In the dental field, we are dedicated to preserving your teeth! Dr. Zachary Hodgins of The Dentist’s Studio, as well as the rest of our skilled staff, know that from time to time, tooth extractions are necessary. Whether it is because of lack of arch space for wisdom teeth, or a tooth that is non-restorable due to decay, fracture, or gum disease, tooth extraction might be your best option.
Tooth extractions for Orlando area patients can be easier and more comfortable than you might expect thanks to sedation dentistry. At The Dentist’s Studio, we offer customized options in conscious sedation, including IV sedation for services such as tooth extractions. Orlando and Winter Park patients of our office who may understandably experience anxiety at the prospect of oral surgery can benefit from the relaxing effects of IV Sedation!
Sedation dentistry for tooth extractions in Orlando is safe and effective. Many patients have no memory of their procedure whatsoever. If you or a family member requires oral surgery, we invite you to consider sedation for a more relaxing dental experience.
Contact The Dentist’s Studio today to learn more about your options in sedation for tooth extractions near Orlando, Lake Mary, and Winter Park, FL.
I am John Markham. I am a day trader and I also am an entertainment design coordinator and producer. I found the Dentist Studio through a recommendation of another dentist. I’ve made a career of not going to the dentist. Because I traveled all over the world for quite a while, it was easy for me to avoid going and I didn’t for 25 years. It was obvious that I needed help between pain and just knowing of 25 years of abuse. The whole idea of going to the dentist is like eh to me. I felt I needed sedation so he was recommended. I went to him, their staff is unbelievably friendly. He is unbelievably friendly. Not only friendly and an expert, but he’s also, how do I put this, the guy is willing to work with you in any capacity and I needed sedation for the first go around. I can put it all together in this, if I was a spy, all they would have to do is come in to the room their holding me, start a dentist drill and I would say okay the President is down the hall, to the right, the money is down to the left. I’m deathly afraid of dentists and he made it extremely comfortable, went above and beyond to a point where when I thought I might be ready to not take sedation and my wallet was possibly suggesting that I not take sedation, he said we will work that out. We will take care of this. We feel it’s the most comfortable thing for you and we want you to be comfortable. So he, his staff, the whole operation, I can’t speak highly enough of them. I was really, really nervous. They suggested maybe some nitrous I believe to call me down before they went through the sedation. It was so good, I barely remember but fundamentally it’s an IV and you’re like ‘poof’, you go to sleep. Everything was done and he took care of quite a bit of work because as I said it was 25 years of neglect and he was able to streamline all of that in a single visit and in doing so while I came out of it by wife helped me out to the car. I went home, took a nap, end a story. It was all done. It made it so comfortable that I could go back even though I the first couple visits after that were still like ‘eh’. The girls know you by name. At this point, I can go comfortably. I feel more confident. I was having nightmares. I’d wake up from knowing that I hadn’t been to the dentist and maybe there was some kind of pain that was going on that would wake me up but it was not only in my conscious mind but obviously my subconscious mind. It obviously was bothering me. I feel great that I now know that I’m up-to-date, things are good. I can chew corn and all that stuff. You feel embarrassed to be that afraid of something. I’ve done productions for the King of Belgium and the Sultan of Oman and I did President Reagan’s inaugural and that stuff is like water off a duck’s back. I’ve been doing that stuff my whole life so I felt like silly and foolish to be afraid of going to the dentist when I’m done these shows for hundreds and thousands of people and all of this stuff. You would think there might be some fear associated with that but I guess it’s what you’re used to and I wasn’t used to going to the dentist and that’s where Dr. Hodgins and his staff made it unbelievably comfortable to go through the process. I consider him a person that is not only good at what he does but, we don’t go out to dinner, but I would call him and his staff friends.
My name is Katie Sewell and I live in the Forest City area in Orlando and I go to the Dentist Studio. I just was always scared of the dentist and I had one incident where I was probably eight and the dentist pulled one of my teeth without Novocain. He said ‘oh, you don’t need it’, and I felt every bit of it. So after that it was like just terror. It’s emotionally crippling I think, not to sound too extreme, but it is. I felt like I couldn’t do business with people. Even in my wedding pictures I hide my smile. I didn’t smile. You just see these pictures of me just going or covering my face and it was like that for years. I didn’t feel like I could laugh or smile or talk freely. I knew I had to go to someone but that fear just kicked in again. I looked online. I did some research for a friend who had referred me. They had mentioned Dr. Hodgins and thought it would be perfect for me with my anxiety. The first visit I had, I actually cried when I saw the dental chair for the first time. But it was really comforting because being from a cosmetology background, I walked in and it felt like I was in a spa. It didn’t smell or feel or even sound like a dental office. The room that they take you into, it’s great because he has no tools lying anywhere. He offered me a magazine. He didn’t make me sit in the chair. He said he didn’t have to look in my mouth. He just wanted to talk to me and see how I felt and then we would take each step as needed, as I was comfortable. First of all, the last time I had gone, it was probably honestly 10-12 years. I was really afraid. I knew that it wasn’t going to be great news but he had a comforting way of handling it and helping me through each step of it. I ended up having to have laser gum surgery and I was terrified and I thought I going to lose all my teeth and he made it so that I didn’t have to lose even one. It’s given me a new confidence. When I book an appointment now, I don’t tremble when I dial that number for the first time like going to a dentist and have felt pain. I wouldn’t go anywhere else.
The Orlando Business Journal named Dr. Zach Hodgins “Best Dentist In Central Florida” in their annual Reader’s Choice Awards. The Orlando Business Journal is a newspaper in Orlando, Florida that covers business news, news events in Florida and around the globe. Dr. Hodgins operates his dental practice, The Dentist’s Studio, in Winter Park, FL, a suburb of Orlando, FL. He helps patients with all types of dental concerns. His primary focus is treating patients that are afraid of the dentist. He is certified in IV sedation and uses this to complete several appointments worth of dental procedures in as few as one visit. Dr Zach Hodgins treats patients that need emergency dental care, root canals, tooth extractions, implant dentistry, crowns, bridges, fillings, periodontal treatment, and simple cleanings. Dr Hodgins is also an expert in treating patients that have obstructive sleep apnea. Contact Dr. Hodgins today for a consultation at 407.647.1744.
Dr Zach Hodgins attended The American Dental Society of Anesthesiology’s Conference on Sedation in Las Vegas, Nevada on February 26-27 2010. Some of the topics included: Issues surrounding minimal and moderate sedation in dentistry. Preoperative Assessment for Minimal and Moderate Sedation. A Review of Pharmacology Principles, Pharmacology of Minimal and Moderate sedation agents, Nitrous Oxide and Oxygen Sedation, Local Anesthesia and Vasoconstrictors, Monitoring During Minimal and Moderate Sedation, ECG Rhytm Review, Special Considerations for Pediatric and Geriatric Patients. Case Studies in Minimal and Moderate Sedation. Mortality and Morbidity Review, Laboratory exercises that covered a review of Advanced Cardiac Life Support Skills. Dr Hodgins is always staying on top of the latest advancements in sedation dentistry.
