The Society for the Advancement of Anaesthesia in Dentistry (SAAD) is a dental charity dedicated to the advancement of knowledge in pain and anxiety control for dentistry.

SAAD is at the forefront of postgraduate teaching of sedation techniques in dentistry.

The Society runs courses for the whole dental team encouraging the safe provision of conscious sedation.

Other activities include providing scientific seminars, giving expert advice to other bodies including the Department of Health and the General Dental Council; providing experts for guidelines and standards documents; giving expert evidence to the courts; promoting research in the field of pain and anxiety control and providing individual support and advice to members.

Membership of the society is open to any registered dental or medical practitioner, dental nurse or dental therapist/hygienist.

NEXT COURSE

Dentists

March 8th and 9th 2014 (Spaces Available)

Dental Nurses

June 8th and 9th 2013 (Spaces Available)

Inhalation Sedation Course for Dental Therapists/Hygienists

November 2nd and 3rd 2013 (Spaces Available - subject to sufficient applications)

Dental Nurse Part II

September 7th and 8th 2013 (Spaces Available)

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URGENT WARNING re 200 bar cylinders

The MHRA has issued a Medical Device Alert Ref: MDA/2013/002 warning about the use of medical oxygen and medical air cylinders filled to 200 atmospheres (200 bar). The alert was aimed at all medical, technical and nursing staff responsible for handling or attaching medical oxygen cylinders to medical devices and warned of risk of serious [...]

Course dates for 2014 now available

We have added course dates for 2014, to view the dates and prices please click here. There are a number of ways to register and pay for the courses and more information can be found here. If you require more information, please email Toni@saad.org.uk Read more…

SAAD MEMBERSHIP

Provision of advice to practitioners and to professional protection societies
Regular SAAD Postgraduate Courses
SAAD Courses for dental nurses, therapists and hygienists
Representation on committees of enquiry, study groups, and virtually all official advisory bodies concerned with dental anaesthesia and sedation.
The furthering of research into the provision of pain and anxiety control.
Annual conference
Publication of the SAAD Digest
Functioning as a member of the International Federation of Dental Anaesthesiology Societies- IFDAS - (which gives each SAAD members automatic membership).

SAAD, 21 Portland Place, London, W1B 1PY

Tel: +44 (0)20 7631 8893 (NOT COURSE ENQUIRIES);

Email: saad@aagbi.org

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