Clinical Conscious Sedation and Anxiety Management

Entry requirements

You will typically need a Bachelor of Dental Surgery or an equivalent United Kingdom General Dental Council-registrable dental qualification. You will also need at least one year's demonstrable postgraduate clinical experience.

This course will provide clinical experience for the delivery of intravenous dental conscious sedation during oral surgery procedures only. Therefore, you should be an experienced general dental practitioner with confidence in delivering routine (level 1) oral surgery, ideally with some experience of surgical procedures (level 2). More detail on level 1 and 2 procedures can be found in the NHS England Oral Surgery Clinical Standard. We are happy to discuss applicant experience and the training provided on this course prior to application.

You must submit all required documents to the specifications detailed in the programme's Admissions Statement to be considered for review.

See international equivalent qualifications on the International Office website.

Months of entry

September

Course content

This programme is for dental practitioners wishing to develop competence, knowledge and skills to feel confident in the provision of conscious sedation and anxiety management. It will allow you to gain experience with intravenous sedation and your knowledge will be developed through distance learning modules and study days.

Clinical skills will be acquired during supervised clinical placements in Bristol (Emersons Green) for Oral Surgery patients, and as you progress through the certificate you will gain a greater understanding of pharmacological and non-pharmacological pain and anxiety control.

The Anxiety Management unit will provide you with a knowledge and critical understanding of the theoretical framework that underpins cognitive therapy, including self-help and behavioural approaches.

You will have 20+ mentored cases to become an accredited sedation provider in as little as 5 days. Immediate life support training is also included as part of this programme.

Students are offered the opportunity to combine this programme with the Postgraduate Certificate in Clinical Oral Surgery to graduate with a Postgraduate Diploma in Clinical Oral Surgery, Clinical Conscious Sedation and Anxiety Management.

Information for international students

See international equivalent qualifications on the International Office website.

Fees and funding

To assist with the delivery of more advanced NHS dental care outside an acute hospital setting, Health Education England has teamed up with the NHS Local Dental Network to provide financial support for practitioners providing NHS services within the South West.

This is available for dentists who wish to develop their clinical skills by studying on one of our postgraduate programmes. Applications are assessed on merit and according to predefined criteria by the relevant Managed Clinical Network. Click here for more information.

Further information on funding for prospective UK and international postgraduate students.