FAQs
The Doctors and Staff at ADH are Positive and Supportive. We are Ready to Address your Concerns and Questions. We maintain the Highest Standards in Patient and Family Support as well as in Hospital-quality Anesthesia Services.
Patients who experience anxiety or severe fear at the dental office are able to have treatment in less appointments and without having to experience all the unpleasantries of dental treatment: the suctioning, the injections, the open mouth...
Anyone who has a strong gag reflex will appreciate the ability to not suffer with this at the dentist's office. Anesthesia care eliminates a hyperactive gag reflex. It helps facilitate treatment in patients with low pain thresholds or in patients who cannot get numb from local anesthesia.
Long or invasive dental and surgical procedures can be completed comfortably and quickly and without any memory of the experience.
Children and others who are unable to cooperate for dental work can receive comprehensive dental care without any memory of being in the dental chair.
Patients can save time and money compared to treatment in the hospital setting. Unlike a hospital, you don’t need to arrive two hours prior to your procedure to check-in. No unnecessary delays in the operating room. Typically there are no long recovery or checking-out phases - you go home as soon as it is safe to do so.
If you are being referred to a hospital for dental treatment by your dentist, you or your child may have treatment completed by resident doctors who are still in training. Having work done in the office of your own dentist ensures the treatment will be of exceptional quality.
Yes. Our dentist anesthesiologists use the latest advances in anesthetic drugs and equipment to transform any dental office into an operating room. This includes hospital-grade monitoring, as well as emergency equipment and medications. You or your child will be continuously monitored by our dedicated anesthesiologists throughout treatment utilizing pulse oximetry, blood pressure, electrocardiography, temperature, and gas analysis. Anesthesia for Dental Health meets and exceeds all state requirements for in-office anesthesia.
There are several different ways to perform general anesthesia. Upon the discretion of the anesthesiologists, you may or may not have an endotracheal tube. This depends on individual patients, medical histories, and the type of procedure to be performed. Our anesthesiologists will contact you prior to your procedure to customize the anesthetic plan to meet your or your child's specific needs.
A breathing tube primarily helps maintain continuous comfortable breathing during an anesthetic. It protects against water, tooth particles, dental materials etc. from entering the throat and lungs. As a secondary benefit, a breathing tube allows the dentist to work efficiently and effectively, minimizing the time the patient is asleep under anesthesia. We come to the office with the latest technology in video intubating equipment to make placing a breathing tube routine. Patients have absolutely no knowledge or memory of this.
Adults will typically feel sleepy, and slightly groggy for a few hours after the procedure. Your memory and judgement may be impaired for the remainder of the day. You may experience some discomfort associated with the surgery performed and throat soreness.
Children may experience dizziness as well. Crying in children is a normal response due to the dental work performed, grogginess, and the unfamiliar surrounding. This is typically short-lived. Children recover from anesthesia relatively quickly and start to feel better after they have had something to eat and drink.
Side effects are typically mild in nature and may include nausea, vomiting, sore throat, shivering, short term fatigue and confusion. We make every effort to reduce these side effects by utilizing anti-nausea and pain medications which are given prior to our patients waking from the anesthetic.
While we anticipate a short recovery period in the office before being discharged to home, we focus on providing the time that is needed a gentle recovery. Keeping the discussion and room noise to a minimum with low lighting when possible is our preferred wakeup experience.
Every patient and their medical history is unique. Our anesthesiologist will contact you the night before your procedure to review which medications to take and which to delay until after the procedure. It is also possible to arrange for a phone conversation in advance of the day with out doctors prior to the procedure to address questions regarding medications and the anesthesia services planned.
It is OK to take morning medications with a sip of water, if instructed to do so.
If you have concerns and questions about anesthesia care, we are happy to speak to you at any time during the planning stages of the anesthesia visit, on the treatment day, as well as following the completion of treatment.
Feel free to contact us at any time!
We serve several groups of patients:
Pediatric: We love kids! We strive to make them feel comfortable throughout their visit.
Special Need Patients: We proudly care for those patients who may not be able to cooperate for dental procedures.
Anxious or Fearful Patients: We take your needs and concerns seriously and work hard to minimize stress and anxiety. We can involve you throughout the entire process to make sure you are comfortable. Alternatively, if this is too difficult for you, we can work with a family member to address all the details of a planned procedure to minimize your active involvement.
Patients with extensive dental needs: Sometimes work is performed better while patient's asleep and don't have to deal with water and materials or hands in their mouth. Or perhaps a long procedure is involved and remaining seated for long periods of time is difficult. We are here to help you feel comfortable and to facilitate your anesthetic with uncompromising safety and care.
We currently serve Nassau and Suffolk Counties, the 5 boroughs of NYC, Westchester and Rockland Counties, Fairfield County in Connecticut as well as northern New Jersey.
We would be happy to discuss providing anesthesia services in the office of your dentist or specialist.
Upon an inquiry or request for services from a clinician with whom we have not previously worked we will evaluate a dentist’s office suitability for anesthesia services. This is done fairly routinely and on a regular basis.
Some medical and dental insurances will reimburse all or part of the cost of anesthesia services. As a courtesy for our pediatric patients who may have medical insurance coverage for anesthesia services, we will bill your medical insurance as a courtesy, however, you will be required to complete payment for our anesthesia services on the day anesthesia services are provided.
Yes. Our office staff will discuss the deposit at the time you are contacted to discuss the planned anesthetic, review general information as well as health information. The deposit is refundable until 2 weeks prior to the scheduled date of treatment by request.
If a decision is made by a patient to cancel the surgery within 2 weeks of the scheduled treatment or fails to abide by specific preoperative instructions provided by Drs. Boorin, Gluckman or their staff, the deposit will be forfeit. If there is an illness experienced by the patient immediately prior to or on the date of treatment and the procedure must be rescheduled then there is no loss of the deposit which is held for the upcoming treatment.
Payment of the deposit can be done by credit card, personal check (as long as there is sufficient time prior to the scheduled date of the procedure - greater than 2 weeks prior to the scheduled treatment), money order or cash ( can be given to the office of the treating dentist for your convenience with their permission).
On the day of surgery, payment-in-full should paid with a credit card or cash.
General anesthesia and intravenous sedation are anesthetic management techniques that use intravenous and inhalation anesthetics to provide a means of completing all of your children’s dental needs while he or she is comfortable, pain-free, and asleep. Medication is routinely administered intravenously rather than by gas anesthesia. The majority of our patients receive a light general anesthetic.
You are always present when your child is awake; this includes the beginning of the anesthetic and later during the entire recovery period. Your child will awaken soon after their dentist or surgeon is finished without memories of the treatment, the intravenous tubing, or the monitors. Children typically remember nothing of the dental experience. Within several hours of returning home, they are usually interested only in returning to their usual routines and play.
Prior to your child’s appointment, Dr. Boorin and his staff will contact you to review your child’s anesthesia plan. You will be informed about food and fluid intake restrictions. It is extremely important to not eat before anesthesia. If your child becomes sick prior to the scheduled procedure, you must contact the anesthesia office. Several recommendations will be made in preparation for the day of treatment. This will ensure a smooth transition from your arrival in the dentist’s office to discharge after your child’s recovery from the anesthesia. Children will be tired and sleepy following the anesthetic. You will need to return home and maintain minimal activity for your child until the next day. Your child may return to their regular routine the following day.
CONTACT
Inquiries
The first step towards a beautiful, healthy smile is to schedule an appointment. Please contact our office by phone or complete the appointment request form below. Our scheduling coordinator will contact you to confirm your appointment. If you are an existing patient, this contact form should not be utilized for communicating private health information.
Head Office
P.O Box 107
Dix Hills, NY 11746
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Tel: (631) 940-3690
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