Using Reiki for Relaxing Dentistry

>traumatized. She had gone through a lot of painful
The reason that many people are afraid to see amedical treatments and among other injuries, she
dentist probably arises from the vision they havehad a broken front tooth and needed a root canal
of dentistry as it was practiced a century ago,but I could not do anything as she was totally
when equipment was basic and anesthetic wasovercome by fear. After doing a Reiki treatment
scarce. Let’s face it, dentistry hurt!and relaxing the girl, I was able to finish the root
Today, everything about dentistry has changedcanal in one session! The calming effect of Reiki
for the better. But the best improvement is ourallowed her to receive the treatment she needed.
use of Reiki to relax patients who are uneasy inWith another patient, I happened to be thinking of
the dental chair!laughter while I was doing Reiki on her. The
Reiki is a technique for stress reduction andpatient, who had been nervous about having
relaxation that lets you tap into an unlimiteddental work done, said, “It’s weird.
supply of life force energy. Since ancient times,I’ve been in a bad mood all day and now I
the knowledge that an unseen energy, connectedfeel like dancing.”
directly to the quality of health, flows through allI do Reiki for some of the other practitioners in
living things has been part of the wisdom of manymy building who do extractions or surgeries.
cultures. The existence of this energy has nowSometimes their patients come to me before
been verified by scientific experiments.their appointment just to get relaxed. In general,
As a Reiki Master, I use Reiki as a natural way toReiki not only gets them through the
relax my patients and calm their feelings ofappointment, it also promotes healing. Because the
anxiety.stress of surgery or an extraction is detrimental
Patients tell me that Reiki gives them a sense ofto healing, your body does not have sufficient
peace and well-being that makes their dental visitenergy left to heal itself. Reiki makes a difference!
a more pleasant experience than they everNow all of my staff and associates have studied
expected. Some say they actually feel muchReiki and my hygienist has become a Reiki Master
better after the dental treatment than they didherself! I urge anyone who is afraid of the dentist
before they came in!to call me—you’ll see, I’m not
Once, I treated an eleven-year-old girl who hadfrightening at all!
been in a car accident and was severely