Education, Training and CPD from SAAD
SAAD provides 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.
Our next dental sedation course dates:
Dentists and Dental Nurses
Saturday 16 May (online) & Saturday 27 June (in person)
Dental Hygienists/Therapists - 10 October (online) & 14 November (in person)
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SAAD provides sedation courses, the SAAD Life Support (SLS) course, an annual symposium and sedation webinars.
Sedation courses for dentists
We offer sedation update courses and sedation courses for those new to sedation three times a year, with online and in person options.
Please click on the links below for further information
Sedation update course for dentists
Sedation course for dentists new to sedation
The SAAD Assessed Sedation (SAS) scheme
Sedation courses for dental nurses
We offer sedation update courses and sedation courses for those new to sedation three times a year, with online and in person options.
Please click on the links below for further information
Sedation update course for dental nurses
Sedation course for dental nurses new to sedation
The SAAD Assessed Sedation Nurse (SASN) scheme
Sedation courses for dental hygienists/therapists
We offer an annual online sedation update course and a sedation course for those new to sedation.
Please click on the links below for further information
Sedation update course for dental hygienists and therapists
Sedation course for dental nurses and hygienists new to sedation
The SAAD Assessed Sedation Hygienists/Therapist (SASH/T) scheme
Annual Symposium
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Saturday 26 September 2026
RSM, London
SAAD Life Support Course
Aim: To fulfil the IACSD requirement 'Practitioners must be able to provide age-appropriate Immediate Life Support'
Teaching points:
- Participants will gain an increased knowledge of medical emergencies, causes and management related to sedation
- They will practice simulated scenarios in small groups
- Learn airway management skills
CPD hours: Five hours, 30 minutes fulfilling GDC learning outcomes C.
Further information will be posted here and emailed to members.
Meet our faculty
Attend a SAAD course and be taught by the UK's most experienced dental sedation teachers!
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.
Online CPD
The SAAD online CPD is sedation CPD based on questions about the refereed papers in the current issue of the SAAD Digest.
Access to the online CPD is complimentary for SAAD members or can be purchased as an annual subscription.
Dates of interest
SAAD collates a calendar of dates of interest, this includes events and submission deadlines from SAAD and other organisations.
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Attend a SAAD course and be taught by the UK's most experienced dental sedation teachers!