Good dentists 4 ppl on the autistic spectrum

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Has any of you got any good dentists for your needs. I have a good one his name is mr tolhurst and he is really good with me but thats if u live in england and live in or near wisbech cambridgsheire. Post any other good recomendations for dentists on here in america or any country.
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This should help the autistic + asperger kind
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thanx

Do you have particular autistic-related difficulties with dentists?

What is it you like about Mr Tolhurst?

You call you dentist "mr". Does that mean he isn't a real dentist?

It may be that he is a surgeon. I don't know how it works in the USA, but in the UK the consultants and surgeons are known as Mr or Ms so-and-so, not Dr so-and-so.

Robin

I've never liked any docotrs or dentists, the environment always creeps me out. Sick people, with cavities...everywhere...
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In the UK, once a Doctor reaches the level of Consultant, he usually reverts to calling himself Mr.

The centre I go to especially caters for children and adults with S/N,and for those with severe dental phobias-they are fantastic,friendly people who work there,one of the dental nurses is my second cousin and I met her for the first time when I first started going there a couple of years ago,plus one of the LSAs from my college course has worked there before as well.the staff make it seem as less clinical as possible.
To join there,the person has to be referred from their regular dentist,if anyone wants details,and live within the Manchester area (it's in Old Trafford,not sure how far out they take referrals from though),ask here-for details.

The one I have has an autistic daughter and is understanding because of that. He lets me wear the lead apron (that you have to wear for Xrays) for the entire time, because the deep pressure is claming and helps me to be less anxious. I also asked him to let me put a small handtowel over my eyes, to block out the intense bright light in my eyes my their lamps, and this helps. I found it unnerving to see all those threatening looking instruments coming right at me...

Personally, I quit going to dentists after I realized my teeth felt fine until AFTER I visited them to have something fixed that I only knew was there due to them saying so. >.>

I used to have a severe fear of the dentist, they would have to gas me (nitros) to get me to be calmed down enough to give me novicaine for a filling, or what ever. Now, its not as bad, I am just not comfortable with some one putting their hands in MY mouth!!

Do you find the gas effective enough?
I use a combination of gas+IV sedation if I'm having any treatment with needles because the gas doesn't work on me on it's own,plus IV sedation wipes out memories of the needle and the treatment,great invention.

I refused to go to the dentist for years so my teeth have gotten very bad. Even now, I have extreme problems w/ all 5 of my senses in that situation. Rx-ed Ativan which I take before having an appt.-it's slightly helpful. My caseworker drives me to the appt. & sits in the exam room with me while my filling is being done. Need someone trustworthy to "protect" me from what's happening, and I'm too acutely stressed to think then, so I rely on her to tell me about it later.
Needles are pure terror, not able to deal with "gas" either. Can't be "knocked out" because I'm too afraid of being unconscious-don't believe I'll ever wake up.

The last dental work I had done (Just a couple weeks ago) they knocked me out for. The trouble I have is that nothing else really works well enough for me, But everything else worked well enough for everyone else to think it was working, And left me too looped to say otherwise effectively. Which really, really sucks.

Belfast,would you ever try IV-sedation?
It doesn't make the person unconcious,like general anesthetic,it blocks the memory so that there is no knowledge of the injection,or any of the treatment happening-it seems exactly like general anesthetic but the person isn't unconcious/it gives a nice feeling when it's first injected,and then...it's like waking up later,without having been asleep and being oblivious to what went on,so there would be no risk of never waking up as it isn't like a G/A,I think the only risks are having an allergic reaction to the drugs,but they should ask about this at the beginning,plus they do have blood pressure monitors attatched and might test sugar levels etc before starting it.
As for the injection,would you be able to tolerate an injection in the back of the hand,or arm?
The hand is the most likeliest part they'd do it in,but what they do first is tap the spot for a while which confuses the nerves signals and dulls any feeling from the needle,and a topical anesthetic could be asked to be rubbed on first,if they have it.

Doubt I could deal with all this. The more complexity involved the more reluctant I am to consider a method. Cost is also issue, machines & staff-my appointments are pricey enough already.

No, needles are bad but a needle stuck in me & left there the whole time-OMG. Couldn't stand idea/sensation of stuff continually injected into my body. It's way too much ongoing violation/offense against my bodily integrity, which is being overly compromised & manhandled.

Don't want to come across as ungrateful for rejecting well-intended suggestion.
Surprised I've been unable to find more info. on AS dx'd people & their (our) problems with dentistry. Is this so uncommon, or under-reported, or (as is the case w/many AS issues) only addressed in children ?

I was tramatized at age 5 by the dentist. I refused novicaine for fillings till I was 13 and had to have teeth pulled for braces and found that the needle didn't hurt as much as I thought. I still haven't figured out why they didn't suggest Nitrous Oxide as a child. I had to have a broken tooth pulled by an oral surgeon and they used the IV and laughing gas and valium, I don't remember anything except waking up at home and icky mouth stuff!! !