Rohit Bedi
Professional Skillset
Advanced IV Sedation
Rohit has a special interest in providing care using advanced intravenous sedation techniques to help treat patients with extreme dental anxiety and complex needs. He routinely lectures for the New Zealand Dental Association, the New Zealand Society for Sedation in Dentistry. He consults for the Dental Council of New Zealand for sedation related matters and is actively involved in international education and research around advanced sedation methodology and patient safety. He is currently involved with research projects at the University of Alberta, Canada.
He has recently been nominated to join the committee for young members of the International Federation of Dental Anesthesiology Societies and also enjoys membership of the New Zealand, UK and American societies for sedation and believes Dental Sedation is a "team effort" and is involved in teaching sedation to other dentists and teams. He travels both nationally and internationally to keep up to date with the latest developments in procedural sedation. He practices the full scope of general dentistry under intravenous sedation. He is also a qualified emergency care instructor certified by the New Zealand resuscitation council.
General, Cosmetic and Implant Dentistry
Rohit completed his undergraduate studies at the university of Punjab in 2008. Following this he spent some time working as part of the surgical team at ECHS Hospital. Rohit moved to NZ in 2009 where he pursued a Post Graduate qualification at the University of Auckland under scholarship. He then worked in the Far north at Kerikeri prior to moving to Auckland before finally making Christchurch home, where he currently provides services to a referral base out of multiple practices in the vibrant city centre.
Rohit is especially passionate about providing care to people with long standing dental anxiety and complex dental needs with the help of Intravenous sedation. He takes pride in being able to help patients along their personal journey towards the smile and function they desire from their teeth.
He provides general dentistry ranging from simple fillings to complex veneers, root canal treatment and crown and bridge work as well as removal of impacted wisdom teeth. He is also able to provide replacement for missing teeth working in conjunction with specialist surgeons to provide implants to replace missing teeth.
Impacted Wisdom Teeth and broken down teeth
Rohit is also able to provide removal for impacted wisdom teeth and complicated surgical removals under the cover of intravenous sedation. These procedures are often undertaken after further planning following a 3D CT scan. Rohit will discuss these options at length during your consult.