This intervention has been carefully designed to create the perfect situation for the fear response in your mind to be re-trained to take on a much healthier and calmer response to dental treatment. It takes less than 4 minutes to watch the film. The process may seem simple, but it is very effective when used consistently, as shown with some of my patients who have already used this intervention. Do not be concerned if all the affirmations do not resonate with you. We are targeting dental anxiety from many different aspects and you are probably not aware of all the subconscious reasons behind your dental anxiety. Let them all be absorbed in the process.

This treatment is based on the theory of neuroplasticity where the brain undergoes remodeling and remapping of the neurosynaptic organization. Habits and beliefs in our long-term memory can be challenged through a learning process to allow a new habit and belief to be formed. Like any new process of learning, such as driving a car or learning a new sport, it takes time for the brain to adapt and rewire. All sports and hobbies take time to learn before you start to do things automatically. The same process applies here where repetitive viewing is needed. To enable your new healthier response to dental treatment to be learnt and adopted by your subconscious mind.

The SEC process takes an individual through a guided imagery experience with a musical immersion to enhance the sensory engagement with the audiovisual material. The hypnotic induction of immersing one’s experience into the material helps induce one into a focused concentration where the unconscious mind can adopt new beliefs and habits and overcome unwanted fears and destructive habits.

The SEC film uses safe behavior altering techniques, using embedded affirmations, allowing an individual to gradually believe in the affirmation and adopt them as if they are already true. This is designed to create positive subconscious beliefs and allow you to abandon or overwrite undesired behaviors and habits.