Sedation and Management of the Highly Anxious Dental Patient
Overview
Join us online to explore the important psychological factors to consider when sedating patients who are highly anxious.
Date: Tuesday June 17th 2025
Time: 1900-2100
Aim:
Our online event will delve into the important topic of sedating highly anxious patients.
Dr Sobia Rafique (Consultant in Special Care Dentistry) and Dr Sam Spedding (Consultant Counselling Psychologist) will discuss impactful ways to help manage this patient cohort.
Learning Objectives:
By the end of the webinar, participants should be able to:
- Understand the indications for sedation in patients who are highly anxious
- Understand the challenges in the provision of conscious sedation for this patient cohort
- Top tips when providing sedation for this patient group
About our Speaker:
Dr Sobia Rafique is a Special Care Dentistry Consultant and the Clinical Lead of Special Care Dentistry at Kings College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust. She is also the Chair of the British Society of Special Care Dentistry and the Dental Lead for the South East London Acute Provider Collaborative.
Dr Sam Spedding is a Consultant Counsellor and Psychologist and is also the Clinical Lead for Dental Psychology at Kings College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust.
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
