PG Certificate (Postgraduate Certificate) Clinical Conscious Sedation and Anxiety Management
- PG Certificate (Postgraduate Certificate)
Overview
This programme is for dental practitioners wishing to develop competence, knowledge and skills to feel confident in the provision of conscious sedation and anxiety management. It will allow you to gain experience with intravenous sedation and your knowledge will be developed through distance learning modules and study days.
Clinical skills will be acquired during supervised clinical placements in Bristol (Emersons Green) for Oral Surgery patients, and as you progress through the certificate you will gain a greater understanding of pharmacological and non-pharmacological pain and anxiety control.
The Anxiety Management unit will provide you with a knowledge and critical understanding of the theoretical framework that underpins cognitive therapy, including self-help and behavioural approaches.
You will have 20+ mentored cases to become an accredited sedation provider in as little as 5 days. Immediate life support training is also included as part of this programme.
Students are offered the opportunity to combine this programme with the Postgraduate Certificate in Clinical Oral Surgery to graduate with a Postgraduate Diploma in Clinical Oral Surgery, Clinical Conscious Sedation and Anxiety Management.
Programme structure
This modular programme is divided into three units.
Visit our programme catalogue for full details of the structure and unit content for our Postgraduate Certificate in Clinical Conscious Sedation and Anxiety Management.
Entry requirements
You will typically need a Bachelor of Dental Surgery or an equivalent United Kingdom General Dental Council-registrable dental qualification. You will also need at least one year's demonstrable postgraduate clinical experience.
This course will provide clinical experience for the delivery of intravenous dental conscious sedation during oral surgery procedures only. Therefore, you should be an experienced general dental practitioner with confidence in delivering routine (level 1) oral surgery, ideally with some experience of surgical procedures (level 2). More detail on level 1 and 2 procedures can be found in the NHS England Oral Surgery Clinical Standard. We are happy to discuss applicant experience and the training provided on this course prior to application.
You must submit all required documents to the specifications detailed in the programme's Admissions Statement to be considered for review.
See international equivalent qualifications on the International Office website.
Read the programme admissions statement for important information on entry requirements, the application process and supporting documents required.
Go to admissions statementIf English is not your first language, you will need to reach the requirements outlined in our profile level B.
Further information about English language requirements and profile levels.
Fees and funding
- Home: part-time (two years)
- £13,500 per year
- Overseas: part-time (two years)
- £14,000 per year
Fees are subject to an annual review. For programmes that last longer than one year, please budget for up to an 8% increase in fees each year.
More about tuition fees, living costs and financial support.
Alumni discount
University of Bristol students and graduates can benefit from a 25% reduction in tuition fees for postgraduate study. Check your eligibility for an alumni discount.
Funding and scholarships
To assist with the delivery of more advanced NHS dental care outside an acute hospital setting, Health Education England has teamed up with the NHS Local Dental Network to provide financial support for practitioners providing NHS services within the South West.
This is available for dentists who wish to develop their clinical skills by studying on one of our postgraduate programmes. Applications are assessed on merit and according to predefined criteria by the relevant Managed Clinical Network. Click here for more information.
Further information on funding for prospective UK and international postgraduate students.
Career prospects
This programme is aimed at experienced dental practitioners who want to develop their skills in providing conscious sedation for their patients in practice, with additional clinical experience in Oral Surgery.
Contact us
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- choosebristol-pg@bristol.ac.uk
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