Dental Intravenous Sedation

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NES runs an IV Sedation course twice a year with a maximum of 16 participants per course.   The course is open to NHS GDS, Private and PDS dentists.

Aims and Learning Outcomes

Aims:

To equip dentists with the knowledge and skills required to provide IV sedation as an operator / sedationist within their own practice setting.

Learning Outcomes:

  1. Discuss the legal, ethical, medical and dental considerations around the provision of conscious sedation in dentistry.
  2. Assess their patient’s suitability for IV sedation taking into consideration medical, dental and social histories.
  3. Provide safe and effective cannulation on their patient.
  4. Provide safe IV sedation for their patient in line with current SDCEP guidance.
  5. Ensure a safe sedation environment for their patients and dental team.
Course Information

Full information on the course can be found on the Course Information Sway, please read in full before applying for course.

Dates and Location of Training Sessions
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IV Sedation Training 

  • Saturday 5th and Sunday  6th October - NHS Education for Scotland Office,  Glasgow. 

GDPs will have to attend an additional day of Sedation Based Medical Emergencies

  • Monday 7th or Tuesday  8th October  - Medical Simulator, Glasgow Dental Hospital.

Final Case Based Discussion Day

  •   Saturday 1st March 2025 - Online (Microsoft Teams)
Course costs
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General Dental Practitioners will attend 4 days attracting 24 hours vCPD and the maximum 6 sessions of CPDA.  The fee for the course will be £580.00

Public Dental Service dentists will attend 3 days, attraction 18 hours vCPD.  Salaried dentists are not eligible for CPDA payments.  The course fee will be £460.00.  If a PDS dentist wishes to attend the medical emergencies course then their course fee would be the same as a that for GDS dentists.

Forms
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Forms you will need throughout your course

Post Event

Slides from Education day

Now that you have attended the course, you may view the presentation. This is for your personal revision only and must not be copied or shared with anyone. The Course Speaker holds all Intellectual Property Rights for this presentation.

Demonstration video

In this Video, Peter Walker demonstrates the insertion of a cannula.

Additional Resources

Introduction to IV Cannulation 

This resource is supplementary to this IV Sedation Course. It presents the latest clinically researched guidance around IV Cannulation.  This is useful for all members of the Dental Team involved in Sedation as an introduction and also as a revision tool.

Review
  • Published 17/12/2021
  • Updated 31/10/2024
  • Due for Review 01/03/2025