The course covers the underpinning knowledge and clinical skills required for the safe provision of conscious sedation in dental practice. Advice is given regarding clinical experience which should follow each course.

This course is designed to provide dental nurses with the knowledge, skills and attitudes to enable them to assist an operator-sedationist during the provision of dental treatment under conscious sedation. This is a standalone course that can be attended by experienced sedation nurses as a refresher, or by 'new starters' as part of the SAAD Assessed Sedation Nurse scheme.