STORY:  SKIPPING SHOTS

SCRIPT # 584  SHOOT:  11/2/04

AIRDATE:  Monday, Nov. 29, 2004

                Daybreak and Midday

DHC Master #20  Timecode:              22:28                       A new type of anesthetic allows dental

patients to skip a shot  but still get

pain relief.

Dr. Linda Niessen looks at a completely

different approach to local anesthesia in

SOVT:   1:39                          today’s segment of Dental Health Check.

JOHN ANKENEY                                                 (VOICE-OVER

SUPER:   Dallas    :02-07                                      John Ankeney has never liked getting

                                                                                                shots, especially from his periodontist.

                                                                                                So he was happy to hear that there was

                                                                                                a new alternative.

SUPER:  John Ankeney    :13-18                      ("This had to pain whatsoever. They put

                    Dental Patient                                   a local gel on the outside. They take the

                                                                                                little tube and stick it down your gum. And

                                                                                                it only takes a minute. ")

ORAQIX PRODUCT SHOTS                                             The alternative, called Oraqix, provides local anesthesia, similar to what you get from a dentist's injection but without the needle.

SUPER:   Dr. Thomas Wilson                            ("It's a combination of two anesthetics

                  Periodontist   :38-43                           that we already use in dentistry.  So far,

                                                                                                using this product, almost all of the patients

                                                                                                have not had to have any traditional local

                                                                                                anesthetic with the needle, which I think is

                                                                                                wonderful.")

PROCEDURE                                                                        A dental hygienist or dentist applies the

anesthetic gel around the gum line through a

blunt tip applicator. In about thirty seconds,

that part of the mouth becomes numb.

SUPER:   Kara Webb   1:01-1:06                      ("And as a hygienist, I am able to do a

                  Dental Hygienist                                                more thorough deep scaling of the gums

                                                                                                and get a better response from the tissue

                                                                                                because of that.")

MORE OF PROCEDURE                                                     The FDA approved Oraqix for adults with gum disease who undergo scaling and root planing,  often called deep cleaning.

Patients may need a local

anesthetic before having this periodontal

procedure.

JOHN ANKENEY                                                 ("It was actually better than Novocain.")

ON CAMERA                                                                       (STAND-UP CLOSE)

SUPER:  Dr. Linda Niessen               1:25-1:30 If you have a needle phobia,  ask your

                Baylor College of Dentistry                                dentist about this new local anesthetic that

                                                                                                 lets you skip the shot instead of skipping

                                                                                                 the appointment.  For Baylor College of

                                                                                                Dentistry, Texas A&M System, I’m Dr.

                                                                                                Linda Niessen, Channel 8 News.