My 2/C DS had his wisdom teeth removed at the dental clinic at USNA as a youngster, and he had no choice on the timing. Aside from the (not-insignificant) expense, going to a civilian oral surgeon will afford certain comforts like...sedation. The dental clinic at USNA prefers to do the extractions under local anesthesia because the recovery is much faster that way (and in most cases it works out just fine - his roommate had his wisdom teeth removed under local anesthesia, and took an exam later that day with no ill effects.). In DS's case, after 2.5 hours of drilling to remove the teeth, the oral surgeon said "If I had known it was going to be that hard, I would have knocked you out first." After a few days, DS was just fine and now he has a story to tell.