Sedation Dentistry
in Henderson
If the hardest part of a visit is walking through the door, start here. Dr. Goh was dental-phobic himself — a genuinely bad gag reflex, years of avoiding the chair — before he was ever the one holding the mirror. Nitrous oxide and oral sedation are both here so a visit can feel calmer, whichever one fits you.
Two calmer ways in.
Both are standard dental sedation, and both get explained fully at your exam — never sprung on you at the chair.
Nitrous oxide
Breathed in through a small nasal mask, nitrous oxide (laughing gas) takes the edge off within minutes. It's mild, it wears off fast once the mask comes off, and you're clear to drive yourself home right after your visit.
Drive yourself homeOral sedation
A pill taken before you arrive, oral sedation goes deeper — most patients feel calm and drowsy through the whole visit. Because it lingers afterward, you'll need someone to drive you home.
Arrange a rideIf any of this sounds like you —
Sedation isn't reserved for anything dramatic. These are the reasons patients ask for it most.
Dental anxiety
Racing heart in the waiting room, dread in the parking lot, the whole thing. Dr. Goh had it himself for years — you won't have to explain it to him.
You won't have to explain itA strong gag reflex
His own gag reflex was part of what kept him out of the chair for years. If yours makes routine visits hard, sedation is one of the more direct ways to make a visit workable.
Nothing to be embarrassed aboutLonger visits
When there's more than one thing to take care of in a single appointment, sedation can make sitting through the longer visit far more comfortable.
One longer visit, not threeIt's been years
About a quarter of our new patients tell us it's been five or more years since their last visit. If that's you, sedation can make the return easier — no lecture, just a plan.
No lecture, just a planNothing about it is a surprise.
Every step is talked through with you first.
Planned at your exam
Sedation is discussed and decided at your exam, not chosen last-minute in the chair. Dr. Goh reviews your health history and talks through whether nitrous, oral sedation, or neither fits you.
Decided together, ahead of timeYou say yes, in writing
Before anything is given, you'll understand exactly what to expect and sign off on it — including what to arrange beforehand, like a ride home if you choose oral sedation.
Nothing sprung on youMonitored, start to finish
Once you're settled, we monitor you throughout your visit and check in regularly. Blankets, headphones, and a stress ball are available at the front desk for any visit, sedated or not.
Never left aloneNever rushed
The visit moves at the pace that keeps you comfortable, not the clock's. If you need a pause, you get one.
Your pace, not the clock'sIn pain right now, not just anxious about it?
- This pagePlanned visits — anxiety, gag reflex, longer procedures
- Right nowToothache, swelling, a broken tooth — call first, don't wait
- Either wayNew and existing patients are always welcome
The honest answers.
5 questionsLet's find the option that actually feels okay.
Call us and tell us what makes a visit hard — the sound, the needle, the chair itself. We'll walk through nitrous oxide and oral sedation together at your exam, whether it's your first visit here or your fifth.
Hours rotate every two weeks — call to confirm today's hours.
We'll answer your questions and help you decide what fits, before you ever sit in the chair.
New here? See what a first visit looks like →