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Presenter: Edward Mackey, Jr, PhD, MSN, ABHD, ABHN

An Extension Study Using Hypnotic Suggestion as an Adjunct To IV Sedation

This workshop will review basic, intermediate, and more advanced hypnotic skills including rapid, time saving techniques as they apply to the providing of effective and comfortable dental care for both the providers (hygienists and RDAs) and patients. The uses of creative visualization, desensitization, restorative appliance acceptance, control of saliva and blood flow, more rapid healing, pain control, etc., will be demonstrated. Specific applications of clinical dental uses for behavior modifications, relaxation, pediatric situations, anxiety and oral habit control, minimizing gagging, enhancing personal communications, and self-hypnosis/stress reduction methods for the dental patient, the dental care provider, and psychologists working with the dental team will be examined.

Patient care will be enhanced through a greater appreciation of therapeutic communication by dental personnel. Psychologists will have an insight into the dental milieu and its requirements. They will then be better able to assist their local dental colleagues and their patients. Dentists will walk away with Monday morning techniques for their phobic and anxious patients.