For referring dentists in Cary, Raleigh and the Triangle
Sedation with a CRNA in the room.
We won’t take your patients. Send us the ones who can’t get through treatment awake. A CRNA runs the sedation, our dentists focus on the dentistry, and your patient comes back to you for routine care and hygiene.
Dr. Robert Stanley
DDS, PhD, MS. Nearly 20 years of IV sedation experience.
What you get back
Your patient, treated comfortably and safely.
A written report after treatment.
Routine care and hygiene, still in your chair.
Sedation is a two-person job.
A dentist can’t watch the airway and the margin at the same time. After nearly 20 years of providing IV sedation himself, Dr. Rob stopped sedating his own patients. Now a CRNA (certified registered nurse anesthetist) manages and monitors the sedation for the entire appointment.
Your patient is safe and warm, wrapped in a blanket, while the CRNA focuses on the sedation and our dentists focus on the dentistry. We can sedate for almost any procedure, even a cleaning.
“Should you be the dentist and the anesthesiologist? After nearly 20 years of IV sedation, I say no.”
Dr. Robert Stanley
Send a patientThree ways to send us a patient
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Sedation for one procedure
Send the patient for a specific treatment under sedation: extractions, a crown prep, a root canal, even a cleaning.
Everything else stays with you.
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Your plan, done under sedation
Send your treatment plan. We complete it under IV sedation and send the patient back with a written report.
The patient is yours, and so is the decision.
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The whole case
Implants, full-arch or multidisciplinary care, all with one sedation team in one building.
Routine care and hygiene return to you afterwards, unless you ask otherwise.
Want to bring a CRNA into your own practice? Ask about sedation courses at The Stanley Institute.
Implants, sedation and cosmetic, all in one building
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Implant referrals
Implants placed from your crown backwards. You get the system, platform, position and parts to order.
See implant referrals →2
Sedation referrals
IV sedation with a CRNA managing the anesthesia, for anything from a cleaning to a full-arch case.
See sedation referrals →3
Cosmetic referrals
Veneers, smile makeovers, BriteGums® and same-day crowns, led by Dr. Bobbi Stanley.
See cosmetic referrals →Not sure which one fits? Call (919) 460-9665 and say it’s about a referral.
What you can count on
Dr. Rob puts these same promises in a signed agreement and hands it to you in person.
- ✓Your patient returns to you for routine care and hygiene. We book them for nothing outside the referral unless you ask.
- ✓You get a written report after treatment: what we did, how your patient did under sedation, and anything to watch for.
- ✓We confirm your referral within one business day and call your patient within two business days.
- ✓We never criticize previous work in front of your patient.
- ✓If we can’t make a case safe, we tell you and your patient, and we say why.
- ✓If something we did goes wrong, it’s ours to fix.
WATCH: WHY WE USE A CRNA
Why Dr. Rob quit sedating his own patients.
After nearly 20 years of IV sedation, Dr. Rob explains why sedation is a two-person job, and why a CRNA in the room lets the dentist focus on the dentistry while your patient gets someone watching them the whole time.
How it works
You send it
Use the form below, call, or fax.
We call you and your patient
Within two business days.
You get a report at every stage
And your patient back.
Real cases, before and after
Drag the slider to compare. Case details are next to each photo.
Case title (e.g., single implant, lower left molar)
Procedure · Timeline
Case details go here: what the referring dentist sent us, what we found, and how we planned it from the crown backwards.
Referred by: Dr. Name, Practice. Restored by the referring dentist.
Case title (e.g., single implant, lower left molar)
Procedure · Timeline
Case details go here: what the referring dentist sent us, what we found, and how we planned it from the crown backwards.
Referred by: Dr. Name, Practice. Restored by the referring dentist.
Case title (e.g., single implant, lower left molar)
Procedure · Timeline
Case details go here: what the referring dentist sent us, what we found, and how we planned it from the crown backwards.
Referred by: Dr. Name, Practice. Restored by the referring dentist.
Who you’re sending your patient to
One team, one building: our dentists focus on the dentistry, and a CRNA focuses on your patient.
Dr. Robert Stanley
DDS · PhD · MS · DABOI · DICOI · DAO · FAAID · FAGD
An engineer as well as a dentist, with a PhD in mechanical engineering. He plans every implant as a beam under load, before anyone picks up a drill. Adjunct professor in prosthodontics at UNC Chapel Hill and co-founder of The Stanley Institute.
Certified in oral, IV and conscious sedation, with nearly 20 years of IV sedation experience.
Dr. Bobbi Stanley
DDS · MAGD · DICOI
Founded the practice in Cary after graduating from the UNC School of Dentistry in 1993. Master in the Academy of General Dentistry, adjunct professor in prosthodontics at UNC Chapel Hill, and co-founder and senior instructor at The Stanley Institute.
Cosmetic dentist and member of the Dental Organization for Conscious Sedation (DOCS).
Dr. Bailey Petersen
DDS
A general dentist and graduate of the UNC Adams School of Dentistry, with experience in pediatric dentistry, community clinics and endodontic research. She brings a focus on comfort and patient education to every visit.
Associate dentist. Assists on surgeries and cosmetic cases.
Questions dentists ask us
Something else? Call (919) 460-9665 and say it’s about a referral.
Who manages the sedation?
A CRNA (certified registered nurse anesthetist) manages and monitors the sedation for the whole appointment, so our dentists can focus on the dentistry.
What procedures can you do under sedation?
Almost any, from cleanings and fillings to extractions, crowns, root canals, implants and full-arch cases.
How quickly will you see my patient?
We confirm your referral within one business day and call your patient within two business days. If it’s urgent, call us and say it’s a referral.
What does my patient need before IV sedation?
A physical before the procedure, and someone to drive them home afterwards. We walk your patient through the rest when we call them.
How do fees and insurance work?
We’re a fee-for-service practice and don’t take insurance. Patients can finance their treatment and sedation through Cherry or Proceed Finance.
Will you take over my patient’s care?
No. We treat what you refer and send your patient back to you for routine care and hygiene.
What if something goes wrong?
If something we did goes wrong, it’s ours to fix. If we can’t make a case safe, we tell you and your patient, and we say why.
Send a patient
Tell us about the patient. We’ll take it from there.
Takes about two minutes. If it’s urgent, call us and say it’s a referral.
Phone (919) 460-9665 · Fax (919) 460-0690
Please don’t email scans or records. Have files? Send them here.
3731 NW Cary Pkwy, Suite 201, Cary, NC 27513.
The Prestonwood Evenings: dinner and CE in Cary
Thirty seats. One hour of CE. One good dinner.
A series of eight one-hour CE evenings for general dentists at Prestonwood Country Club in Cary. Dinner and drinks, then a course that teaches exactly what its title says, starting with clinical photography, the lab and records, and building to the implant cases that land in your chair. We cap each evening at 30 so there’s time for your questions. You leave with a one-page take-home you can use on Monday morning, and you meet the team you’d be sending patients to.
Where
Prestonwood Country Club, Cary
Evening
Course at 6:30 pm, with dinner and drinks included
Credit
1 CE hour, issued by The Stanley Institute
Seats
30 per evening, held in the order requests arrive.
Next evening
Thursday, February 11, 2027
The Photo That Finishes the Case: Clinical Photography for the General Dentist
30 seats
Your camera is the cheapest feedback loop in the practice. In one hour: the standard photo set, phone or camera and when each is enough, shade photos the lab can actually use, and the settings that make a photo usable as a record. Bring your phone. You leave with a one-page photo protocol for the operatory wall. When the 30 seats are taken, we start a waiting list, and the waiting list hears about the next evening before anyone else.
Request a seat for February 11
Your patient. Calm, safe and back in your chair.
Send a patient