Dental sedation

Sedation is a great option for nervous patients and anyone who feels anxious about receiving treatment. With safe and proven techniques, we administer sedation medication to place you in a relaxed and dream-like state, making it feel as though your appointment passes in no time.

The experienced team at Mortiboys Dental Spa have helped thousands of patients overcome lifelong fears and dental phobias to finally get the treatment they need.

Sedation facts

  • It really works! You really can relax through your dental appointment
  • When sedated you will be conscious, but unaware of what is going on around you
  • You will have little or no memory of the experience

When receiving sedation you will be fully informed beforehand of any potential side effects and given advice to help with your recovery. You may be advised to bring someone along with you to the appointment who is able to take you home afterwards, and it's advisable to rest for the remainder of the day. You should be back to normal within 24 hours.

We offer the following types of sedation at Mortiboys Dental Spa:

IV sedation

IV sedation is a very effective and safe way of treating those with moderate to severe anxiety and even phobia. This technique is started by the anaesthetist and involves the use of a small cannula (needle) placed in the back of the hand or the arm through which a sedative is administered prior to treatment.

As a patient you are conscious for the entire procedure, but don’t let this put you off. You will experience an extremely relaxed state, to the point of drowsiness. Many patients are more than happy to take a nap during treatment. IV sedation is not intended to put you to sleep or make you unconscious like a general anaesthetic, you just feel so relaxed and oblivious to your surroundings that you are happy to doze off. Because of this time passes in what appears to be minutes, even when undertaking many hours of treatment.

With refined care and expertise we’ve been helping patients throughout Leatherhead, Guildford and Fetcham manage their fear of the dentist for many years - we can do it for you too. Take the first step today…why not give us a call on 01483 281428 for a chat and to find out how we could help you.

Meet the team

Marc Mortiboys

Dentist

GDC NO. 61939

Amit Gadhavi

Specialist in Periodontics / General Dentist

GDC NO. 67395

Rajan Patel

Dentist (practice limited to oral surgery and implants)

GDC NO. 80893

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The biggest complement we receive is when our patients refer their friends and family to Mortiboys Dental Spa. In fact, we have built much of our practice on these valued, trusted recommendations over the years. Read our reviews to hear why our patients are recommending us…

Patient reviews

732 Reviews

5.0
MJ

Mandy Jakins

Always very professional and clean!

CM

Clare Maguire

Friendly, professional staff.

5th July 2026

I always receive excellent service at Mortiboys but I am very disappointed that the clinic has taken the decision not to keep the 2 different hygiene treatments at different prices. I am not aware of receiving any communication from yourselves to pre-warn me that the cost of the hygiene treatment would be the same whether I had it done in the previous way or using the new treatment procedure. I was shocked to learn when I was at the clinic for my appointment that this was the case. I also think it's unfair to leave that communication to the hygienist. This should have been communicated by the practice ahead of time.That's my only gripe. I appreciate the cost of running a business and providing services has increased considerably lately and those costs need to be passed on to continue to provide this service but it really should have been made clear ahead of time

29th June 2026

All very efficient, friendly courteous service as usual. Feel in competent hands with dentist and all.

27th June 2026

Marc will always explore to find the simplest way to complete a treatment, as opposed to the most expensive.

BH

Bethan Horsfield-Marrs

Excellent customer service and my dentist, Ranya, is lovely. Would definitely recommend.

20th June 2026

Anna is lovely, kind and gentle. I will miss her

10th June 2026

Every member of staff were friendly and professional. Treatments were fully explained.

10th June 2026

So caring

8th June 2026

One of the things I like the most about Mortiboys is that it doesn't feel or smell like a dentists, so it put's me at ease immediately.Staff are always very friendly and the patient care from Marc is exemplary. He has a way of explaining things without terrifying you.

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Lin Love

Great Dentist. Ranya is very professional. She considers the problem and finds the best solution. She is very gentle and meticulous. I highly recommend her.

31st May 2026

This was an emergency appointment with Amit Gadhavi to alleviate severe tooth ache. He examined, discussed the options, removed the filling, cleaned the root canal and applied a temporary cap. The treatment was uncomfortable but not painful (he saw to that immediately). He explained the options and has referred me to his recommended specialist for the root canal treatment. I have complete faith in Amit.

30th May 2026

Clare Wood is the reason I keep returning to Mortiboys. She is the most fabulous hygienist and has prevented any dental issues I may have developed. Clare Wood is outstanding.

29th May 2026

Amit and Caron have been absolutely brilliant at helping with my gum disease. They are kind, gentle and very knowledgeable, taking my complex medical history into account and explaining everything in detail. I used to be nervous of going to the dentist, not anymore though. Everyone at Mortiboys has been brilliant, no exceptions, thank you so much.

KC

Kendall Collinson

Great in every way as usual! Thank you.

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T Robuk

Always superb care from Dr Pav & Claire (hygienist)

16th May 2026

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Michele Murray

Samir always gives excellent advice Routine check up plus some very sound advice - all delivered with care - fabulous

11th May 2026

I always feel like a valued patient at Mortiboys. I trust their clinical and professional expertise and would thoroughly recommend them to anyone.

9th May 2026

The staff

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