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Welcome to the SAAD National Course! 

 

Whether you are attending the SAAD course as a refresher, or if you are new to sedation and about to embark on your supervised clinical experience, the focus of our courses is to ensure that all members of the clinical team are able to deliver safe and effective conscious sedation for their patients who require it.

Click on the headings below to access further information


There will be photographs and videos taken during the course weekend that may be used in the SAAD Digest & Newsletters, on the SAAD website or on social media. If you would prefer not to appear please ensure that you sit on the outer edge of the lecture theatre and make yourself known to the photographer, or to Toni Richman (Registration).






Our inhalation sedation machines are serviced by RA Medical



 

Welcome to the SAAD Life Support course!

Click on the headings below to access further information.


There will be photographs taken during the course that may be used in the SAAD Digest & Newsletters, on the SAAD website or on social media.If you would prefer that we did not use any photographs in which you appear please make yourself known to the photographer.




 

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Welcome to the SAAD National Course for Dental Nurses! 

Whether you are attending the SAAD course as a refresher, or if you are new to sedation and about to embark on your supervised clinical experience, the focus of our courses is to ensure that all members of the clinical team are able to deliver safe and effective conscious sedation for their patients who require it.

Click on the headings below to access further information.


There will be photographs and videos taken during the course weekend that may be used in the SAAD Digest & Newsletters, on the SAAD website or on social media. If you would prefer not to appear please ensure that you sit on the outer edge of the lecture theatre and make yourself known to the photographer, or to Toni Richman (Registration).


 




Our inhalation sedation machines are serviced by RA Medical



 

Welcome to the Practical Elements day of the SAAD Assessed Sedation Hygienist/Therapist (SASH/T) scheme! 

The focus of our courses is to ensure that all members of the clinical team are able to deliver safe and effective conscious sedation for their patients who require it.

Click on the headings below to access further information.


There will be photographs and videos taken during the course weekend that may be used in the SAAD Digest & Newsletters, on the SAAD website or on social media. If you would prefer not to appear please ensure that you sit on the outer edge of the lecture theatre and make yourself known to the photographer, or to Toni Richman (Registration).


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Venue:
Graduate Centre
Mile End Road
London
E1 4NS

Please click on the map above to enlarge.

Google maps link here

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Please click here for further information about the venue including travel information.

Parking is only available for blue badge holders.

It is recommended that delegates enter campus via Bancroft Road and walk towards the Graduate Square. Entrance to the Graduate Centre is opposite the square.

Mile end and Stepney Green Tube are both a 5-10 minute walk from campus.

Street parking is available for delegates unable to park onsite, please see https://www.towerhamlets.gov.uk/lgnl/transport_and_streets/Parking/parking_zones_and_charges/Parking_zones.aspx for more information.



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Registration will take place in the foyer where refreshments will be available.

We are using remote sign-in instead of a paper register, the link to sign in is below and the password will be available in the foyer. Members of the SAAD Faculty will be there to welcome you and to assist with signing in if necessary.

The link is www.saad.org.uk/signin

You will need to sign in using the password provided to ensure that you receive your attendance certificate.


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To view the programme please click on the link below

SAAD reserves the right to make changes to this programme.


We request that you do not make video or audio recordings of the course.


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We will be using ‘Mentimeter’ (www.mentimeter.com) during the course weekend, and so please ensure that your smart phone is fully charged!

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Please take the opportunity to approach any member of the SAAD Faculty with any of your sedation related questions!


 

 

The SAAD Teaching Faculty has oral surgeons, paediatric dentists, special care dentists, clinical psychologists, GDPs, dental nurses, peripatetic sedationists and resuscitation officers - all experienced teachers.



Dr Carole Boyle

SAAD Course Director and Past President

Carole is a Consultant and Clinical Lead for Special Care Dentistry at Guy’s, and St Thomas’ Hospitals in London. Her particular interests are using sedation for people who require special care, teaching sedation both to undergraduates and postgraduates and providing dental care under general anaesthesia. She is a member of Dental Council at the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh.



Mrs Emma Lee

SAAD Assessed Sedation Nurse (SASN) scheme Co-ordinator

Emma has been a member of the SAAD teaching faculty since 1998 and taught for many years in the department of Sedation and Special Care Dentistry at Guy’s Hospital. She is currently the Head of Learning & Development for Lincolnshire Community Health Services NHS Trust.



Dr David Craig

SAAD Past President and Former Course Director

Consultant in Special Care Dentistry at Guy’s & St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust and Honorary Professor at the University of Portsmouth. David has over 30 years' experience teaching conscious sedation techniques to undergraduate students, dental and medical practitioners and has served on dental and multi-disciplinary groups preparing guidelines for safe sedation practice.



Dr Leah Adams

Sedation Lead, CDS Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust

Leah is a Senior Dental Officer and Sedation Lead within the Community Dental Service in Gloucestershire. Prior to this she was a GDP and sedation lead in a private sedation practice and gained her MSc in Conscious Sedation from Cardiff University. Leah has a special interest in treating anxious children and adults and providing conscious sedation, as well as teaching sedation and mentoring dentists, therapists and nurses.


Dr Prabhleen Anand

Consultant in Paediatric Dentistry, RNENT & Eastman Dental Hospital, UCLH NHS Trust

Prabhleen has been a Consultant and Honorary Clinical Lecturer for over 15 years in Paediatric Dentistry at The Eastman Dental Hospital. She is currently Deputy Chair for the Paediatric Dental Managed clinical network in London. She also works in private practice. Her areas of special interest are sedation, pain control, oral surgery, hypodontia, trauma and general anaesthesia. She is the lead on general anaesthesia and IV sedation in the department.



Dr Manni Deol

SAAD Clinical Advisor and Trustee, GDP

Manni has been a general dental practitioner for 20+ years working in NHS and private practice, based in the West Midlands. Her special interests include Sedation and Teaching. She provides intravenous sedation at her practice and has worked in the Department of Sedation and Special Care Dentistry at Guys Hospital in the past. Manni's other roles include Foundation training (13 years experience) and being an elected member of the LDC Coventry.


Dr Neil Donaldson

 

Consultant Oral Surgeon

Neil is a Consultant in Oral Surgery based at Birmingham Dental Hospital. He holds a Postgraduate Diploma in Conscious Sedation and uses these skills regularly in the provision of oral surgery with the help of intravenous sedation. He has a particular interest in the orthodontic/oral surgery interface and therefore is well experienced in the care of anxious children and adolescents.



Dr Jennifer Hare

Consultant Health Psychologist. KCL Dental Institute

Jen leads the Dental Psychology Service at Guy's and St Thomas' Foundation NHS Trust; providing input for individuals with dental phobia, oro-facial pain and orthognathic surgical assessments.



Mrs Mary Hicks

Resuscitation Council Instructor, Adult and Paediatric Advanced Life Support.

Mary is an experienced registered nurse with an ED background and has been a Resuscitation Officer for over 20 years working within the NHS. Mary is a Resuscitation Council instructor in both adult and paediatric Advanced Life Support Courses. She has a keen interest in education and has a PgDip in Education.



Dr Christopher Holden

SAAD Past President, Trustee & Honorary Life Member

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.



Dr Paul Howlett

Trustee of SAAD, GDP

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. Paul has been a SAAD trustee since 2012.



Dr Bryan Kerr

Consultant in Department of Sedation and Special Care Dentistry, Guy’s Hospital, King’s College London Faculty of Dentistry, Oral & Craniofacial Sciences.

Bryan completed an MSc in Sedation and Special Care Dentistry at King's College London (KCL) and is now a Consultant at Guy's Hospital, London. He provides training in conscious sedation to undergraduate and postgraduate dentists at KCL. Bryan is the immediate past chair of DSTG.



Dr Yi Kwan Loo

President of SAAD and Deputy Sedation Lead, Paediatric Dental Department at King’s College Dental Institute

Yi is Deputy Sedation Lead in the Paediatric Department at King’s College Dental Institute. Her role includes provision of advanced sedation and teaching dental undergraduates. She completed the Diploma in Conscious Sedation at Newcastle University and has a background as a GDP providing advanced adult and paediatric sedation, as part of an experienced multidisciplinary team. Yi is a Paediatric Specialty Registrar based at King’s College Dental Institute and Kent Community Health Foundation Trust.



Mr Anthony McKay

Senior Resuscitation Officer at GSTT

Anthony has a wealth of experience attending emergencies and teaches undergraduate dental students. He is an ALS, APLS, NLS and Generic Resuscitation Instructor with a keen interest in non-technical skills. He has a Masters in Quality and Safety in Healthcare evaluating resuscitation teams.



Dr Najla Nizarali

Consultant in Sedation and Special Care Dentistry, Guy's and St Thomas' NHS FT KCL

Najla is a consultant in Sedation and Special Care Dentistry at Guys and St Thomas' Hospital and and honorary senior lecturer for Kings College London. She provides training in conscious sedation to undergraduate and postgraduate students. She has a special interest in education relating to Special Care Dentistry and provision of dental services to haematology patients using sedation techniques as appropriate.


Dr Dave Pearson

Consultant Oral Surgeon

Dave is Dental Divisional Medical Director for Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS FT and a Consultant Oral Surgeon based at Birmingham Dental Hospital. He lectures in oral surgery / sedation and works closely with the University of Birmingham. He has a special interest in the dental management of oncology patients pre/post radiotherapy utilising IS and IV sedation.



Dr Damien Reilly

Consultant in Special Care Dentistry at Surrey and Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust

Damien is a Consultant in Special Care Dentistry. In addition to this appointment at Surrey and Sussex Healthcare, he has a particular interest in the provision of sedation for obese patients.


Mrs Toni Richman

Course Administrator

Toni has for many years assisted and demonstrated on the techniques of Conscious Dental Sedation. She has presented at numerous post graduate courses within the UK and Ireland. She is a Practice Manager in Billingshurst, West Sussex.



Dr Laleh Sharifian

Peripatetic Sedationist

Laleh has been a GDP for over 20 years and has provided IV Sedation in primary care during this time. She is now a full time peripatetic sedation dentist; offering IV Sedation in the South-East of UK for dental practices. Laleh is also a clinical supervisor on the SAAD Assessed Sedationist (SAS) scheme and runs ILS courses and sedation lectures and CPD for the sedation team.



Dr Zahra Shehabi

Consultant in Special Care Dentistry at Barts Health & SAAD Trustee

Zahra is a Consultant in Special Care Dentistry at the Royal London Dental Hospital. She completed MSc's in Sedation and Special Care Dentistry in 2011 (Kings College, London) and Healthcare Management in 2016 (City University, London). Zahra is heavily involved in undergraduate and postgraduate sedation teaching. Her clinical interests include intravenous sedation (basic and advanced techniques) for patients with challenging behaviour and those undergoing implant surgery. More recently, she has been involved in various healthcare sustainability projects through her work with Green@BartsHealth

 


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Attendance certificate

After the course you will receive an email with a link to the online evaluation feedback form. Once you have submitted your feedback your attendance certificate will download.

Please ensure that you complete the evaluation and download your certificate before Wednesday 6 November.

Contact anna@saad.org.uk with any questions.


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The current guidance for the provision of conscious sedation for dentistry...

 


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Are you a member of SAAD?

If not, now is a good time to join with a 50% discount on the subscription fee for the first year when paying by direct debit, details below...

 


{slider title="SAAD Digest"}

The SAAD Digest is published annually,and each year is a source of online sedation CPD via the SAAD website.The online CPD is a benefit of SAAD membership.After reading the referred paper in the current issue of the SAAD Digest, log on to the site as a SAAD member, answer the multiple choice questions and download your CPD certificate.

A recent issue of the SAAD Digest can be downloaded below. SAAD members receive either the printed version or an electronic version of the SAAD Digest and the two electronic SAAD Newsletters each year.

2024(II) Edition - available for members only

2024(I) Edition

 

 


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Upcoming events...

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Sign up to receive updates about events listed on the SAAD website!


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SAAD Alumni

Because you have attended one of the SAAD courses you are a member of the SAAD Alumni.

We’d like to keep in touch, however, under GDPR regulations, we will not be able to keep your contact details outside of our Privacy Policy.
 
Please confirm that we have your permission to keep in touch by joining the SAAD Alumni contact list, via the link below.
 
 
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Our inhalation sedation machines are serviced by RA Medical



 

 

Welcome to the SAAD Life Support course!

Click on the headings below to access further information.


There will be photographs taken during the course that may be used in the SAAD Digest & Newsletters, on the SAAD website or on social media. If you would prefer that we did not use any photographs in which you appear please make yourself known to the photographer.


{slider title="Venue"}

Venue:
Graduate Centre
Mile End Road
London
E1 4NS

  

Please click on the map above to enlarge. 

Google maps link here 

-------

Please click here for further information about the venue including travel information.

Parking is only available for blue badge holders.

It is recommended that delegates enter campus via Bancroft Road and walk towards the Graduate Square. Th entrance to the Graduate Centre is on the opposite side of the square. 

Mile end and Stepney Green Tube stations are both a 5-10 minute walk from campus. 

Street parking is available for delegates unable to park onsite, please see https://www.towerhamlets.gov.uk/lgnl/transport_and_streets/Parking/parking_zones_and_charges/Parking_zones.aspx for more information.



{slider title="Registration"}

Registration will take place in the foyer where refreshments will be available.

We are using remote sign-in instead of a paper register, the link to sign in is below and the password will be available in the foyer. Members of the SAAD Faculty will be there to welcome you and to assist with signing in if necessary. 

The link is www.saad.org.uk/signin

You will need to sign in using the password provided to ensure that you receive your attendance certificate. 


{slider title="Programme"}

To view or print the programme please click on the image below. 

 

SAAD reserves the right to make changes to this programme.


We request that you do not make video or audio recordings of the course.


{slider title="Mentimeter - for use during the quiz"}

We will be using ‘Mentimeter’ (www.mentimeter.com) during the course,  and so please ensure that your smart phone is fully charged! 

 


{slider title="Meet the SAAD Faculty!"}

 Please take the opportunity to approach any member of the SAAD Faculty with any sedation related questions! 


 

 

SAAD Course Director, Past President & Honorary Life Member

Carole is a Consultant and Clinical Lead for Special Care Dentistry at  Guy’s, and St Thomas’ Hospitals  in London. Her particular interests are using sedation for people who require special care, teaching sedation both to undergraduates and postgraduates and providing dental care under general anaesthesia. She is a member of Dental Council at the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh.


 

SAAD Trustee & CDS Sedation Lead

Leah is a Senior Dental Officer and Sedation Lead within the Community Dental Service in Gloucestershire. Prior to this she was a GDP and sedation lead in a private sedation practice and gained her MSc in Conscious Sedation from Cardiff University. Leah has a special interest in treating anxious children and adults and providing conscious sedation, as well as teaching sedation and mentoring dentists, therapists and nurses


   

SAAD Past President & Former Course Director

Consultant in Special Care Dentistry at Guy’s & St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust and Honorary Professor at the University of Portsmouth. David has over 30 years' experience teaching conscious sedation techniques to undergraduate students, dental and medical practitioners and has served on dental and multi-disciplinary groups preparing guidelines for safe sedation practice.


 

  

Resuscitation Council Instructor, Adult and Paediatric Advanced Life Support

Mary is an experienced registered nurse with an ED background and has been a Resuscitation Officer for over 20 years working within the NHS. Mary is a Resuscitation Council instructor in both adult and paediatric Advanced Life Support Courses. She has a keen interest in education and has a PgDip in Education.


 

  

SAAD Trustees & OMFS Associate Specialist

Thomas is an Associate Specialist in OMFS and Specialist in Oral Surgery in Gloucestershire in both hospital and dental practice environments.


 

  

Senior Resuscitation Officer at GSTT 

Anthony has a wealth of experience attending emergencies and teaches undergraduate dental students. He is an ALS, APLS, NLS and Generic Resuscitation Instructor with a keen interest in non-technical skills. He has a Masters in Quality and Safety in Healthcare evaluating resuscitation teams.


  

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Attendance certificate

After the course you will receive an email with a link to the online evaluation feedback form. Once you have submitted your feedback your attendance certificate will download.

Please ensure that you complete the evaluation and download your certificate before Monday 4 March.

Contact anna@saad.org.uk with any questions.


{slider title="IACSD Standards"}

The current guidance for the provision of conscious sedation for dentistry...

 


{slider title="Joining SAAD - discount offer"}

Are you a member of SAAD?

If not, now is a good time to join with a 50% discount on the subscription fee for the first year when paying by direct debit, details below...

 


{slider title="SAAD Digest"}

The SAAD Digest is published annually,  and each year is a source of online sedation CPD via the SAAD website. The online CPD is a benefit of SAAD membership.  After reading the referred paper in the current issue of the SAAD Digest, log on to the site as a SAAD member, answer the multiple choice questions and download your CPD certificate. 

A recent issue of the SAAD Digest can be downloaded below. SAAD members receive either the printed version or an electronic version of the SAAD Digest and the two electronic SAAD Newsletters each year.


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The SAAD National Course

SAAD provides STAC accredited courses underpinning the knowledge and clinical skills required for the safe provision of conscious sedation in dental practice.

Suitable for dentists, dental nurses, therapists & hygienists, for new starters or as a refresher.

Attend a SAAD Course and be taught by the country’s most experienced dental sedation teachers!

The blended National Course

Saturday 18 May - theoretical elements of the SAAD National Course - online

Saturday 8 June - practical elements of the SAAD National Course - in person

The in person National Course

Saturday 2 & Sunday 3 November  - for dentists and dental nurses

Click here for more information about the SAAD courses


 

 

 


Sign up to receive updates about events listed on the SAAD website!


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SAAD Alumni

Because you have attended one of the SAAD courses you are a member of the SAAD Alumni.

We’d like to keep in touch, however, under GDPR regulations, we will not be able to keep your contact details outside of our Privacy Policy.
 
Please confirm that we have your permission to keep in touch by joining the SAAD Alumni contact list, via the link below.
 
 
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