SAAD Sedation CPD

The SAAD online CPD is online sedation CPD based on questions about the refereed papers in the current issue of the SAAD Digest.

  • Purchasing access to the online CPD is a 12 month subscription
  • Access to the relevant issue of the SAAD Digest is provided
  • The questions are updated each March and September
  • A sedation CPD certificate can be downloaded for each of the successfully completed sections
  • It is possible to set up a direct debit to ensure that your subscription will automatically renew. Please contact us for details
  • If you are interested in purchasing access for a group, please contact us so that we can raise a single invoice and provide access codes

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If you are a SAAD member, or have already purchased an online CPD subscription please click the links below to access the questions.

2024 (II)

2025 (I)


There are currently eleven sections of questions, if correctly answered each section of questions provides an hour of sedation based CPD.

SAAD Digest 2024 (II)

Section 10:
Enhancing experience of dental procedures with relaxing music under inhalation sedation: an overview to explore potential

Section 11:
Exploring the environmental impact of the NHS dental service with a focus on conscious sedation and anaesthesia

Section 12:
Impact of anxiety and midazolam on physiological control of arterial blood pressure and heart rate

Section 13:
Is there a differential sedative effect in ADHD patients?

Section 14:
Cannulation conundrums: what help is available?

SAAD Digest 2025 (I)

Section 1:
Challenges and considerations in dental treatment of patients with psychogenic non-epileptic seizures: a review and case study

Section 2:
The impact of preoperative anxiety on postoperative outcomes in patients undergoing third molar surgery 

Section 3:
Pilot video consultations to assess high BMI paediatric patients’ suitability for the provision of dental treatment under general anaesthesia at a Day Surgery Unit

Section 4:
A retrospective analysis of the number of episodes of single tooth extractions carried out under general anaesthetic on adult patients at University Hospital Wales (OMFS department) over a 12-month period

Section 5:
A service evaluation of the use of IV sedation with remimazolam for adults with an acquired brain injury

Section 6:
Remimazolam as a sedative for dental procedures: a case series


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Remember to download your certificate as soon as you have completed each section!