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Meet the SAAD evaluators!

All of the SAAD Safe Sedation Practice Scheme Evaluators meet the person specification on page 24 of the SAAD Safe Sedation Practice Scheme.

Leah Adams

Leah is a Senior Dental Officer and Sedation Lead within Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust and has particular interests in governance relating to safe sedation practice, sedation teaching and treating dentally anxious adults and children. She recently established an IV sedation service for special care adults and children aged 12-16 and previously worked for many years in a private Sedation Practice as sedation lead.

Leah completed an MSc in Conscious Sedation at Cardiff University and taught for several years on the Diploma and MSc Conscious Sedation course. She is a member of the SAAD teaching faculty and regularly lectures on national SAAD courses.

In her spare time she enjoys getting out in the fresh air and spending time with friends and family.

Christopher Holden

Chris has been a GDP in primary care for 40 years. He has been an author of most national guidance documents on dental sedation in the last 15 years. Chris provides expert evidence in the UK, Europe and worldwide and is immediate past president of The International Federation of Dental Anaesthesiology Societies.

Paul Howlett

Paul works as a GDP in a private multi-disciplinary dental practice in Teesside. His specific areas of interest are managing anxious patients and more complex restorative care including dental implants. Previously, Paul spent 5 years working as part of a dedicated team providing advanced conscious sedation techniques for paediatric patients and continues to use single drug intravenous and inhalation sedation as part of his daily clinical practice.

Sadie Hughes

Sadie is a Consultant in Special Care Dentistry and the Sedation Lead for Hertfordshire Special Care Dental Service. Her clinical interests include sedation and behavioural management for adolescents requiring dental treatment and dental anxiety management of adults with additional needs. Sadie has experience of providing dental treatment with single and multidrug conscious sedation in hospital, community and general practice settings in addition to providing peripatetic sedation for other dental specialists.

 

There is some parking available at the Mile End Road campus, however places are limited.

There is no vehicular access permitted via Westfield Way. Instead, all access must be via LONGNOR ROAD to the north of campus. Please see the map below for the route in.

The gate at the end of Longnor Road will open at 07:00 for access into the car park.  Security are stating that it is first come, first served for places in the car park.  Please be aware that in addition to the SAAD Course there may be other events taking place on campus.

 

 

 

 

 

Please ensure that you have read and can comply with the covid-19 guidelines as set out by the venue in line with the current government guidance (step 3):

  • If you have tested positive for Covid-19, have been in contact with someone who has tested positive, or are feeling unwell, please do not attend the course. You can contact Fiona and transfer to a later course at no additional charge.

  • Please consider having a test in advance of attending the course. 

  • Your contact details from your original registration will be used to comply with the Track and Trace requirements. More information on test and trace can be found here.

  • During the practical sessions we will be wearing eye protection in addition to masks. You may want to bring your own eyewear.

  • Use the hand washing facilities / hand sanitiser stations on arrival and at every opportunity.

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‘Safe sedation practice for healthcare procedures. An update’.

Briefing paper No:2. 20/05/2021

Please note the Academy of Medical Royal Colleges document, ‘Safe Sedation Practice for Healthcare Procedures. An Update’ has been amended to clarify the position for dental procedures carried out under dental conscious sedation in primary and secondary care settings.

The relevant sections are on page 3, final paragraph, and on page 8, that updates the reference.

'These recommendations are primarily intended for the use of hospitals and clinics in which sedation for non-dental procedures is given. Dental sedationists practising in primary or secondary care settings should ensure that standards of practice are in accordance with those detailed in guidance published by the Intercollegiate Advisory Committee for Sedation in Dentistry (IACSD).5'

https://www.aomrc.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Safe_sedation_practice_for_healthcare_procedures_update_0521.pdf

 

Mr. S G Jones
President, SAAD.
20.05.2021

Briefing paper No:1. 09/05/2021

The recent publication of the above document by the Academy of Medical Royal Colleges (AoMRC), in February 2021 has caused considerable concern amongst dental professionals involved in the delivery of conscious sedation.

The chief areas of concern relate to the process involved in its production and the implications for dental conscious sedation services.

The review group comprised only anaesthetists; there was no dental sedationist representation or consultation. The document was published without reference to the review process or peer review before publication.

Unfortunately, the update document undermines IACSD, SDCEP and NHS England commissioning guidance.

The update also blurs definitions of sedation and changes fasting recommendations without stating any new evidence; ECG and capnography become mandatory.

There are revisions to guidance on sedation team members and changes to guidance on ILS/PILS.

An interested group, including seven dental sedationists, who are current members of IACSD have written to the Chair of IACSD and to the National Dental Advisor at the Care Quality Commission to voice their concerns.

The matter is now being picked up at national level as the implications of the update will inevitably have unintended consequences for dental sedation service commissioning and provision.

Hopefully, there will be a rapid resolution of this matter. SAAD will post regular briefings on the website to keep interested parties up to date with progress and to provide reassurance that this matter continues to be actively pursued.

 

It is requested that any comments be directed via SAAD Executive Secretary at fiona@saad.org.uk so coordinated action may be taken. Your cooperation with this is very much appreciated.

 

Mr S G Jones.
President, SAAD
09.05.2021

 

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