Every question we get, answered.

Very. We separate the roles of dentist and anesthesia provider — a dedicated in-house CRNA monitors your vitals and airway continuously while Dr. Palmquist focuses only on the dentistry. This is the same staffing model used in hospital surgery.

With true IV sedation, yes. You'll drift off within a minute or two and have no memory of the procedure. You wake up feeling like it never happened.

Yes. Anyone receiving IV or oral sedation needs a responsible adult to drive them home and stay with them for a few hours.

Most patients are alert enough to walk out within 30 – 60 minutes. Grogginess wears off over the rest of the day; most people are back to normal by the next morning.

We accept most major PPO dental insurance plans and file the claim for you. Bring your card to your first visit or call ahead and we'll verify benefits.

Sedation is priced by procedure length. Because we keep the CRNA in-house we're able to offer sedation for a fraction of what a hospital oral surgery visit costs. We'll give you a written estimate at your consult.

Yes. We work with third-party financing (CareCredit and others) and can build a payment plan for larger cases like full-mouth restoration.

For most wisdom-teeth or single-implant cases, plan on the day of the procedure plus one recovery day. Larger full-mouth cases may need 3 – 5 days.

Soft foods for the first 24 – 48 hours (yogurt, eggs, smoothies, mashed potatoes). We send you home with a written recovery guide.

2702 8th Ave SE, Watertown, SD 57201 — the same state-of-the-art facility as our sister practice, Dynamic Dental.

We focus on sedation, oral surgery, and restorative care for teens and adults. For pediatric family dentistry, our sister practice Dynamic Dental sees kids of every age.