Overview

A practical guide to IV midazolam sedation in children and adolescents – from patient selection to treatment planning and clinical cases.

Date: Wednesday 16th September 2026

Time: 1900-2100

Join us at our next sedation study club, a collaborative event delivered by BSPD, with Dr Prabhleen Anand (Consultant in Paediatric Dentistry).

Aim:

To improve understanding of treatment options for children and adolescents with dental anxiety.

Learning Objectives:

By the end of the webinar, participants should be able to:

• Understand the key differences between paediatric and adult patients undergoing IV sedation, and the role of IV midazolam as a standard sedation technique.
• Develop a structured approach to patient selection, pre-assessment, treatment planning and choosing the most appropriate sedation technique and setting.
• Apply practical principles of IV sedation delivery, including cannulation, advanced sedation considerations and the use of clinical cases and outcome data to inform patient care.

About our Speaker:

Dr Prabhleen Anand qualified in 1996 and has been an NHS Consultant and Honorary Clinical Lecturer in Paediatric Dentistry at RNENT & The Eastman Dental Hospital, University College Hospitals NHS Trust, London since the last 19 years. She also has experience of working in primary care and has worked in primary care alongside her hospital role at practices like Happy Kids Dental where she is the clinical lead, for over 8 years. Her areas of special interest are oral rehabilitation in children, behaviour management via sedation, oral surgery, hypodontia, autotransplants, trauma and general anaesthesia. She has been Deputy Chair of Paediatric Dentistry MCN for London. She is an active and keen member of the British Society of Paediatric Dentistry (BSPD) and past Chair of BSPD SE branch. She is also a faculty member on SAAD where she teaches paediatric sedation. She is dually specialised in Oral Surgery and Paediatric Dentistry.

CPD:

The event is accredited by the Royal College of Anaesthetists (RCoA) for 2 CPD credits.

Fee:

• £10 – DCP Members*
• £25 – Dentist and Doctor ADAS/BSPD Members*
• £50 – non-ADAS/BSPD Members

Free for undergraduate dental and medical students – please email us with proof of student status at info@dentalanaesthetists.org for the code to book the free ticket.

If wishing to become a member and avail the preferential member rates for this and future ADAS events, please visit www.dentalanaesthetists.org