Integrated & Community Services - Children receiving treatment involving Inhalation Sedation

Inhalation sedation or “happy air” is a way of making dental care more pleasant for nervous patients. It is different from “gas”.
Patients stay awake and are more relaxed during treatments. They often become quite giggly and find treatment enjoyable.

We hope to use “happy air” at your child’s next visit. Here are some simple instructions which we would like you to follow carefully before and after the visit and what to expect at the appointment.

Before The Visit

• Your child can eat and drink normally
• Please bring along any tablets, medicines, inhalers or drugs which your child takes
• Your child will need to be accompanied by a legally responsible adult to take them home after treatment
• Arrangements must be made for other children/siblings to be taken care of to ensure one child patient only is supervised by one adult
• If your child has a cold or a blocked nose please cancel your appointment and re-book
• The use of mobile devices will not be allowed while in the treatment rooms
• If you, the parent/guardian are pregnant, please inform the staff member at the assessment appointment

After the visit

• After treatment you will be asked to stay in our recovery waiting area for 15minutes
• When leaving the department please take the lift down or hold the child’s hand
• For the rest of the day your child should not ride a bicycle, go swimming, play on swings or climbing frames, or do anything where they might hurt themselves
• Please check with us whether your child may go back to school, and if so, the school must be told that your child has had sedation and must not participate in organised sports for the remainder of the day
• Your child can eat or drink after the treatment, but care should be taken if areas of the mouth are still numb to avoid lip, cheek or tongue biting

If you experience any problems or have any worries or concerns or questions about the proposed treatment, please telephone between the hours of 9am and 4.45pm Monday - Friday

Dental Department: Eccles Gateway, 28 Barton Lane, Eccles, M30 0TU
Tel: 0161 206 1699

Dental Department: Pendleton Gateway, 1 Broadwalk, Salford, M6 5FX
Tel: 0161 206 1513

Dental Department: Walkden Gateway, 2 Smith Street, Worsley, M28 3EZ
Tel: 0161 206 1725