Chad Tomazin, DDS - Dental Anesthesiologist
When a patient who has not seen the dentist in an extended amount of time visits our office, our team appreciates the motivation it takes to start caring for one's oral health and leaving behind periods of neglect. We also empathize with the host of different emotions patients have when seeing the dentist. Some patients are anxious, scared due to a previous unpleasant experience or even phobic of the dentist. The mouth is an intimate space and it is meant to be addressed with a personal touch.
Once a personalized plan is established for our patients, those who are looking for an additional level of comfort will benefit from sedation. Dr. Goldwyn provides oral and IV moderate sedation; however, he appreciates that this form of sedation is not for everyone and existing medical conditions such as heart problems, seizure disorders, gag-reflex, and mental and physical disabilities may require dental treatment under various forms of sedation. Children are especially important when in the dental setting. We believe that when children look forward to seeing the dentist, they become a patient for life and tend to value healthier smiles as they grow into adulthood.
Making and keeping our patients comfortable is one of our core values and quality care and safety may be compromised when patients, especially children, are not fully comfortable. This is why our team appreciates the level of comfort that sedation and Dr. Tomazin provides for our patients. He not only takes pride in his work, but as an active faculty member at the prestigious Loma Linda Medical Center, Dr. Tomazin teaches future anesthesiologist how to do what he does best.
Dr. Tomazin is available in our practice by appointment. Working as a healthcare team with a patient-centered approach, Dr. Tomazin, Dr. Goldwyn and your current medical physician, establish a goal, a pace and a plan that is comfortable for you and our team.
On his free time, Dr. Tomazin enjoys playing guitar, music, traveling, spending time with family and friends as well as staying healthy at the gym. A native of Riverside, CA, Dr. Tomazin can be found with a wrench in hand, restoring cars with his father at the family auto shop or picking huge oranges from the family orchard.
Special Training and Degrees
- Doctor of Dental Surgery, University of Southern California
- Post-Doctoral Residency in Dental and Medical Anesthesiology Loma Linda University
- Riverside County Medical Regional Center, LLU Special Care Dentistry Clinic Anesthesia
- Faculty, Loma Linda University Dental Anesthesiology Program
- Member, American Dental Association, California Dental Association and American Society of Dentist Anesthesiologists.
- Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support, Pediatric Advanced Life Support, CPR
Types of Sedation
• Minimal Sedation: Patients are relaxed and respond normally to verbal commands.
• Moderate Sedation: Patients feel drowsy and may sleep during the procedure. Patients
may respond to verbal command, with or without tactile stimulation, and may not
remember being in the procedure.
• Deep Sedation: Patients are generally not easily aroused, and may or may not respond
to repeated or painful stimulation. Breathing may slow during the procedure, and
patients may sleep until the medication wears off. Supplemental oxygen may be
administered.
• General Anesthesia: Patients are unconscious, unresponsive and not aroused by painful
stimulation. A breathing tube may be inserted through the mouth or nose, possibly into
the windpipe to maintain proper breathing. The length and level of anesthesia is
controlled and constantly adjusted as needed.
It is important to remember that for all of these levels of sedation, Dr. Tomazin will constantly monitor the patient’s vitals, blood pressure, heart rate and rhythm, breathing and blood-oxygen levels to help ensure a safe sedation experience. Dr. Tomazin will remain next to the patient, monitoring them throughout the procedure, and will follow the patient through the recovery until the patient is released to go home.