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.
Mrs Emma Lee
SAAD Assessed Sedation Nurse (SASN) scheme Co-ordinator
Emma has been a member of the SAAD teaching faculty since 1998 and taught for many years in the department of Sedation and Special Care Dentistry at Guy’s Hospital. She is currently the Head of Learning & Development for Lincolnshire Community Health Services NHS Trust.
Dr Leah Adams
Clinical Director for Dental, Hertfordshire Community Trust
Leah's career has spanned a range of roles in hospital, general practice and community dental services, throughout which she has maintained a particular interest in governance relating to safe sedation practice, sedation teaching and treating dentally anxious adults and children with anxiety management techniques, including Inhalation sedation and IV sedation.
Leah completed an MSc in Conscious Sedation at Cardiff University in 2013 and taught for several years on the Diploma and MSc in Conscious Sedation. She is a Member of the Faculty of Dental Trainers and continues teaching on National SAAD courses as part of the SAAD Teaching Faculty, as well as running local STAC accredited sedation courses and regional update courses for the dental team. Leah is also a former SAAD Board member and Safe Sedation Practice Evaluator.
Leah was sedation lead for many years in a private Sedation Practice and also within a community dental service, during which time she established an IV sedation service for special care adults and children aged 12-16. Since assuming the post of Clinical Director in Hertfordshire she has played a key role in the development of nurse-led anxiety management pathways.
In her spare time she enjoys getting out in the fresh air and spending time with friends and family.
Dr Prabhleen Anand
Consultant in Paediatric Dentistry, RNENT & Eastman Dental Hospital, UCLH NHS Trust
Prabhleen has been a Consultant and Honorary Clinical Lecturer for over 15 years in Paediatric Dentistry at The Eastman Dental Hospital. She is currently Deputy Chair for the Paediatric Dental Managed clinical network in London. She also works in private practice. Her areas of special interest are sedation, pain control, oral surgery, hypodontia, trauma and general anaesthesia. She is the lead on general anaesthesia and IV sedation in the department.
Dr Manni Deol
SAAD Clinical Advisor and Trustee, GDP
Manni has been a general dental practitioner for 20+ years working in NHS and private practice, based in the West Midlands. Her special interests include Sedation and Teaching. She provides intravenous sedation at her practice and has worked in the Department of Sedation and Special Care Dentistry at Guys Hospital in the past. Manni's other roles include Foundation training (13 years experience) and being an elected member of the LDC Coventry.
Dr Neil Donaldson
Consultant Oral Surgeon
Neil is a Consultant in Oral Surgery based at Birmingham Dental Hospital. He holds a Postgraduate Diploma in Conscious Sedation and uses these skills regularly in the provision of oral surgery with the help of intravenous sedation. He has a particular interest in the orthodontic/oral surgery interface and therefore is well experienced in the care of anxious children and adolescents.
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 Christopher Holden
SAAD Past President and Safe Sedation Practice Scheme Lead
Chris has been a GDP in primary care for 40 years. He has been an author of most national guidance documents on dental sedation in the last 15 years. Chris provides expert evidence in the UK, Europe and worldwide and is immediate past president of The International Federation of Dental Anaesthesiology Societies.
Dr Paul Howlett
Trustee of SAAD, GDP
Paul works as a GDP in a private multi-disciplinary dental practice in Teesside. His specific areas of interest are managing anxious patients and more complex restorative care including dental implants. Previously, Paul spent 5 years working as part of a dedicated team providing advanced conscious sedation techniques for paediatric patients and continues to use single drug intravenous and inhalation sedation as part of his daily clinical practice. Paul has been a SAAD trustee since 2012.
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 Deputy Sedation Lead, Paediatric Dental Department at King’s College Dental Institute
Yi is Deputy Sedation Lead in the Paediatric Department at King’s College Dental Institute. Her role includes provision of advanced sedation and teaching dental undergraduates. 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. Yi is a Paediatric Specialty Registrar based at King’s College Dental Institute and Kent Community Health Foundation Trust.
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.
Dr Damien Reilly
Consultant in Special Care Dentistry at Surrey and Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust
Damien is a Consultant in Special Care Dentistry. In addition to this appointment at Surrey and Sussex Healthcare, he has a particular interest in the provision of sedation for obese patients.
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 Laleh Sharifian
Peripatetic Sedationist
Laleh has been a GDP for over 20 years and has provided IV Sedation in primary care during this time. She is now a full time peripatetic sedation dentist; offering IV Sedation in the South-East of UK for dental practices. Laleh is also a clinical supervisor on the SAAD Assessed Sedationist (SAS) scheme and runs ILS courses and sedation lectures and CPD for the sedation team.
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
