Clinical supervision

You have already attended the SAAD National Course where you will have acquired the knowledge and skills to practice sedation.  The next stage is to complete a log of 20 IV and/or 10 IS sedation cases.  

You will need to submit your completed SAS portfolio for each technique to SAAD for moderation in order to sucessfully complete the SASN scheme.  

The portfolios are available to download via the links below.(Right click and select download).

SASN IV Portfolio - electronic version (fillable PDF)

SASN IV Portfolio - printable

SASN IS Portfolio - electronic version (fillable PDF)

SASN IS Portfolio - printable

SAAD has approved your nominated supervisor(s),  and it must be your SAAD approved supervisor(s) who supervise(s) all of your cases and sign(s) your logbook and DOPS sheets.

Throughout your supervised clinical practice you will have email support from SAAD. Emma Lee is SAAD's Dental Nurse Examination Coordinator and is a very experienced sedation nurse and member of the SAAD Teaching Faculty.  You will have met Emma on the National course and you can contact her at emma@saad.org.uk. 

Please email copies of your first DOPS to Emma so that she can confirm that you have completed them as required. It is recommended that you scan your DOPS and save all pages as a single file in PDF.  This will reduce the document size and enable you to send by email.  Alternatively you can use the SAAD Document Repository - details below.

*Please ensure that your scanned documents are readable and please do not send Jpeg/ photographs*

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If you need to add another supervisor please download and complete the Additional Supervisor Request Form for each additional supervisor.  This form is in PDF and has fillable field for you to complete,  it should then be saved and then emailed to schemes@saad.org.uk 

Submission of documents

The deadline for you to submit your paperwork is within twelve months of the date you attended the SAAD National Course.  If at any stage you think you will not meet this deadline, please contact us  - schemes@saad.org.uk.

Once you have completed your cases, your documents must be scanned into PDF and emailed to schemes@saad.org.uk

Please name your files as below...

SASN portfolio - [registration year-month] - [last name], [first name] - [technique] 

or, if sending separate pages- -   

SASN portfolio - [registration year-month] - [last name], [first name] - [technique]  - [page no.]

e.g.

If you have any questions about logistics please do not hesitate to contact  schemes@saad.org.uk

Final assessment

When you have submitted all of your documents they will be moderated by SAAD and you will receive an invitation to register to complete the online assessment at a time to suit you. 

Once you have passed your final assessment you will be a SAAD Assessed Sedation Nurse and will receive your sedation nursing certificate.

Please read the terms and conditions for completing the online assessment:

• You will complete the assessment without assistance from another person
• You will complete the assessment without reference to notes, books or the internet
• You will not copy the questions in any way or format

• Enrolment on the SASN course - DONE!
• Nomination of a clinical supervisor and payment of the SASN scheme fee - DONE!
• Acceptance on to the scheme and approval of the clinical supervisor(s) - DONE!-
• Completion of 20 IV and/or 10 IS cases
• Submission of logbook, DOPS sheets, practice evaluation checklist (PEC) and document submission checklist  to SAAD
• Internal moderation of documents by SAAD
• Final assessment date set
• Attend online for final assessment (both IV and IS)
• Successful completion of the assessment
• Certificate sent to confirm that you are a SAAD Assessed Sedation Nurse qualified to assist in the provision of dental sedation in accordance with the IACSD guidance

It is possible to submit documents and attend for the final assessment before the final possible assessment date.   

Please be aware that all members of the sedation team must abide by the guidelines set out in the IACSD Report
Standards for Conscious Sedation in the provision of Dental Care. (April 2015, 2020)

If you have any concerns at any stage please do not hesitate to contact Rhodes or Annette.

• Registration for the SAS scheme & payment of fee - DONE!
• Nomination/approval of a clinical supervisor - DONE!
• Attendance at the SAAD National Course - DONE!
• Successful completion of the online assessment after attending the SAAD National Course - DONE!
  
• Return of signed confirmation statement - DONE!
  
  
• Download SAAD IV and/or IS portfolio for completion
• Completion of 20 IV and/or 10 IS cases under supervision
• Review portfolio 
• Submission of portfolio to SAAD within 12 months of attending the course
• Moderation of documents by the SAAD Training Board
• Satisfactory completion is confirmed and you become a SAAD Assessed Sedationist able to provide sedation independently in accordance with the IACSD guidance

You will need to submit your completed SAS portfolio for each technique to SAAD for moderation in order to sucessfully complete the SAS scheme.  

The portfolios are available via the links below.(Right click and select download).

SAS IV Portfolio - printable

SAS IS Portolio - printable

Fillable PDF versions are available - please email schemes@saad.org.uk if this is what you would prefer to use.

Your nominated supervisor has been approved by SAAD, and it must be this named supervisor who supervises all of your cases and signs your logbook and DOPS sheets.

If you need to add another supervisor please download and complete the Additional Supervisor Form for each additional supervisor.  This form is in PDF and has fillable fields for you to complete,  it should then be saved and then emailed to schemes@saad.org.uk. 

Throughout the year you and your supervisor(s) have the opportunity to attend four online cased based discussions to share any challenges or concerns you may have come across, or to listen to the discussion. The sessions will be led by experienced dental sedationists, and you will be able to engage with cases the teachers have managed in their own clinics. Attendance of each meeting will provide one hour sedation CPD. Please be aware that these are live online meetings and will not be recorded.

Dates for the catch-up and case based discussion:

Catch up and case based disucssion with Paul Howlett and Najla Nizarali

1st July 2026
19:00 - 20:00

The deadline for you to submit your paperwork is within twelve months of the date you attended the SAAD National Course.  If at any stage you think you will not meet this deadline, please contact us at schemes@saad.org.uk.

Once you have completed your cases, your documents must be scanned into PDF, and emailed directly to schemes@saad.org.uk,  alternativley please email to request a transfer link.

The SAAD Document Repository (SDR) is temporarily off-line.  

Please accept our apologies for the inconvenience.

You can register for SDR access using the following link: register for SDR access

If you are already a member please email schemes@saad.org.uk for SDR access to be added into your existing log on. 

Guidance for using SDR access can be found here: SAAD SDR guidance

If you are submitting a completed portfolio, please name your portfolio as below

SAS portfolio - [registration year-month] - [last name], [first name] - [technique]

e.g.

SAS portfolio - 2025-03 - TRIMINGHAM, Fiona - IV

SAS portfolio - 2025-03 - TRIMINGHAM, Fiona - IS

If you do not have access to a scanner please photocopy the sheets and post to Fiona at the address below.  Please do not send your original copies in case of loss (and because they will not be returned to you).  

Fiona Trimingham
SAAD (at HGE Ltd)
Hay Green Corner
Fishlake
Doncaster
DN7 5LA

If you have any questions please do not hesitate to contact us: schemes@saad.org.uk

If you find that cannot meet your deadline please download and complete a submission extension request form and email it to schemes@saad.org.uk

Once you have submitted all the required documents they will be moderated by SAAD and, if satisfactory, you will receive your certificate confirming that you are a SAAD Assessed Sedationist who is able to provide sedation independently in accordance with the IACSD guidance

If you have any concerns at any stage please do not hesitate to contact schemes@saad.org.uk.