Some sleep dentists or gentle dentists can only offer their patients pills or inhaled gases for relaxation. At Advanced Sedation Dentistry, we are a comprehensive dental practice offering the entire range of sedation for those whose fears or medical conditions require a higher level of treatment.
Our staff features a range of doctors, sedation dentists, and board-certified dental anesthesiologists, allowing us to offer the full-spectrum of dentistry, whether youre looking for sedation options or not.
Do you always want or need sedation? No. But by having access to the entire range of medications, our team of specialists can change your level of sedation before or during treatment for a pain-free, worry-free experience.
Were so happy to meet you! Dr. Futerman, Dr. Delva and Dr. Kim, along with our specialized and compassionate staff, are all professionally trained and certified to offer you gentle and pain-free dental services, giving you and your family the highest standard and most specialized dental care available in Hampton Roads.
Realizing that many patients in the Hampton Roads community were struggling to get the [proper dental care][link to dental services page] due to fear, anxiety, or ability, Dr. Futerman set out to create a safe and effective alternative to typical dental clinics. The response has been overwhelming.
Since its humble beginnings in one small office, ASD has grown to include two surgery centers, several doctors and a specialized staff, professionally trained and certified for the specific treatment of sedated patients.
Dr. Futerman and his staff have not only realized his original vision, but they also continue to learn and grow. Accruing hundreds of hours of continuing education yearly ensures they bring the highest standard and most specialized dental care to patients here in Hampton Roads.
Sedation dentistry is safe for most people, and if a sedation method is used, it should always be administered by trained, licensed and experienced personnel. However, you should always talk to your dentist about your medical history, as not everyone will be a good candidate for every sedation method. If you have COPD, sleep apnea, certain medication allergies or other risk factors, you may be more likely to develop complications from the anesthesia.
There are different types of anesthesia, and they each have specific uses and outcomes. Most local anesthetics take effect within 10 minutes, and the numbing feeling can last a few hours, depending on how much anesthesia was used, where in your mouth the dental work was done, and how fast your body metabolizes the drug.
Under our care, there is no reason to put off your dental work. When paired with comforting pain management, our expert sedation dentists can complete years of work in one visit. Let us remove the anxiety and inconvenience of making return trips.
During his naval career, Dr. Futerman describes the highlights as serving on the aircraft carrier CVN 69 USS Dwight D. Eisenhower during 9/11/2001 and working as an oral surgeon at the Naval Medical Center at Portsmouth.
Realizing the invaluable contribution of anesthesia to the success of dentistry, Dr. Futerman continued his education by completing a residency in Anesthesiology at The Mount Sinai Hospital in New York City. His fondest memory of his time in New York is meeting his future wife in the operating room, who was simultaneously completing her Obstetrics and Gynecology training at Mount Sinai.
Dr. Futerman is a diplomate of both the American and the National Dental Boards of Anesthesiology (ADBA, NDBA). He is a member of the American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA), Society for Ambulatory Anesthesia (SAMBA), American Society of Dentist Anesthesiologists (ASDA) and American Dental Society of Anesthesiology (ADSA).
For more than 15 years, Dr. Futerman has volunteered at the Chesapeake Care Clinic as a dental surgeon in the Hampton Roads Dental Center. He has provided countless hours of diagnostic and therapeutic dental surgical services as well as serving as a clinical instructor for dental students rotating from the VCU School of Dentistry.
For the last two years, Dr. Futerman and ASD have partnered with Dr. Biery and MountainView Dental to spread free smiles across the state of Virginia through the Dentistry from the Heart organization. Heading into its third year, the team hopes to provide 200 free smiles in one intense day of donating dentistry to those in need with limited access to care. Dr. Futerman continues to support Operation Smile, a worldwide charity for children with correctable facial deformities such as cleft palate.
Dr. Futerman remains grateful to the community of Hampton Roads for helping ASD grow from a one-provider location, to a multiple-office, multi-specialty practice offering pain-free, worry-free dentistry from the Oceanfront to the Shenandoah Valley.
At Advanced Sedation Dentistrys offices in Virginia Beach and Chesapeake, we offer you everything from routine exams to treating and fixing a variety of dental conditions and diseases. Your oral health is extremely important and we want to help you get and keep a healthy, confident smile.