{"id":2190,"date":"2025-01-22T15:43:50","date_gmt":"2025-01-22T15:43:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mft.nhs.uk\/dental\/?page_id=2190"},"modified":"2026-04-07T20:12:16","modified_gmt":"2026-04-07T20:12:16","slug":"post-registration-certificate-in-dental-sedation-nursing","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/mft.nhs.uk\/dental\/post-registration-certificate-in-dental-sedation-nursing\/","title":{"rendered":"Post registration Certificate in Dental Sedation Nursing"},"content":{"rendered":"

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This course is aimed at dental nurses who assist in the surgery during routine conscious sedation. The National Examining Board for Dental Nurses (NEBDN), the awarding body, now provide a choice of dental sedation qualifications for dental nurses who assist in conscious sedation in their own area of clinical practice.<\/p>\n

Qualifications available are:
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\nCertificate in Dental Sedation Nursing (DSN)<\/strong>
\nThis is the traditional full qualification allowing dental nurses to work with all types of sedation commonly used in practice. You will need to be able to gain significant experience in both inhalation and intravenous sedation.
\nAward in Inhalation Sedation Dental Nursing (IHSN)<\/strong>
\nThis qualification will allow dental nurses to work with patients undergoing treatment with inhalation sedation. You will need to be able to gain significant experience in inhalation sedation.
\nAward in Intravenous Sedation Dental Nursing (IVSN)<\/strong>
\nThis qualification will allow dental nurses to work with patients undergoing treatment with intravenous sedation. You will need to be able to gain significant experience in intravenous sedation.<\/p>\n

The course will run over one year. The study days will include all the theoretical instruction and practical experience needed to fulfil the NEBDN syllabus. Study days will be delivered via a blended learning approach of face to face and MS Teams, you will therefore need to have access to an electronic device with a camera and microphone.<\/p>\n

Your progress will be monitored throughout the course and your employer will be kept up to date with your progress. The timetable of events will be discussed at your pre interview and within the course programme.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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To be eligible for the course you must:<\/p>\n