Posts Tagged: ‘dental anxiety’

A Guide To Understanding & Managing Fear of dentistry is probably more common that you may have realised. The British Dental Association stated a few years ago that ‘one adult in three has moderate to severe fear of dental procedures’. Dr Mike Gow Clinical Director of  Dental Anxiety Management was approached to write a chapter […]

Patient Cures Dental Phobia With Hypnotherapy Dr Mike receives a lovely review. I am a 64 year old male (still with all my own teeth) and I have never had a problem with visiting the dentist until recently. About a year ago I suddenly developed a phobia with having work done in my mouth and […]

Dental Anxiety Help The Dental Wand is a new computer controlled device that administers local anaesthetic at a slow and steady flow speed. By means of controlling the flow of local anaesthetic this ensures that there is minimum discomfort for our patients. Most people have had experiences of discomfort associated with visits to the dentist. […]

Dental Anxiety Experts The Berkeley Clinic is the first practice in Scotland to offer the ‘dental button’- a device which literally gives control to the patient. By pushing a button, patients can stop the power supply to the dentist’s hand piece and therefore immediately stop dental treatment at any time. The team at the Berkeley […]

Acoustic Anaesthetic The Berkeley Clinic is one of the first dental practices to offer the ‘b-Calm’ system which uses a complex blend of frequency patterns specifically designed to mask sounds of the dental environment. This device functions as an “acoustic anaesthetic” allowing you to control your own level of relaxation, reducing anxiousness and pain perception. […]

Royal Society Of Medicine In London Dr. Mike Gow lectures for the SAAD Conference held at the Royal Society of Medicine in London. Mike was sharing his expertise in Alternative/Complimentary Anxiety Management. Below we see Mike with Nigel Robb and Martin Foster. Nigel Robb is a senior lecturer at Glasgow Dental Hospital and President Elect […]

18th International Society of Hypnosis World Congress Dr Mike Gow, our resident expert in dental phobia mangagement and hypnosis has been invited to attend and give his expert opinions at the 18th International Society of Hypnosis World Congress in Rome. Mike will be representing The Berkeley Clinic and the UK and discussing his techniques and […]

Dentistry Scotland Magazine Feature Glasgow Dentist Dr. Mike Gow’s recent article in Dentistry Scotland magazine explains how positive language works well with patients who suffer from dental anxiety. The team at The Berkeley Clinic under the excellent guidance of Mike are well aware of the stress that some patients feel when visiting the dentist. We […]

Dr Mike Gow’s Techniques Best Young Dentist Dr Mike Gow describes the potential of suggestions and hypnosis to address problems associated with post-extraction bleeding, pain and patient anxiety. These are techniques that Mike utilizes in the Berkeley Clinic that is why we see so many patients overcome their fears of the dentist. If you are […]