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Thurm Dental Group

925 Haddon Avenue
Collingswood, NJ 08108

Phone: 856-858-2871 or toll-free 800-858-2820
Fax: 856-858-7169

Treating Dental Phobia

Do you cringe at the thought of sitting in the dental chair? Are you afraid of the sound of the dental drill, the smell of the office, or the sight of the needle? You probably can be classified as a dental phobic. The fear of dentistry is quite common in this country. According to the American Dental Association, millions of Americans are affected by this phobia.

Dr. Arthur Thurm, a general dentist with offices in Collingswood , NJ, treats the phobic. With his advanced training in medical anesthesiology, Dr. Thurm accepts phobic patients from other dentists who find that they cannot successfully treat this group of patients in the typical dental setting. Why not be asleep, and have all of your cosmetic and corrective dentistry done often in just one visit, and never know it happened? In this way you can preserve your teeth for a lifetime.

After completing his training in Anesthesiology in 1980 at the Hospital of the Medical College of Pennsylvania, Dr. Thurm became one of a small group of general dentists throughout the country certified in this field. He is a Fellow of the American Dental Society of Anesthesiology, and a Diplomate of the National Dental Board of Anesthesiology, both certifying his unique training in the field of dental anesthesiology.

Working with a highly specialized staff including a certified registered nurse anesthetist, Dr. Thurm has his own mini operating room with the same monitors used in hospitals to keep patients safe. While he is completing the dental work on the patient, the anesthetist is administering the necessary anesthetics, and keeping a close watch on the patient’s vital signs, including EKG, blood pressure, and oxygen levels. Dr. Thurm reports that "most patients who have neglected their dental health out of fear require quite a bit of corrective work. The average appointment length for these procedures is two hours. But with the new drugs available for sedation, patients have no recall of their entire visit."

The fear of dentistry should be a thing of the past. Saving teeth, and enjoying them for a lifetime is readily available for anyone who wants to take that step.

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