# Sedation Dentistry?  What's the deal?

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**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [October 2, 2002, 11:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sedation-dentistry-whats-the-deal/130518 "2002-10-02T11:09:19Z")\
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**Author:** ![Tristan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tristan/32/18058_2.png) [@Tristan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tristan)\
**Post date:** [October 2, 2002, 11:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sedation-dentistry-whats-the-deal/130518/1 "2002-10-02T11:09:19Z")

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In about 6 months or so, barring real employment of my own, I will get benefits from my girl’s job. When that happens, I intend to get a metric buttload of dental work done.

I keep hearing about “Sedation Dentistry”. I guess the deal is, they do a bunch of work, like several visits worth at once, while you are under twilight anaesthesia.

Do I understand this correctly, and has anyone experienced this yet?