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SAS Group Registration

Thank you for registering for SAS scheme access to the SAAD website.

We will confirm your access and email you once this is has been done.

When we have confirmed your access, depending on the stage you are currently at, you will be able to either:

Complete the online assessment

or

Access the documents for your supervised clinical experience from the SAS in progress webpage

The appropriate link will appear under 'My SAAD' when you log on to the website.

If you have any questions at any stage please contact us: schemes@saad.org.uk.

SASN Group Registration

 

Thank you for registering for SASN scheme access to the SAAD website.

We will confirm your access and email you once this is has been done.

When we have confirmed your access, depending on the stage you are currently at you will be able to either

Access the documents for your supervised clinical experience from the SASN in progress webpage
The appropriate link will appear under 'My SAAD' when you log on to the website.

or

Complete the confirmation statement once you have passed the assessment

If you have any questions at any stage please contact us: schemes@saad.org.uk.

The SAAD Assessed Sedation Therapist/Hygienist (SASH/T) scheme

Congratulations on completing the first stage of becoming a SAAD Assessed Sedation Hygienist/Therapist!

 If you have any questions or concerns at any stage please do not hesitate to contact us.

 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. (v1.1 2020)

 

Congratulations on completing the first stage of becoming a SAAD Assessed Sedation Nurse!

The next stages are detailed below and must be completed within 12 months of enrolling for the SASN scheme. 

Clinical supervision

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 

 

Congratulations on completing the first stage of becoming a SAAD Assessed Sedationist!

The next stages are detailed below and must be completed within 12 months of attending the SAAD National Course.

You have already attended the SAAD National Course where you will have acquired the knowledge and skills to practice sedation, and also passed the written assessment.  The next stage is to complete a log of IV (20) and/or Inhalation (10) sedations where you have administered the sedation drug/s and also been responsible for the care of the patient from induction to discharge. Note that for at least 10 of the IV cases and 5 of the IS cases you must provide both the sedation and the treatment.  

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. 2020

SUMMARY OF THE STAGES OF THE SAS SCHEME

  • 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

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