For most people, a trip to the dentist is a standard, though somewhat unwelcome, inconvenience. But for those with special needs or dentist phobia, a dental visit is more than a mere hassle. It’s an enormous burden or even an impossibility.

All around the world, there are patients who don’t have access to a dentist who will accommodate their special needs. Patients with disabilities and handicaps, patients who struggle with moderate to severe fear of the dentist, patients who are elderly or suffering from Alzheimer’s and other forms of dementia, and many other special needs patients have all found that access to proper dental care is limited or nonexistent.

That started to change 20 years ago when a San Francisco dentist decided to concentrate on the people who needed special, tailored dental care designed to make dentistry more convenient for patients with special needs. Dr. David Blende has built his entire practice around those patients and their needs ever since.

San Francisco Dentist and Special Needs Dentistry

Dr. David Blende has spent over two decades making comprehensive dental care available to patients with special needs in hospital and private practice settings as well as through mobile dentistry, which provides on-location dental services to patients in their homes.

Special needs dentists do more than practice dentistry. They also have to be engaged with special needs communities. Their work includes the following:

• Staying up-to-date on medications, treatments, symptoms, etc.
• Maintaining relationships with organizations and with medical professionals in special needs areas
• Making compassionate and courteous service the core of office practices

Helping patients with special needs is the foundation upon which the Blende Dental Group is built, and over the years, their reputation has earned them a spot among the most recommended dental practices in the world.

Today, patients travel from all over the world to seek treatment from the esteemed team of San Francisco based dentists and dental specialists at the Blende Dental Group. To date, they have provided dental care to people from over 30 U.S. states and 18 different nations around the world.

San Francisco Dentist

San Francisco is one of the most famous cities in the world. Millions of tourists come through our beautiful city by the bay every year to see world-renowned attractions like the Golden Gate Bridge, Alcatraz Island, the original Cable Cars, and Lombard (the crooked street).

But some visitors come for more than the sights. They come to see a dedicated, world-class, San Francisco dentist who is committed to helping special needs patients achieve and maintain dental health.

To learn more about the Blende Dental Group’s work with special needs patients or to schedule an appointment with a San Francisco dentist, please call 1.800.575.3375 or visit our contact page to send us a message.

It’s hard to find the right dentist when you or your loved one has special needs. Children with autism or ADD find it difficult to sit still for a dental treatment. Seniors with Alzheimer’s or other dementias are not able to care for their own teeth properly. Even healthy adults with a good dentist may face dentist phobia, finding it difficult, if not impossible, to make an appointment and schedule a basic exam or cleaning.

Finding the right dentist is a challenge for anybody, but it’s especially challenging for families and individuals with special needs because not all dentists treat patients with special needs. Some do not have the training required to deal with special medical requirements. Others don’t have offices that are adequately equipped or staffed to help people with special needs. Many simply don’t understand the needs of patients with special circumstances.

Where can you find a special needs dentist?

The Blende Dental Group has worked with patients from all over the world. Patients have traveled from more than 30 states and 18 countries to come to our San Francisco dentist office and have their smiles restored by our team of specialists.

We help our patients in any way we can—and that includes making long-distance visits possible by assisting with travel coordination so that our patients get the dental care they need—no matter where they live.

We’ve helped many of our long-distance patients coordinate travel and lodging accommodations, and we may be able to plan treatments so that all dental work can be completed during a single trip.

One-Sleep-Visit™ Total Dentistry Method

Combining our dedication to helping special needs patients with our One-Sleep-Visit Total Dentistry Method has allowed us to serve people who otherwise would find it impossible to obtain proper dental health care.

Our One-Sleep-Visit treatment process starts with an exam, which helps us determine a patient’s needs and a course of treatment. Next, we perform dental work in a single visit while our patient sleeps soundly and painlessly. This allows us to do a large amount of dental work in a short amount of time.

We’ve made single-visit treatments possible by bringing together a team of specialists. Rather than send our patients to endodontists, periodontists, and oral surgeons, we bring these specialists to one location and they work together to get all of our patients’ work done in a single visit. Instead of having a course of treatment completed over months, the work is done in a few days.

After the single-visit procedure, we conduct a follow-up visit and final consultation in which we finish the dental treatment and set our patients on a course for regular dental health maintenance.

Dedicated San Francisco Dentist

Are you looking for a San Francisco dentist that serves special needs patients?

Our treatments and our process are ideal for special needs patients, including adults and children with illnesses and conditions that make regular trips to the dentist difficult. However, what truly sets our team apart is our commitment to making dental care accessible to patients who have unique challenges. Our compassion and dedication to the special needs community is what drives us to make these services available.

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The Blende Dental Group offers Sleep and Sedation Dentistry for fearful, phobic, and special needs patients. To speak with a patient care coordinator or to schedule an appointment in our San Francisco dentist office, call 1-800-575-3375.

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For over 20 years, the Blende Dental Group has bee treating patients with special needs. People have traveled from throughout the Bay Area, across the United States, and around the world to see a leading San Francisco dentist and receive top-notch dental care.

So, who is the Blende Dental Group (BDG)? Who do we treat and what different dentistry treatments and procedures do we offer?

Patients
The BDG treats people who cannot physically, cognitively or emotionally cooperate with dentistry. Every day, we treat those with phobias, special needs and who are medically at-risk.

Sedation Options
The BDG offers the full spectrum of sedation dentistry options, including nitrous oxide, oral conscious sedation, I.V. sedation, and general anesthesia. We work with each patient individually to determine the most appropriate option for their medical condition or desire to be asleep for treatment.

Experience
The BDG has more than 20 years experience in Sedation and Sleep Dentistry, and performs more definitive full-mouth rehabilitation under general anesthesia than any other private practice in the country.

One Visit treatment
We’ve successfully treated patients from more than 35 states and 20 countries with this approach.

Team
The BDG team includes general dentists, endodontists, periodontists, oral surgeons, pediatric dentists, physicians and nurses. Our team also includes experienced anesthesiologists who administer I.V. sedation and/or general anesthesia, allowing the dentist to focus on treating the patient’s dental needs. This multi-disciplinary team approach is key to managing the complexities of treating patients who are medically at-risk or emotionally compromised.

Hospital Affiliations
The BDG, San Francisco dentists are on staff and routinely treat patients at several Bay Area hospitals including Marin General, several Kaiser Permanente hospitals, Mills Peninsula and the California Pacific Medical Center (CPMC) hospitals. Dr. Blende is Chief of the Dental Division at both CPMC and Kaiser Permanente San Francisco, where Dr. Itani is Vice Chief.

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The Blende Dental Group offers sleep and sedation dentistry for fearful, phobic, and special needs patients. To speak with a patient care coordinator or to schedule an appointment in our San Francisco dentist office, call 1-800-575-3375.

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