Double Down on Dental Hypnosis

Dual Senior Practitioners in Hypnotic Analgesia

Dr Brice LeMaire and Sharon Waxkirsh bring nearly half a century of combined experience in dental hypnotherapy. Internationally recognised clinicians and educators, they have presented and trained together worldwide, offering a rare opportunity to learn from two senior practitioners working in the same specialty with thousands of hours of combined clinical and teaching experience.

This joint presentation examines how dental hypnotherapy can be effectively integrated into everyday dental practice to reduce anxiety, manage pain, improve patient cooperation, and enhance treatment outcomes. Grounded in extensive real-world experience, the session emphasizes practical applications.

What makes this presentation unique is the live modelling of collaboration between a dentist and a hypnotherapist, both experienced in the use of hypnosis for procedures performed without chemical anesthesia. Dr LeMaire presents the dentist’s perspective, demonstrating how hypnotic analgesia and anesthesia are integrated within clinical procedures. Ms. Waxkirsh contributes her extensive experience conducting a wide range of surgical procedures using hypnosis as the primary anesthetic, offering the complementary hypnotherapist’s perspective within the same clinical framework. Together, they present a unified and clinically grounded approach to hypnosis-based dental care.
Clinical examples and demonstrations illustrate the techniques.

Sharon Waxkirsh and Dr. Brice LeMaire have delivered joint presentations at ACHE, Hypnosummit, IMDHA, Hypnodontics Summit, and DEHI. They have led training courses at the Royal College of Medicine, across UK venues, and online. Together, they bring nearly 50 years of combined experience in dental hypnotherapy and run their own hypnotherapy schools. Their training includes work with Boyne, Butler, Kein, and McGill, reflecting a deep and diverse foundation in clinical hypnosis.