SAAD Annual Symposium & AGM

Saturday 26th September 2020

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The Royal Society of Medicine, London

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SAAD Membership

Membership of SAAD is open to any registered medical or dental practitioner or dental nurse whether based in the UK or abroad. Student membership of SAAD is free for dental and medical undergraduates registered at a university in the UK or Ireland.

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SAAD Editorial Board

Call for papers!

The Editorial Board welcomes case reports and original papers

Submit by 30th June 2020 for the 2021 Digest

Please refer to the guidelines for authors and the case report template

SAAD Dental Sedation Courses

Train with SAAD!

Attend a SAAD Course in sedation for dentistry and be taught by the country’s most experienced dental sedation teachers

Courses for Dentists, Dental Nurses, Hygienists and Therapists

New Starters and Refreshers

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Next Courses with places available

Dentists

Dental and Medical Practitioners National Course in Conscious Sedation for Dentistry
JUN 13-14, 2020 Queen Mary University of London, Mile End Road Campus

JUN 13-14

Nurses

Dental Nurse Course in Conscious Sedation for Dentistry
MAR 14-15, 2020 Queen Mary University of London, Mile End Road Campus

MAR 14-15

Dental Therapists/Hygienists

Inhalation Sedation Course for Dental Hygienists and Therapists (SAST scheme)
NOV 7-8, 2020 Queen Mary University of London, Mile End Road Campus

NOV 7-8

Hygienists/Therapists please join our register of interest and we will notify you as soon as the dates for future courses are confirmed.

SAAD Assessed Sedation Nurse scheme (SASN)

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SAAD News

Ashleigh Stamp wins the 2nd prize for her poster presentation
Monday, 21 October 2019
SAAD President, Steve Jones, presents the 2nd prize for the best Poster Presentation at the SAAD Symposium to Ashleigh Stamp for her poster... Read More...

Assistant Editor appointed
Sunday, 06 October 2019
SAAD Trustee, Yi Kwan Loo has been appointed as Assistant Editor. As well as an important role on the Editorial Board, Yi will liaise between the... Read More...

Carole Boyle becomes SAAD's Course Director
Wednesday, 09 October 2019
Carole Boyle has become SAAD's Course Director, leading the SAAD Teaching Faculty in providing the SAAD courses and training schemes. Carole is a... Read More...

Chivani Tailor wins the 2019 Drummond Jackson Essay Prize
Monday, 21 October 2019
Chivani Tailor receives the 2019 Drummond Jackson Essay Prize for SAAD President Steve Jones. Chivani's essay, 'Just for laughs? N2O think... Read More...

Emma Lee joins the SAAD Board
Wednesday, 02 October 2019
Emma Lee has joined the SAAD Board as Assistant Course Director. Emma has been a member of the SAAD teaching faculty since 1998, and Co-ordinates the... Read More...

Midazolam in short supply
Wednesday, 22 MAY 2019
In some parts of the country intravenous sedation providers have been facing a shortage of 5mg/5ml midazolam. This is the recommended strength of... Read More...

President-Elect appointed
Wednesday, 02 October 2019
Sadie Hughes has been appointed as SAAD President-Elect. She will succeed Steve Jones as SAAD President in 2021. Sadie is a Specialist in Special... Read More...

SAAD Symposium 2020
Sunday, 06 October 2019
The venue for the SAAD 2020 Symposium has been confirmed as the Royal Society of Medicine in London. SAAD Trustee Leah Adams is already... Read More...

SAAD welcomes a new Trustee
Wednesday, 02 October 2019
Milan Majithia joins the SAAD Board of Trustees. Milan currently works in several established private practices in the South East as a GDP and... Read More...

Sedation Policy & Standard Operating Procedure Template
Wednesday, 30 January 2019
SAAD members can download a template for a Sedation Policy & Standard Operating Procedure to be adapted for their own use. Please log onto the... Read More...

Zahra Shehabi re-appointed to the SAAD Board
Wednesday, 02 October 2019
At the 2019 AGM Zahra Shehabi was appointed to serve a further three years as a member of the SAAD Board of Trustees. Zahra is a Consultant in... Read More...

2019 SAAD Online CPD

The 2019 SAAD Online CPD questions are now available.

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