Update in Conscious Sedation

Update your knowledge of the important issues concerning the administration of sedative agents to facilitate dental treatment.

Topics covered include:

• Medico-legal matters;
• Types of basic and advanced sedation agents and techniques currently used in the UK;
• Differences between these agents;
• Assessment and pre-treatment requirements;
• Training requirements for clinicians and second appropriate persons;
• Pre-operative and operative clinical considerations when using a variety of sedation techniques;
• Clinical monitoring of patients undergoing sedation;
• Assessment for discharge.

On completion you will be familiar with how conscious sedation may benefit your patients, the variety of techniques available, and the legal and training requirements relevant to your field of practice.