
COTSWOLD SEDATION TRAINING
Quality sedation education for the whole dental team

7TH COTSWOLD SEDATION SYMPOSIUM
FRIDAY 3rd OCTOBER 2025
Theme: 'TBC'
Friday 3rd October 2025 (0900-1630)
Cheltenham Racecourse
Cheltenham GL50 4SH
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Dentists £TBC
DCPs £TBC
NOW IN OUR 7th YEAR
Bring your sedation team to Cheltenham Racecourse for a full day of top-quality sedation-related CPD.
Guest speakers, knowledgeable Faculty, great food & glorious views of the Racecourse
Don't just take our word for it!





2025 DENTAL SEDATION UPDATE COURSE
SEDATION PRACTICE, PATIENT SAFETY & HUMAN FACTORS
Prof. Kate Taylor - Snr Lecturer / Hon Cons in Oral Surgery. UCLAN
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NEW IACSD DENTAL SEDATION GUIDANCE 2025 (Publication Pending!)
Thomas Lees - Oral Surgeon & Dental Sedationist - Gloucestershire
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To describe to attendees the new 2025 IACSD Standards document for dental sedation
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Tom is a specialist oral surgeon in Gloucestershire and has been providing sedation for oral surgery patients for nearly 20 years. His practice is in both secondary care OMFS and primary dental care practice environments.
He has a special interest in the management of anxious patients and teaching IV sedation.
He has organised multiple sedation-themed sedation events for NHSE and Cotswold Sedation Training
He is a SAAD Board member.
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Presentation 4
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MEDICAL EMERGENCY / COMPLICATION MANAGEMENT SKILL STATIONS
Maria Smith & 'CPRforlife' colleagues
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Rotating workshops
Lead by experts in the field including approved resuscitation trainers and experienced dental sedationists.
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- ​'What if a patient doesn't have an easily diagnosed medical emergency?' - ABCDE assessment of the unwell patient
- 'Clear!' - Safe AED use
- 'Pass the flumazenil please' - Management of over-sedation
- Airway assessment & management
- Cannulation practice on dummy arm
Q&A - Ask the experts
MASTERCLASS
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