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Clinical Conscious Sedation and Anxiety Management

Medicine and Dentistry

Taught

PgCert

  • Overview
  • Application Timeline
  • Tuition
  • Requirements
  • Modules
  • About
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  • Career
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Overview

The Dental Conscious Sedation and Anxiety Management Programme enhances dental practitioners' skills in sedation and anxiety management through distance learning and supervised clinical placements. It includes training in cognitive therapy and life support, with opportunities for further qualifications. Participants can achieve accreditation by completing mentored cases.

Application Timeline

  1. September 1, 2025
    Start date
  2. April 11, 2026
    Today

Tuition

Year 1
Student categories Study
Full-time Part-time
EnglandN/A£13,500
Northern IrelandN/A£13,500
ScotlandN/A£13,500
WalesN/A£13,500
Channel IslandsN/A£13,500
EUN/A£14,000
InternationalN/A£14,000

Requirements

Entry Requirements:
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About

Overview

This programme is designed for dental practitioners aiming to enhance their competence, knowledge, and skills in conscious sedation and anxiety management.

Key Components

  • Experience and Learning: Gain experience with intravenous sedation through distance learning modules and study days.
  • Clinical Skills: Acquire skills during supervised clinical placements in Bristol (Emersons Green) for Oral Surgery patients.
  • Understanding Pain and Anxiety Control: Develop a deeper understanding of pharmacological and non-pharmacological methods.

Anxiety Management Unit

This unit focuses on the theoretical framework of cognitive therapy, covering...

Subject Area Information

Pre-clinical dentistry is a foundational discipline that prepares students for the clinical aspects of dental practice, focusing on the basic sciences, dental anatomy, and the development of essential technical skills.

Typical Course Structure
  • 1. Dental Anatomy and Occlusion

  • 2. Oral Histology and Embryology

  • 3. Biochemistry and Physiology

  • 4. Microbiology and Immunology

  • 5. Dental Materials

  • 6. Pre-clinical Operative Dentistry

  • 7. Radiology

Typical Skills Acquired
  • Technical Proficiency
  • Diagnostic Skills
  • Scientific Knowledge
  • Material Handling

Career

Upon completing pre-clinical dentistry and advancing to clinical training, students can pursue various dental professions.

Potential Professions
  • General Dentist

    Providing comprehensive dental care to patients.

  • Orthodontist

    Specializing in the alignment of teeth and jaws.

  • Periodontist

    Focusing on the treatment of gum disease and other periodontal conditions.

  • Prosthodontist

    Specializing in the restoration and replacement of teeth.

  • Oral Surgeon

    Performing surgical procedures related to the mouth, jaws, and face.

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