Calm, Yet Awake
Nitrous oxide and oral sedation both leave you awake and responsive, simply relaxed.
Sedation Dentist in Alexandria, VA
World-Class, Anxiety-Free Dental Care.
Many patients dread going to the dentist, but in today’s age of modern dentistry, there is little need to be nervous, anxious or scared about an upcoming visit to the dentist’s office.
Benefits of Sedation
What Sedation Makes Possible
Sedation lets anxious patients get the care they have been putting off. At our practice it is kept to nitrous oxide and oral sedation, both given by Dr. Nahlah’s own clinical team.
Care You Have Put Off
If fear or a sensitive gag reflex has kept you from cleanings and fillings, sedation can be used for those too.
More Done in One Visit
Under sedation, more of your treatment can often be done in one appointment rather than split across several.
Little to Remember
With oral sedation, some patients recall little of the appointment afterwards.
Home Under Your Own Steam
Nitrous oxide acts fast and needs a shorter recovery, so in most cases patients drive themselves home.
Health Beyond the Mouth
Getting treatment you have avoided protects more than your teeth, since gum disease can raise the risk of diabetes, stroke and cardiovascular disease.
Dr. Esam Abou NahlahD.D.S., M.S.
Meet the Doctor
Meet Dr. Esam Abou Nahlah
As an award-winning board-certified specialist in prosthodontic dentistry, Dr. Nahlah provides patients with a premier level of dental care using the industry’s most advanced technology. He has been practicing since 2003, in Northern Virginia since 2013, entirely on prosthodontics. Diplomate of the American Board of Prosthodontics and Fellow of the American College of Prosthodontists. In 2013, the American Board of Prosthodontics awarded Dr. Nahlah the most prestigious award in prosthodontics: “Diplomate of American Board of Prosthodontics.”
Adjunct faculty at Virginia Commonwealth University, teaching the residents in its Prosthodontics Postgraduate Program, and lecturing on smile design and implants.
Across that career, over 18,000 implants placed and over 15,000 arches restored.
Credentials & Certifications
- Diplomate, American Board of Prosthodontics
- Fellow, American College of Prosthodontists
- Adjunct Faculty, VCU Prosthodontics Postgraduate Program
- Certificate in Prosthodontics
- M.S., Master of Science in Oral Biology
- Fellow, International Congress of Oral Implantologists
- Associate Fellow, American Academy of Implant Dentistry
Our Team
The People Who Look After You
Dr. Nahlah treats you; these five look after everything around your treatment, and the same team runs both of our offices.
Booking, records, and the first call to make when an appointment needs to change.
Turns your scan into the design of your new teeth in our own lab, not a lab elsewhere.
Takes your case from the estimate through insurance pre-authorization and financing to the plan of your visits.
Beside Dr. Nahlah in surgery, preparing the room, the scanner and you for each step.
Cleanings, and the maintenance visits every six months that implant work relies on.
What Our Alexandria Patients Say
The Office
Rooms for patients who dread the dentist.
Quiet, daylit rooms with doors that close, not open bays. Every photo here was taken at 2855 Duke Street.
Inside Our Office
Take a Look Inside Our Alexandria Office
Patients Come to Duke Street From Arlington, Annandale, Springfield, Burke and Old Town
Questions
Questions We Hear About Sedation
Will I be unconscious?
No. Nitrous oxide and oral sedation both leave you awake and responsive. Oral sedation is the deeper of the two: you feel drowsy and relaxed, and some patients remember little of the appointment afterwards. Nitrous is lighter still: you stay awake and simply stop minding. We offer nitrous oxide and oral sedation only.
Can I drive myself home?
After nitrous oxide, in most cases yes. After oral sedation, no: we ask you to arrange transport to and from the appointment in advance.
Is sedation only for surgery?
No. It can be used for most procedures, once we know it is right for you. If anxiety or a gag reflex is what has kept you away from routine care, tell us when you book.
Who administers it?
Dr. Nahlah’s own clinical team, in our Alexandria office. Which of the two suits you depends on the extent of treatment and your personal health, and we settle it with you at the consultation.
How do I arrange sedation at the Alexandria office?
Tell us when you book. New patients can call (571) 617-7245; current patients can call (571) 712-8958. It changes how we plan the appointment, and oral sedation needs a ride arranged both ways.The Alexandria office →
Can sedation be used for implants or All-on-4?
Yes. Implant placement at Duke Street is done with nitrous oxide or oral sedation, and oral sedation can let a full-arch case be finished in one sitting.All-on-4 in Alexandria →
Do you offer any deeper kinds of sedation?
No. We offer nitrous oxide and oral sedation only, both given in our office by Dr. Nahlah’s own clinical team. Oral sedation can help you stay relaxed through long cases such as a full-arch procedure. After oral sedation, you need someone to drive you to and from the appointment.Compare the two kinds →
Quality Oral Care, Without the Anxiety.
Schedule with us today for safe, convenient, state-of-the-art dental care. Get in touch with our team today and speak with one of our professionals about dental sedation options that can make your visit a quick, easy and painless one! New patients can call (571) 617-7245, or book online for the Duke Street office.
Alexandria
Dr. Nahlah Implants and Prosthodontics Specialists2855 Duke Street
Alexandria, VA 22314
New patients(571) 617-7245
Current patients(571) 712-8958
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