The SAAD Assessed Sedation Therapist/Hygienist (SASH/T) scheme
Congratulations on completing the first stage of becoming a SAAD Assessed Sedation Hygienist/Therapist!
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The stages of the SASH/T scheme
The stages are detailed below and must be completed within 12 months of attending the two-day National Course.
- Register for the course, nomination of clinical supervisor(s) and payment of the course fee - DONE!
- Acceptance on to the course and approval of the clinical supervisor(s) - DONE!
- Attend the SAAD National Course - DONE!
- Pass the online assessment - DONE!
- Completion of 10 supervised Inhalation Sedation cases
- Submission of completed portfolio to SAAD
- Internal moderation of documents by the SAAD Education Committee
- Certificate sent to confirm that you have completed the SAAD Inhalation Sedation Course for Dental Hygienists and Therapists and that you are trained to be able to provide Inhalation Sedation for dentistry in accordance with the IACSD guidance
Clinical supervision
On the two-day SAAD National Course you acquired the knowledge and skills to practice sedation, and completed your written assessment. The next stage is to complete a supervised log of 10 Inhalation Sedation cases.
You will need to submit your portfolio, signed by your supervisor(s).
The documents you require are available via the link below.
Your nominated supervisor(s) has been approved by SAAD, and it must be this named supervisor(s) who supervises all of your cases and signs your documents.
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
Once you have completed your cases, your documents must be scanned into PDF and emailed to schemes@saad.org.uk.
Please do not photograph your documents or save them as png, jpeg or tif files.
Please name your files as below...
SASHT - [cohort year-month] - [last name], [first name] - portfolio - [page no. if individual page]s
eg SASHT - 2025-11 - TRIMINGHAM, Fiona - portfolio
or, for individual pages
SASHT - 2025-11 - TRIMINGHAM, Fiona - portfolio - 1(etc)
If you do not have access to a scanner please photocopy the sheets and post to SAAD at the address below. Please do not send your original copies in case of loss (and because they will not be returned to you).
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.
Documents and forms
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)