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Dentistry for people who dread the dentist.
Sedation, near-painless technique, and specialist care for fear, gag reflex and panic — so you can finally deal with the thing you’ve been putting off.
Sedation, near-painless technique, and specialist care for fear, gag reflex and panic — so you can finally deal with the thing you’ve been putting off.
“If the dentist scares you, you’re exactly who we built this for.”
Anxiety, a strong gag reflex, panic, or a bad experience years ago — none of it is unusual here, and none of it is a reason to stay away. A great deal of what we do is built specifically around making the visit calm.
With sedation, treatment can feel like a light nap — many patients remember almost nothing of the procedure afterwards. It’s a genuine option for longer work, for surgery, or simply for anyone whose fear has made the dentist impossible.
We’ll talk through whether it’s right for you, and what to expect, at your free consultation.
Relaxed, drowsy, and largely unaware of the procedure.
From a difficult filling to full surgery.
Your comfort and safety watched the whole time.
Even without full sedation, a lot can be done to take the edge off — a gentle, unhurried approach to anaesthesia and injections refined by Dr. Kawai over years, so the parts people fear most are as smooth as possible.
Small things matter here: warming the anaesthetic, numbing before the needle, going slowly, telling you what’s next.
A strong gag reflex can make ordinary dentistry miserable. There are real techniques — positioning, sedation, pacing — that make it manageable.
If the dentist triggers genuine panic, we can build the whole visit around keeping you calm, including sedation.
Come and talk it through before anything happens. Nothing is decided until you are ready.
Book online in under a minute, or message us on LINE — in English. We’ll find a time that suits you.