Aims • To Provide an overview and recap of the theory content of conscious sedation and anxiety management in dental practice • To Deliver Practical demonstration of the set up, use and shut down of the portable inhalation sedation machine and scavenging equipment • To Demonstrate the safety features and safety checks for the portable inhalation sedation machine • To Demonstrate how to predictably cannulate a patient in the dorsum of the hand and ante-cubital fossa sites • To Demonstrate how to set up for an intravenous sedation appointment • To Demonstrate the process for recovering and discharging a sedation patient • To Demonstrate the clinical monitoring equipment utilised in sedation and how to use them on a patient as well as interpret the readings given • To Recap the current sedation guidelines and standards as they apply to practitioners in Northern Ireland • To Discuss real life examples of dental sedation cases

Learning outcomes • To be able to define conscious sedation in dentistry • To be able to set up, use and shut down a portable inhalation sedation machine in a systemised manner • To be able to carry out the portable inhalation sedation machine safety checks • To know how to cannulate in preparation for supervised cases • To understand how to set up for as well as monitor, recover and discharge a sedation patient • To understand the current Northern Ireland dental sedation guidelines