Comfort

Sedation & comfort dentistry

Laughing gas, oral sedation and a structured comfort protocol — for anyone who finds the dentist hard.

Price: KES 5,000 – 15,000per visit, added to treatment
Time: Added to any visit
Visits: As needed
Led by: Dr Wanjiru Kamau

For people who’d rather not

Dental anxiety is one of the most common reasons adults put off care — sometimes for years. At Shwari that’s not a footnote — it’s the reason the clinic exists.

Laughing gas

A mix of nitrous oxide and oxygen, breathed through a small nose mask. Within a few minutes you feel calm, warm and a little floaty, while staying fully awake. It wears off within minutes of the mask coming off, so you can drive home and carry on with your day.

Oral sedation

A prescribed tablet taken before your appointment. It brings a deeper calm, and many people remember little of the visit. You’ll need someone to bring you and take you home.

The comfort protocol

Sedation is one part of it. The rest is how we work: longer appointments, a first visit that can be “just a talk”, a stop signal that always works, numbing gel before every injection, noise-cancelling headphones, and a dentist who explains before they act. See the full protocol for nervous patients.

Questions

Questions about
sedation & comfort dentistry.

Will I be asleep?

No. With laughing gas and oral sedation you stay awake and able to respond, but deeply relaxed. Many people remember little of the appointment afterwards.

Can I drive home?

After laughing gas, yes — it wears off within minutes. After oral sedation you'll need someone to take you home and stay with you for the rest of the day.

Is sedation safe?

Laughing gas and oral sedation have long safety records when given by trained teams. We check your medical history first, monitor you throughout, and have emergency equipment in every room.