Please take the opportunity to approach any member of the SAAD Faculty with any sedation related questions!
Attend a SAAD Course and be taught by the country’s most experienced dental sedation teachers!
The SAAD Teaching Faculty has oral surgeons, paediatric dentists, special care dentists, clinical psychologists, GDPs, dental nurses, peripatetic sedationists and resuscitation officers - all experienced teachers.

Dr Carole Boyle
SAAD Course Director and Past President
Carole is a Consultant and Clinical Lead for Special Care Dentistry at Guy’s, and St Thomas’ Hospitals in London. Her particular interests are using sedation for people who require special care, teaching sedation both to undergraduates and postgraduates and providing dental care under general anaesthesia. She is a member of Dental Council at the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh.

Dr Jennifer Hare
Consultant Health Psychologist. KCL Dental Institute
Jen leads the Dental Psychology Service at Guy's and St Thomas' Foundation NHS Trust; providing input for individuals with dental phobia, oro-facial pain and orthognathic surgical assessments.

Mrs Mary Hicks
Resuscitation Council Instructor, Adult and Paediatric Advanced Life Support.
Mary is an experienced registered nurse with an ED background and has been a Resuscitation Officer for over 20 years working within the NHS. Mary is a Resuscitation Council instructor in both adult and paediatric Advanced Life Support Courses. She has a keen interest in education and has a PgDip in Education.

Dr Bryan Kerr
Consultant in Department of Sedation and Special Care Dentistry, Guy’s Hospital, King’s College London Faculty of Dentistry, Oral & Craniofacial Sciences.
Bryan completed an MSc in Sedation and Special Care Dentistry at King's College London (KCL) and is now a Consultant at Guy's Hospital, London. He provides training in conscious sedation to undergraduate and postgraduate dentists at KCL. Bryan is the immediate past chair of DSTG.
Dr Yi Kwan Loo
SAAD President and Consultant in Paediatric Dentistry at King's College Hospital, London
Yi is a Consultant in Paediatric Dentistry at King's College Hospital, London providing specialist care under sedation for children and young people with dental anomalies, dental trauma and medical complexity. She completed the Diploma in Conscious Sedation at Newcastle University and has a background as a GDP providing advanced adult and paediatric sedation, as part of an experienced multidisciplinary team.

Mr Anthony McKay
Senior Resuscitation Officer at GSTT
Anthony has a wealth of experience attending emergencies and teaches undergraduate dental students. He is an ALS, APLS, NLS and Generic Resuscitation Instructor with a keen interest in non-technical skills. He has a Masters in Quality and Safety in Healthcare evaluating resuscitation teams.

Dr Najla Nizarali
Consultant in Sedation and Special Care Dentistry, Guy's and St Thomas' NHS FT KCL
Najla is a consultant in Sedation and Special Care Dentistry at Guys and St Thomas' Hospital and an honorary senior lecturer for Kings College London. She is also the Conscious Sedation Lead for Guys, St Thomas’, Harefield and Brompton hospitals. Najla provides training in conscious sedation to undergraduate and postgraduate students, and carries out procedures both as operator-sedationist and as a peripatetic sedationist. She has a special interest in education relating to Special Care Dentistry and provision of dental services to haematology patients and other patients requiring special care dentistry, using sedation techniques as appropriate.
Dr Dave Pearson
Consultant Oral Surgeon
Dave is Dental Divisional Medical Director for Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS FT and a Consultant Oral Surgeon based at Birmingham Dental Hospital. He lectures in oral surgery / sedation and works closely with the University of Birmingham. He has a special interest in the dental management of oncology patients pre/post radiotherapy utilising IS and IV sedation.

Mrs Toni Richman
Course Administrator
Toni has for many years assisted and demonstrated on the techniques of Conscious Dental Sedation. She has presented at numerous post graduate courses within the UK and Ireland. She is a Practice Manager in Billingshurst, West Sussex.

Dr Zahra Shehabi
Consultant in Special Care Dentistry at Barts Health and SAAD Trustee
Zahra is a Consultant in Special Care Dentistry at the Royal London Dental Hospital. She completed MSc's in Sedation and Special Care Dentistry in 2011 (Kings College, London) and Healthcare Management in 2016 (City University, London). Zahra is heavily involved in undergraduate and postgraduate sedation teaching. Her clinical interests include intravenous sedation (basic and advanced techniques) for patients with challenging behaviour and those undergoing implant surgery. More recently, she has been involved in various healthcare sustainability projects through her work with Green@BartsHealth