Dental Sedation Course

Looking to advance your career in Dental Nursing? Our post-registration NEBDN Dental Sedation course (equivalent to Level 4) is meticulously crafted to elevate your professional expertise. At London Waterloo Academy, we prioritise providing our students with an outstanding learning experience and ensuring they pass their examinations stress-free.

Conscious Sedation is a pivotal component of modern dentistry, offering essential care for patients grappling with anxieties and phobias. Administered orally, through inhalation, or via injection in the UK, these sedative drugs alleviate anxiety but can also present significant side effects. We equip our students to adeptly recognise and manage these effects in a calm and effective manner.

Dental sedation is invaluable for treating highly anxious patients or performing complex procedures. It induces relaxation and a sleep-like state while allowing patients to respond to prompts. There are two types commonly offered in practice:
Intravenous (IV) Sedation and Inhalation Sedation. While inhalation sedation is common with children, IV sedation is preferred for adults. Notably, pregnant women cannot undergo inhalation sedation, despite its similarity to gas used during childbirth.

Various circumstances warrant dental sedation, including patients who prefer not to remember their treatment, those requiring complex procedures, children needing advanced dental care, and individuals with extreme anxiety or dental phobia. Sedation can help patients overcome their fears and eventually receive treatment without sedation.

Our Dental Sedation course offers hands-on training in the latest techniques, from nitrous oxide to oral conscious sedation. 

Who should attend

• GDC registered nurses, who wishes to provide assistance in the surgery during routine conscious sedation

• GDC registered dental nurses engaged in this type of work on a regular basis

How will you learn?

Working together – Starting a new career isn’t easy and can often feel like a lonely and impossible process. Our Dental Department is always behind each learner, supporting every step of the way. We provide you with all the tools, skills, and assistance you need to succeed. Our success is built on the success of our students, with a long list of graduates boasting successful stories.

You will have: The course is based on six months part-time study, consisting of once-a-week classes.

We provide A-Z guidance starting from before and after the course. Your tutor will guide you through the course to graduation which you will be welcome to attend. 

Entry Requirements

There are no specific entry requirements as we teach from scratch.

Qualification

All dental sedation qualifications will require you to achieve a balanced mixture of knowledge and practical skills, as well as demonstrating an appropriate professional attitude. To ensure dental sedation qualifications reflect the areas of practice the dental nurse works in, we offer the following three options:

• Certificate in Dental Sedation Nursing

• Award in Inhalation Sedation Dental Nursing

• Award in Intravenous Sedation Dental Nursing

All three qualifications are at the same level. The titles ‘Award’ and ‘Certificate’ indicate the difference in the number of learning hours required to complete each qualification.