Doing a spot check of the news today, I saw an interesting article on the “Medical News Today” website.  The article discusses the benefits of using hypnosis in a dental office and how the USC School of Dentistry offers formal training for dental professionals in the use of hypnosis.

I think that using hypnosis in the dental office makes perfect sense.  Self hypnosis is a great way to calm fears and help someone relax.  I believe that anyone in the medical profession, (not just dentistry), could benefit from knowing, understanding and using hypnosis techniques to calm a patient’s nerves.

The article goes on to say, “In the average patient, we can teach them to relax and control their fears 90 percent of the time. In a small group of patients, hypnosis allows them to control pain, bleeding or salivation during a procedure or speed up recovery time“.

If you or someone you know, suffers from dental anxiety, (and who of us doesn’t suffer at least a little), I would encourage you to take a look at using hypnosis.  You can learn self hypnosis techniques that you can take right into your dentist’s office.  After using these techniques, I guarantee your next visit to the dentist is sure to be less stressful!

“>For more information on the article I referenced in this post, visit “Medical News Today“.