Dental Intravenous Sedation
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:
- 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.
- Provide safe and effective cannulation on their patient.
- Provide safe IV sedation for their patient in line with current SDCEP guidance.
- 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
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 8th February 2025 - Location: TBC
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 £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
Forms you will need throughout your course
- Supervised learning event for IV sedation ( Download, 150 KB)
- IV treatment paperwork ( Download, 32 KB)
- Mentor Form ( Download, 187 KB)
- IV sedation log book ( Download, 248 KB)
Review
- Published 17/12/2021
- Updated 27/05/2024
- Due for Review 27/05/2025