booking fee holds the general anaesthetic appointment once you do.