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SAAD Annual General Meeting
Saturday 26 September 2026
The Royal Society of Medicine

1, Wimpole Street
London

SAAD members are warmly invited to attend the SAAD AGM which will take place during the lunch break at this year's symposium.

Documents will available to download below:

  • Agenda
  • Minutes of the 2025 AGM - unratified
  • Secretary's Report
  • Treasurer's Report
  • Accounts to 31st December 2025

Nominations to the SAAD Board
Following a three year term of duty, SAAD Trustees retire by rotation. This year there will be three vacancies,  and SAAD members are invited to be nominated to join the SAAD Board.

The nomination form is online and can be accessed via the link below.

Nomination forms should be completed by noon on 26 August 2026. 



To complete the form you will need to have the following information:



  • Nominee - email address, telephone number, SAAD membership number & GDC/GMC number

  • Proposer - email address, telephone number & SAAD membership number

  • Seconder - email address & SAAD membership number

You will also be required to upload:

  • a completed declaration of interest form

 (to be shared with the SAAD Trustees)
  • a photograph (for sharing at the AGM)
  • a brief biography of no more than 500 words (for sharing at the AGM)

If more nominations are received than there are vacancies, there will be a ballot at the AGM  and further details will be emailed to you.

Click here to access the online nomination form

Click here to download a declaration of interest form

Updated 10.05.2026 FT

To help us provide the best possible learning experience for each individual on the SAAD Course, it would be helpful to know a little more about you

First Name
 
Last Name
 
GDC / GMC Number
 
Where are you practising?
England    Scotland    Northern Ireland    Wales    UK    Other
 
Do you work in...
GDP    CDS    Hospital    Other
 
Are you currently a university or deanery trainee? D1, DCT. StR etc
Yes    No
 
Does your practice/service already offer conscious sedation?
Yes    No
 
If so, who administers the sedation?
 
What is your role?
 
Previous sedation experience.
RA    IVS    Oral    Intranasal    Other
 
Number of cases in the last year for each techniques selected above
 
Previous SAAD course attended (year)
 
Date of last ILS course attended
NB: Practitioners must be able to provide age-appropriate immediate life support as defined by the main elements of the Resuscitation Council (UK) ILS and PILS training programmes. It is not essential to undertake a Resuscitation Council (UK) accredited ILS/PILS course. Alternative courses with equivalent content which are adapted to the needs of dental practice are acceptable: these might also include the management of common sedation, medical and dental emergencies.
 
Date of last BLS course attended
 NB. If you have not attended a BLS course please enter N/A
 
 

SAAD Prizes Judging Panel

 

SAAD Prizes 2025

This year we had two DJ essays and eight undergraduate essays submitted.

No submissions for the DCP reports prize.

Please download the SAAD Essay Prize Marking Sheet.

Marking sheets to be returned to digest@saad.org.uk by Monday 9 June 2025 please.

Happy marking!

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Drummond Jackson

DJ25-01
Remimazolam in Older Patients: A Game-Changer in Procedural Sedation?

DJ25-02
Anaesthetic Led Conscious Sedation for Patients with Learning Disabilities 

SAAD Drummond Jackson Essay Prize Guidelines

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Dental Student

UG25-01
Numbing the fear of pain: Could buffered anaesthesia become an innovative solution to eliminate dental anxiety in patients triggered by local anaesthesia?

UG25-02 
Efficacy and safety of intravenous sedation for medically compromised patients in oral surgery procedures: an evidence-based review
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UG25-03 
How Can Hypnosis Contribute to a More Patient-Centred Approach to Dental Anxiety?
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UG25-04 
Should capnography be compulsory for dental sedation in medically complex patients (ASA III/IV)?

UG25-05 
Could remimazolam replace midazolam as the intravenous sedation drug of choice for conscious sedation in dentistry?

UG25-06 
When midazolam meets hyperactivity: Tailoring dental sedation for patients with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)
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UG25-07 
Reducing the need for conscious sedation in Dental Care: Innovations and Practices

UG25-08
Optimising Conscious Sedation for Patients with Obesity: Addressing Clinical, Practical and Systemic Challenges 

 

DCP Report

No submissions.

 

SAAD DCP Case Study Report Guidelines

 

 

 

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