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00:00:05.630 --> 00:00:08.590 We offer different types of anesthesia here 00:00:08.767 --> 00:00:13.360 depending on the type of procedure and the patient history. 00:00:14.800 --> 00:00:17.848 We offer anything from just local anesthesia, 00:00:17.932 --> 00:00:21.184 where we are delivering some injections to get the face numb, 00:00:21.726 --> 00:00:24.854 all the way up to general anesthesia, 00:00:24.937 --> 00:00:27.898 where we'll have you drift off to sleep, 00:00:28.065 --> 00:00:33.280 and feel completely relaxed and have no memory of the procedure afterwards. 00:00:33.600 --> 00:00:35.530 Anytime we're doing anesthesia, 00:00:36.239 --> 00:00:38.400 safety is extremely important, 00:00:38.560 --> 00:00:42.037 and there's different safety concerns for adults compared to children. 00:00:42.120 --> 00:00:44.160 Children are not just little adults. 00:00:44.480 --> 00:00:46.747 Children react to all these medications 00:00:47.081 --> 00:00:50.080 in a completely different way than adults do. 00:00:51.043 --> 00:00:55.760 It's important that we are giving medications based on their weight, 00:00:56.120 --> 00:00:58.360 because that's really going to keep the patient the most safe 00:00:58.443 --> 00:01:00.000 throughout the entire case. 00:01:00.240 --> 00:01:03.470 We can offer general anesthesia for patients 00:01:03.720 --> 00:01:07.357 simply based on their anxiety level, based on their medical history. 00:01:07.440 --> 00:01:09.641 If we want to make sure that we can keep their vital signs 00:01:09.725 --> 00:01:12.102 within a very tight range to keep them very safe. 00:01:12.310 --> 00:01:15.229 Many of us are also double board certified 00:01:15.332 --> 00:01:19.000 with the American Society of Dental Anesthesiologists. 00:01:19.120 --> 00:01:22.877 Because of all of this additional training and certifications and education, 00:01:22.960 --> 00:01:27.031 you can be assured that when we are doing your anesthesia, 00:01:27.156 --> 00:01:30.421 we're doing things safely and predictably, 00:01:30.504 --> 00:01:34.520 so that this becomes a very minor event in your day.