About Conscious Sedation in Dentistry, PG Cert - at Newcastle University

This course gives you the knowledge and skills necessary to use intravenous and inhalational sedation techniques on a wide range of anxious patients, including adults and children.

About this course

The Conscious Sedation in Dentistry PGCert aims to provide you with:

• a systematic understanding of the theoretical principles which underpin conscious sedation in dentistry and the care of patients undergoing sedation
• a comprehensive practical understanding of clinical skills in intravenous and inhalational sedation techniques, as applicable to UK practice in dentistry

The programme is one of the few in the UK that provides dentists with Level 7 PG Certificate training in sedation. We provide students with hands-on clinical training and provide the key knowledge base and skills in conscious sedation required to safely practice conscious sedation as an independent practitioner.

Quality and Ranking

We rank in the top 50 for Dentistry - QS World University Rankings by Subject 2021.

Delivery

This one-year part-time course consists of 4 didactic days of lectures and seminars, plus 15 supervised clinical attachment sessions.

Didactic and clinical teaching is spaced evenly over a full academic year. The first study day will take place on Wednesday 13 October 2021.

Facilities

Our facilities include:

• a cone beam CT scanner and implant planning software. This is used for patients treated on our implant programmes
• in-house production laboratories providing excellent learning opportunities around clinician-technician communication
• excellent library and computing facilities on-site
• research laboratories in Oral Biology, Anthropology and Dental Materials Science
• a dedicated clinical research facility. It offers clinical training and research opportunities of the highest international standard

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Entry requirements for this course

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