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Dental Care for Those with Autism and Other Special Needs

There are countless families in New Jersey who have had difficulty locating a dentist with the ability to treat individuals with autism and other special needs. While our dental office does recieve referals from local professionals, there are numerous families in NJ who search unsuccessfully for a dental practice to treat their loved ones with special needs. Dental care shouldn't be ignored, whether your child has autism, or other special needs, oral hygiene habits should be addressed early, and Dr. Lichtenstein and his staff can help.

The usual dental care scenario for those with special needs may involve an uncooperative child. Depending on the level of special needs of the child, and the patience and skill of the dentist, preventive and early restorative care often lack. As the child ages, extensive oral decay, cavities, and infection may occur. The parents of children with autism and other special needs often search for an oral surgeon who may have enough anesthesia training and experience to deeply sedate or do a quick general anesthetic to remove the abscessed tooth or teeth. Extremely few restorative dentists have the hospital Operating Room experience Dr. Lichtenstein has. Through sedation dentistry and general anesthesia, we able to provide top level dental care to patients with special needs.

Dr. Lichtenstein is trained as both a dentist and an anesthesiologist. Sedation management offers more to patients than more traditional forms of dentistry. Who can benefit from sedation dentistry? The list just keeps growing. A significant part of this practice involves treating patients with special needs. This includes the extremely anxious and phobic, for which sedation dentistry offers a painless and anxiety free dental care appointment. We also treat those with numerous medical background concerns and issues, such as cancer patients, as well as individuals with mental and physical challenges. The patient list at our Holmdel, New Jersey dental office is diverse. We see many patients that "regular" dentists just can't treat properly. From autism patients and c-spine injured athletes, to post cardiac surgery valve replacement patients needing IV antibiotics, and stroke patients, to seizure disorder and neurologically impaired patients, we provide dental care for them all.

This NJ dental office serves the overall restorative aspects of the patient with special needs. This entails the endodontic (root canal therapy), periodontal, and prosthetic needs, as well as the basic diagnostic and preventive dental care services. Dr. Lichtenstein had extensive surgical training, but prefers to offer treatment plans based on fixing and saving the patient's dentition, rather than just removing teeth.

Contact us today or visit our Holmdel, New Jersey office to learn more about your options. There is no need for dental care to go untreated, we can help.