Welcome! This page provides essential instructions to prepare you for your procedure involving oral sedation.
WHY THESE INSTRUCTIONS ARE IMPORTANT
Your compliance with these instructions is crucial for ensuring your safety during oral sedation. By following the guidelines provided, you help us create a safe and smooth surgical experience.
BEFORE oral SEDATION
Please follow these instructions to prepare for oral surgery with Oral Sedation.
- Medication: Bring your prescription medication (oral sedative pill) with you 30 minutes prior to your scheduled procedure. After your paperwork/consents are signed and completed, we will instruct you to take your medication in our office.
- Fasting: Do not have anything to eat or drink (including water and /or oral antibiotics) for 6 hours prior to sedation procedure.
- If you have a medical condition requiring you to take prescribed medication(s), please take it as scheduled with a sip of water, unless otherwise notified by your oral surgeon.
- Eating less than 6 hours prior may result in vomiting, aspiration, and /or hospitalization. It may be life threatening.
- Accompaniment: A responsible adult 18 years or older must accompany you, remain in the office (or stay inside their parked car), and to drive you home.
- Minors: A parent or a legal guardian must accompany minors.
- Ice Packs: Make ice packs prior to surgery. (Suggestion: freeze wet and folded washcloths)
- Post-Surgery Activities: No driving or operating machinery while taking narcotic pain medications for the first 24 hours after surgery.
- Diet Preparation: The day prior to surgery prepare soft foods (i.e. Jell-O, applesauce) as well as plenty of clear fluids to drink (i.e. Gatorade and apple juice).
- No Smoking: No smoking/vaping/marijuana for 5 days after surgery and 24 hours prior to surgery (to prevent dry sockets).
- No Alcohol: Avoid alcohol 24 hours prior to anesthesia/surgery.
- Appointment Schedule: Due to our high surgery volume, your surgery time may change. Please contact our office 24 hours before surgery to verify the final arrival time.
- Be prepared to wait. Although we do our best to stay on time, delays are not uncommon.
- We reserve the right to reschedule your surgery based on lack of medical information, recent vaccinations, cold/flu like symptoms or sinus infections.
- Cancellation Policy: Please give the office 48 hours advanced notice if you need to cancel or reschedule your appointment to avoid a $100 fee.
CONTACT US
For any questions or to confirm the type of anesthesia or sedation for your procedure, please call or send us a text message at (949) 768-4071 or [email protected]. Our team is here to ensure you feel confident and prepared for your surgery.
