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Looking for a caring and professional dental practice? We’re excited to welcome new patients to our clinic! Whether you’re due for a check-up, need treatment, or are looking to enhance your smile, our friendly team is here to help.
Contact us today to book your first appointment—we look forward to meeting you!

Dental sedation

Sedation is a great option for nervous patients and anyone who feels anxious about receiving treatment. With safe and proven techniques, we administer sedation medication to place you in a relaxed and dream-like state, making it feel as though your appointment passes in no time.

The experienced team at Envisage Dental West Moors have helped thousands of patients overcome lifelong fears and dental phobias to finally get the treatment they need.

Sedation facts

  • It really works! You really can relax through your dental appointment
  • When sedated you will be conscious, but unaware of what is going on around you
  • You will have little or no memory of the experience

When receiving sedation you will be fully informed beforehand of any potential side effects and given advice to help with your recovery. You may be advised to bring someone along with you to the appointment who is able to take you home afterwards, and it's advisable to rest for the remainder of the day. You should be back to normal within 24 hours.

We offer the following types of sedation at Envisage Dental West Moors. Your dentist will be able to help you advise which type of sedation is right for you:

IV sedation

IV sedation is a very effective and safe way of treating those with moderate to severe anxiety and even phobia. This technique is started by the anaesthetist and involves the use of a small cannula (needle) placed in the back of the hand or the arm through which a sedative is administered prior to treatment.

As a patient you are conscious for the entire procedure, but don’t let this put you off. You will experience an extremely relaxed state, to the point of drowsiness. Many patients are more than happy to take a nap during treatment. IV sedation is not intended to put you to sleep or make you unconscious like a general anaesthetic, you just feel so relaxed and oblivious to your surroundings that you are happy to doze off. Because of this time passes in what appears to be minutes, even when undertaking many hours of treatment.

Inhalation sedation

Inhalation sedation is provided by your Envisage Dental West Moors dentist and team of nurses. With this technique you breath in a mixture of gas and air through a small mask fitted over the mouth and nose, which quickly leads to a pleasant and calm feeling. Our dental team will put you at ease by talking softly and explaining the process to you in full. Although you may feel a little drowsy, you will remain conscious at all times.

The advantages of Inhalation Sedation, or ‘Happy Air’, are that the recovery time is much quicker and it can be used for a wider range of people including children.

Oral sedation

Oral sedation is most suited to those with mild to moderate anxiety.

This technique involves swallowing a drug, normally 30 to 60 minutes before the start of dental treatment to induce a relaxed state.

With refined care and expertise we’ve been helping patients throughout West Moors, St Leonards, Ringwood and Verwood manage their fear of the dentist for many years - we can do it for you too. Take the first step today…why not give us a call on 01202 871053 for a chat and to find out how we could help you.

Patient Reviews

People are talking about us

The biggest complement we receive is when our patients refer their friends and family to Envisage Dental West Moors. In fact, we have built much of our practice on these valued, trusted recommendations over the years. Read our reviews to hear why our patients are recommending us…

Patient reviews

1005 Reviews

5.0

29th August 2025

Everyone kind and listen to my needs

28th August 2025

This was an emergency appointment.I rang the surgery at 9am and was seen by 10 past 1. My own dentist was on annual leave so I was seen by another dentist called Caroline. She was very good and extracted the tooth as there was no other option. She treated me with kindness and empathy.

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Fiona Sherlock

Envisage Dental are great and would highly recommend

24th August 2025

Everyone is so friendly and professional. As soon as you enter the building there is a sense of calm, and you instantly relax ☺️

20th August 2025

Very professional and courteous staff that llistend and talked through treatment

20th August 2025

The dentist was really friendly to my children. Great sense of humour. Explained everything really well

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Nick Alliston

Friendly welcome with excellent professional dentist who was informative and caring.

16th August 2025

Everyone is always friendly and open and staff take a personal interest in the patient.

15th August 2025

Always a friendly team of people and willing to help

15th August 2025

All the staff were very friendly and helpful,very pleasant experience

15th August 2025

I have been a patient for a number of years my hygienist Amiee and dentist Sevi are so helpful and understanding as I can be quite nervous when I need treatment as I have an on going problem with my gums, I would recommend Envisage, all the staff are very professional.

15th August 2025

Seen on time, professional friendly approach.

14th August 2025

The whole service, treatment, courtesy, friendliness was superb.

14th August 2025

Friendly and polite staff, efficient service by all staff members.

14th August 2025

Treated with care and attention to personal detail.

JC

John Cane

Always a great reception and service

13th August 2025

Everyone was so nice

8th August 2025

Very attentive offered options speed of service

MA

mel axtell

Always nice and friendly

8th August 2025

Very professional and friendly Receptionists as were the Dental Nurse and Clinician. My family are patients of the practice and all feel the same way.

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