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IN-PERSON EVENT, hosted by the BDA CDS Group

A two-day event covering general anaesthesia for adult special care dental patients and general anaesthesia for paediatric dental patients.

Monday 7 April 2025   |   08:45-16:45

General anaesthesia for adult special care dental patients

Tuesday 8 April 2025   |   08:45-16:35

General anaesthesia for paediatric dental patients

Learning objectives

  • Learn how to plan anaesthesia for adult special care patients, focusing on risk reduction
  • Describe the requirements, considerations and improvements for delivering a high-quality SCD GA service, including staffing, facilities, training, and future developments
  • Understand legal implications of working with the Court of Protection, address challenges in treating patients under GA and coordinate multi-professional care for patients with severe learning disabilities and autism
  • Consider treatment planning when undertaking dental treatment under general anaesthetic
  • Understand adverse childhood experiences, learn to recognise common trauma responses in children and develop skills to provide trauma-informed care
  • Assess and prepare at-risk patients, including those needing pre-medication or shared airway management, to minimize anaesthetic complications.

Development outcomes

A, B, C and D

How to book

To book to attend both days, please click on the pink 'Book now' button.

To book to attend the Monday or Tuesday event only, please use the links below:
Monday 7 April 2025 only (adult GA)
Tuesday 8 April 2025 only (paediatric GA) 


Booking via a Trust?

Please complete the booking form here and email it to [email protected] so we can provisionally hold a place for you whilst you wait for approval.

If your Trust requires an invoice to pay for your place please request an invoice request form when you submit your booking form.

Booking more than one place? 

Please note you are only able to book individual places online. To book more than one place please complete the group booking form here and email it to [email protected]

Meet the speakers

Elizabeth Cheales 250X250 Elizabeth Cheales Specialist in Special Care Dentistry, Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust
Blank Speaker Image David Dawson
Blank Speaker Image Carly Dixon Clinical Lecturer in Paediatric Dentistry
Blank Speaker Image Caroline Graham Consultant in Special Care Dentistry
Sinead Enright 250X250 Sinead Enright Specialist in Paediatric Dentistry, Community Dental Service, Bradford District Care Foundation Trust
Blank Speaker Image Ifan George Senior Dental Officer, Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust
Hamza Hossenally 250X250 Hamza Hossenally Specialist/Consultant in Special Care Dentistry, Whittington Health NHS Trust/Barts Health NHS Trust
Grace Mcclune 250X250 Grace McClune Consultant Anaesthetist, South Eastern H&SC Trust
Dhruvi Patel 250X250 Dhruvi Patel Specialty Trainee Registrar in Paediatric Dentistry, Alder Hey Hospital, Liverpool
Kim Soulsby 250X250 Kim Soulsby Consultant Anaesthetist, Royal Berkshire Hospitals Foundation Trust
Blank Speaker Image Lucy Taylor Specialty Registrar (StR) in special care dentistry

More information 

An allocation of bedrooms has been secured at the Holiday Inn Birmingham Airport Hotel.

Sunday 6 April 2025: £95 inc VAT B&B

Monday 7 April 2025: £140 inc VAT B&B

Please note these rates are available until the agreed allocation have been filled and is available on a first-come-first-serve-basis. Please note this rate is only available until Wednesday 19 February 2025.

Too book a hotel room, please contact Mice Concierge on [email protected] or 01438 908 770.

Please email [email protected] with any dietary requirements

General anaesthesia for adult special care dental patients

08:45   Registration, refreshments and exhibition

09:30   Welcome

16:45   Close

 

Further information to follow

General anaesthesia for paediatric dental patients

08:45   Registration, refreshments and exhibition

09:30   Welcome

16:35   Close

 

Further information to follow

If you feel at all unwell, we encourage you to take a lateral flow test the evening before you are due to arrive - should your test result be positive, we ask you not to attend.

If your test is negative, but you do have symptoms of COVID-19 (a new, persistent cough; a high temperature; or loss/changes to your sense of taste or smell) we kindly request you consider not attending the event to mitigate any risk to other attendees.

Venue location

Excellent variety of speakers - approachable, knowledgeable and relevant

Great environment for learning with focused talks

Loved the enthusiasm of the speakers and excellent organisation