Dental Intravenous Sedation
NHS Education for Scotland facilitates a Dental IV Sedation course twice a year which is open to GDS, Private and PDS dentists.
Aims and Learning Outcomes
Aims & Objectives:
This interactive course is designed to equip dentists with the knowledge and skills required to provide IV sedation as an operator/sedationist within their own practice setting.
Learning Outcomes:
- Discuss the legal, ethical, medical and dental considerations around the provision of conscious sedation in dentistry
- Assess their patient’s suitability for IV sedation taking into consideration medical, dental and social histories
- Demonstrate safe and effective cannulation on their patient
- Perform safe IV sedation for their patient in line with current SDCEP guidance
- Provide a safe sedation environment for their patients and dental team
GDC Development Outcomes:
(A) Effective Communication
(B) Effective Management
(C) Knowledge & Skills Development
Course Information
If you are a prospective applicant for the NES Dental IV Sedation Course, please read the Course Information Guide before applying for the educational programme.
More Information
- Preparing for IV Sedation in Practice – Information Checklist for Dentists New to Dental IV Sedation
- Clinical Supervision for Conscious Sedation
- Course Prospectus
- Course Application Form
Course Dates and Locations
- Friday 23rd January 2026 - In person lectures - Glasgow Dental Education Centre, Glasgow
- Saturday 24th January 2026 - In person lectures and hands-on workshops - Glasgow Dental Education Centre, Glasgow
- Wednesday 28th January 2026 - Hands on sedation based medical emergencies - Glasgow Dental Education Centre, Glasgow
- Saturday 16th May 2026 - Cased Based Discussion Day – Online(Teams)
Course costs
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 £600.00
Public Dental Service dentists will attend 3 days attracting 18 hours vCPD. Salaried dentists are not eligible for CPDA payments. The course fee will be £480.00. 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.
Pre Course Reading
- SDCEP Conscious Sedation
- Practice Support Manual
- Pain and Anxiety Control for the Conscious Dental Patient
- Midazolam Monograph – BNF (British National Formulary) Dosage, contraindications, interactions, and safety profile
- Practical Conscious Sedation
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 27/11/2025
- Due for Review 01/03/2026