Conscious Dental Sedation Mentor Program
Mentoring for IV sedation and inhalation sedation is now essential for all new starters and inexperienced dentists, dental nurses and DCPs. The current IACSD guidelines published in April 2015 state that all dental practitioners and dental nurses new to conscious sedation need to be mentored by an IACSD accredited assessor after first completing an IACSD accredited course (Like our course for Beginners). If you have an experienced sedation practitioner colleague who is willing to mentor you then we are usually able to facilitate their IACSD approval as a clinical assessor. Note that these guidelines apply in England, Scotland and Wales currently; in Northern Ireland it is best practice to follow these but they are yet to be fully implemented.
The clinical assessor needs to mentor and evaluate 20 clinical cases undertaken by the beginner sedationist/assistant for Intravenous sedation and 10 for inhalation sedation. A minimum of 5 sedation assessments must also be evaluated by the clinical assessor. If you are new to sedation you cannot legally learn this technique from anyone other than an IACSD accredited course and you cannot be mentored by anyone that hasn't been IACSD approved as a clinical assessor. (Outside of University and Trust based courses)
The clinical assessor needs to mentor and evaluate 20 clinical cases undertaken by the beginner sedationist/assistant for Intravenous sedation and 10 for inhalation sedation. A minimum of 5 sedation assessments must also be evaluated by the clinical assessor. If you are new to sedation you cannot legally learn this technique from anyone other than an IACSD accredited course and you cannot be mentored by anyone that hasn't been IACSD approved as a clinical assessor. (Outside of University and Trust based courses)
OPTION 1 - Provided DSC assessed sedation mentor scheme (Dentists and Hygienists/Therapists only)
We can arrange for one of our experienced IACSD accredited DSC mentors to supervise your cases, they will help you complete your logbook of cases, competencies, reflections and assessments as well as facilitate your final accreditation and certification. We have the unique facility to provide this mentoring for both inhalation and intravenous sedation at our partner centre where all patients are provided and you get the opportunity to work as both sedationist and operator/sedationist; the centre is just north of London and fees are very reasonable; typical fees for All IV sedation training including theory and practical training are £3725. Alternatively we can mentor you at your own practice sedating your own patients for a day rate of £1000-£1500 depending on location. Contact us here or on mentors@dentalsedationcourses.co.uk to discuss this further or arrange this.
OPTION 1a - All Inclusive Mentored IV Training at your own practice
Unique option that will train you and your team from beginners to independent sedation providers which includes:
NB: We Offer the equivalent for Inhalation Sedation mentoring too which is completed over just two days for a fee of £2500, please contact us for more information or to arrange a tailored package.
- New starter 2 day online theory course for 1 dentist and upto 2 dental nurses
- 5 full days of mentoring in your own practice from a leading Diploma qualified sedation mentor to achieve your required mentored cases
- Full assistance in completion of logbooks, directly observed clinical practice and competencies, practice assessments and case studies
- Supply of reference textbooks, USB memory sticks, cannulation practice arm, downloadable templates and resources and assistance in setting up practice to offer sedation services safely
- Supply of sedation and monitoring equipment from recommended equipment list including the pulse oximeter and blood pressure monitor which you will keep afterwards so you can just focus on the sedation itself. (you need to have your own medical emergency kit)
- Final assessments and certifications for you and your team enabling you to offer and provide independent IV sedation services
- 12 month access to online lectures and downloads for future reference.
NB: We Offer the equivalent for Inhalation Sedation mentoring too which is completed over just two days for a fee of £2500, please contact us for more information or to arrange a tailored package.
OPTION 2 - Self provided DSC assessed sedation mentor scheme
If you would prefer to utilise a suitably experienced practitioner of your choosing then this is another option. They must have completed an accredited training course themselves such as our course or similar and be experienced in the conscious sedation technique that they are supervising. They must also be approved as a sedation mentor by the IACSD via the Royal College of Surgeons for which you can download a form here or below. You can arrange your own times and dates with the mentor and we will be on hand to advise and assess throughout, any financial arrangements remain between you and your mentor. For dental nurses, the practitioner supervising need not be IACSD accredited for the NEBDN full course but needs IACSD accreditation for the standalone IV course and so the mentor accreditation is still required. For Dental Nurses this is the mentor scheme you will follow for all courses i.e. your sedating dentist will act as your mentor and for all courses other than the NEBDN course they will require IACSD approval