IV Conscious Sedation Certification
Continuing education for dentists in Edmonton, Alberta
115 CE credits* | $24,700 | In-person & online | Limited capacity
* This number is an estimate. Your regulatory body will issue the credits.
Incorporate sedation into your practice. Our comprehensive two-drug-sedation certification program is designed to provide you with the skills necessary to fully incorporate sedation and anesthetics into your practice safely and effectively.
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What you will learn
To ensure our participants have the clinical skills necessary for success we’ve designed this program with a team in mind. Our IV sedation program allows participants to:
- Get to work on real patients at the commencement of the program (session three).
- Gain support with the set-up, supplies and equipment for IV sedation.
Our integrated program merges several smaller courses and is delivered through eClass and in-person clinical learning.
Clinics that offer IV sedation can effectively manage difficult cases, anxious patients, or those who simply cannot be sedated with nitrous or oral sedatives. Our single and two-drug curriculum, nitrous oxide and oral sedation, advanced cardiac life support (ACLS), and emergency airway management training, are seamlessly integrated into one comprehensive program consisting of three sessions.
- Session one: Nitrous and ECG interpretation
- Session two: Mechanics and rotations, ACLS certification, IV starts practice, two-drug lectures
- Session three: Airway management, clinical session for 21 patient sedations + concurrent care (per certification requirements)
Impact
By offering IV conscious sedation, dental offices are better able to serve their nervous patients and the local community. Offering this service empowers you to better retain and treat patients when confronted with difficult cases, anxious patients, or those that require stronger sedation options. Furthermore, you’ll be able to provide more immediate care by eliminating the need for specialists in some cases. IV sedation makes you stand out by combining improved customer service and patient care options.
To ensure our students have the clinical skills necessary for success we:
- Require a minimum of 21 IV starts
- Provide ongoing support including access to instructors and setup guidance after course completion
- Focus on the clinical team with opportunities to train your Dental Assistants in sedation
Benefits
- We provide supplies, instrumentation (excluding precordial stethoscopes), and prescreened sedation patients
- Offer the option to pay in installments
- We will deduct the cost of nitrous oxide and oral sedation if it’s been completed within the past 12 months
Train your CDAs or RDAs
Complimentary sedation assistant certificate — A $750/assistant value.
It is a requirement for session three that all participants have two registered dental assistants (RDA) to help them with cases. If participants bring their RDAs, the RDAs will receive a sedation assistant certification (SAC) once the course is complete. RDAs can be provided if you are not able to bring your team, although there is an extra cost to do so**.
Pricing and details
Syllabus
Self-study
Pre-reading is required from the textbook Sedation: A Guide to Patient Management, 6th edition, by Dr. Stanley F. Malamed. Pre-reading consists of chapters 1-5, 7 and 11-18. Participants will be tested on the materials within. This book can be ordered through the University of Alberta Bookstore, Amazon, Indigo or Chapters.
Session one
Nitrous training and ECG interpretation (along with the intro to session two materials) takes two days. Participants will receive a refund for this portion if they already have nitrous training through our CDE nitrous and oral combined program. Additionally, they only need to attend the ECG interpretation module for this session.
Session two
During this session, participants will undergo ACLS training, training of IV starts, IM injections, and they compile their emergency kits. This portion of the program takes four days in total. Session two has a maximum of nine participants to ensure a high instructor-to-student ratio.
Session two also consists of a two-drug lecture with Dr. James Lipon where the use of sedation medications and their interactions are discussed. A questions and answers period is also included to answer any questions they may have for session three. Lectures are delivered in person or via Zoom.
Session three
The final session of this program is an in-person clinical component where participants sedate 21 patients. The first day is a preclinical day where they complete their emergency airway management training, dental management software training, and more IV starts practice. The remaining five days consist of sedating and completing congruent dentistry with 21 IV sedation patients - In total, it takes six days to complete session three.
Equipment requirement for the clinic (ONLY during session three): Participants will be required to bring with them their own precordial stethoscope, which is now a requirement for IV conscious sedation procedures per College of Dental Surgeons of Alberta (CDSA) regulations (supplier information can be provided if required), as well as a paired small Bluetooth speaker for monitoring the audio. No other equipment or supplies are required to be brought with you at this time, however should this change due to new regulations or restrictions, participants will be notified immediately.
Prerequisites
- DDS/DMD degree & active practicing license from your dental regulatory authority in Canada.
- Letter of good standing from your current dental regulatory authority in Canada.
- Current Heart & Stroke Foundation CPR certificate (ONLY Heart and Stroke Foundation CPR accepted).
Payment options
Participants can pay the full amount via lump sum or in up to three installments due three months before each live session. Payment for session one or full program locks in the dates for all three sessions.
Payment schedule
Installments are due three months before each session.
- Session one installment: $3,200
- Session two installment: $7,000
- Session three installment: $14,500 (Split payments available)
RDA fee
**RDAs can be supplied by the U of A if needed for an added fee of $1,800 per assistant for the hands-on portion. A $200 cancellation and/or transfer fee per participant will be added unless otherwise specified during course registration. Transfers for limited attendance courses will be made only if notice of cancellation is given in writing at least five weeks before the course start date.
Policies
Cancellation fee
20% of the entire program fee to cancel. No cancellations once eClass access is provided.
Transfer fee
- Transfer fee session one
- There is no fee to transfer from session one. Two week’s notice is required.
- Transfer fee session two
- The fee to transfer from session two is $2,000, two week's notice is required.
- Transfer fee session three
- The fee to transfer from session three is $5,000, two month’s notice is required.
The IV sedation certification program should be completed within one year. If circumstances change that cause you to complete the program in longer than one year, participants may need to retake certain components of the eClass components.
Dates are subject to change and depend on enrollment numbers. Session three completion is also reliant on patients’ attendance. We overbook patients to ensure participant completion for all 21 patients, although circumstances out of our control may require participants to attend another date to complete cases and certify in the program.
Additional fees
Fees for the application on the College of Dental Surgeons of Alberta's courtesy register are the responsibility of the participant (application is required for any out-of-province participants).
Confirmation of registration policy
You will receive a registration confirmation via email. If you have any questions please don't hesitate to contact us.
Attendance policy
Due to the new dental regulations, participants are required to sign in before each session for proof of attendance.
Dates and pricing disclaimer
Dates and prices may be subject to change.
Competency disclaimer
Our programming is competency-based; therefore, where applicable, certification standards must be met to pass and the failure to do so does not result in refund eligibility. There will be additional costs if remediation is required to complete additional cases past 21 patients.
Clinical experience disclaimer
Clinical experience requirements for various provincial or state bodies vary, and some are currently under review. We will be happy to work with you to evaluate that those requirements can be met, or advise you on other programs that may be more suitable. Auxiliary team member training is also a requirement and a part of this program.
Online materials are accessible for one year.
Questions?
Contact us at cdesed@ualberta.ca
Our leading faculty
Dr. Saranjeev Lalh
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon
Dr. Lalh, DDS, MD, BSc, FRCDC, appointment as the Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon at the world-renowned Institute for Reconstructive Sciences in Medicine (iRSM) at the Misericordia Hospital and Covenant Health is a true testament to his exceptional skills and unwavering dedication to the field of medicine.
He specializes in reconstructing the lives of patients suffering from head and neck cancer, helping them regain their confidence and hope for the future. Lalh's work is not only transformative but also innovative, as he incorporates cutting-edge digital imaging technology in his reconstructive surgical procedures and aesthetic medicine. Dr. Lalh's unwavering passion for his craft and commitment to providing the best care possible inspire us all to strive for excellence and make a positive impact on the world.
Dr. Antonella Trache
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon
Dr. Trache, DDS, BSc, CertOMS, CD, is currently the discipline lead for oral and maxillofacial surgery at the University of Alberta.
She retired from the Canadian Armed Forces after a 21-year career where she accumulated a vast array of memorable and valuable experiences from both professional and personal perspectives. Dr. Trache was the first female oral and maxillofacial surgeon in the Royal Canadian Dental Corps. The highlight of her military career consisted of the two tours of duty in Afghanistan, as the maxillofacial trauma surgeon at the Role Three Multinational Hospital at Kandahar Air Base.
Since leaving the military, she has been involved with the School of Dentistry as an associate clinical professor on a part-time basis before joining the faculty full-time. She is actively involved with the general practice residency (GPR) program, where she mentors the four GPR residents in clinic-based dentoalveolar surgery. Dr. Trache is also a clinical instructor with continuing dental education in the intravenous sedation program and the Alberta implant residency program. She presented lectures and workshops on maxillofacial trauma topics to various military and civilian organizations, and study clubs throughout the country.
Additionally, Dr. Trache is a member of several School of Dentistry and Alberta Dental Association committees. When not at the school, she maintains a private practice in Edmonton at Contours Oral Surgery.
Dr. Gregory Austin
Periodontist
Dr. Austin, DDS, MSc, FRCD(C), graduated from the University of Western Ontario and has spent over 35 years as a periodontist in the Canadian Armed Forces, as both a civilian and a serving military member of the Royal Canadian Dental Corps.
Over his long career, he has provided hundreds of both one and two-drug IV sedation procedures. In addition to his periodontics specialty certificate from the United States Army, he holds a master of science in oral biology from the Medical College of Georgia. He is a fellow of the Royal College of Dentists of Canada (RCDC) and a past councillor for periodontics at the RCDC.
Austin is currently semi-retired but clinically instructs part-time in undergraduate periodontics, and is involved part-time in the postgraduate periodontics program at the University of Alberta.
Dr. Dennis Fair
Dentist
Dr. Fair is a veteran dentist in Camrose, specializing in emergency care and sedation dentistry.
As a KOIS Center graduate, Spear Centre Faculty member, and examiner on the National Dental Examining Board of Canada, he continues to bring extensive knowledge and high clinical standards to our community.
Dr. James Lipon
Registered Pediatric Dentist
Dr. Lipon, BSc, DDS, FRCDC, Dip. ADBA, Dip. ABPD, graduated from the University of Alberta with a bachelor of science degree in 1997 and a doctor of dental surgery degree in 1999. He practiced general dentistry for 13 years in his hometown of Grande Prairie.
Dr. Lipon then completed a residency in dental anesthesiology at Lutheran Medical Center, a designated Level I trauma center, in Brooklyn, New York. During his senior year, he served as chief resident. He subsequently completed a residency in pediatric dentistry at the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Dr. Lipon is a fellow of the Royal College of Dentists of Canada in the specialty of pediatric dentistry. He is a diplomate of the American Board of Pediatric Dentistry and a diplomate of the American Dental Board of Anesthesiology. He is board-certified in dental anesthesiology and pediatric dentistry in Canada.
Dr. Lipon maintains a part time clinical appointment as an attending dentist at Hennepin County Medical Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota where he trains pediatric dental residents in moderate and deep sedation techniques. He works in private practice in Edmonton, Alberta.
Dr. Adam Abdo
Maxillofacial surgeon
Dr. Abdo, BSc MecE, DMD, MDent, FRCDC, graduated from the oral and maxillofacial surgery program at the University of Manitoba. Born and raised in Edmonton, Dr. Abdo began his educational journey at the University of Alberta and completed a degree in mechanical engineering.
He then pursued dentistry at the University of Saskatchewan furthering his career with specialty training in oral and maxillofacial surgery. Dr. Abdo recently completed a fellowship in pediatric maxillofacial surgery in Melbourne, Australia focusing on managing patients with cleft lip and palate and other maxillofacial deformities.
Dr. James Yacyshyn
director, continuing dental education
Dr. Yacyshyn, DDS, MS, BSc, obtained his bachelor of science and doctor of dental surgery from the University of Alberta and completed a masters in applied science engineering from the University of Toronto. With a background in health technology and informatics, Dr. Yacyshyn joined the Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry in 2001 and was later appointed as the director of continuing dental education in 2002.
As director, Dr. Yacyshyn has developed and facilitated numerous educational programs spanning various topics for licensed dentists, dental hygienists, dental assistants and allied health practitioners across Alberta, nationally and internationally. Additionally, through clinical programs, we have provided care for numerous patients over the years.
If you have any ideas, challenges, or opportunities that you want to share, please reach out to us, together we can pursue excellence in continuing dental education and patient care.
Dr. Christopher Bryant Roy
Periodontist
Dr. Roy, CD, DDS, MSc (Perio), FRCDC, Dip ABP, completed his undergraduate degree in biology at the University of Manitoba before being accepted into the doctor of dental surgery program at the University of Western Ontario. It was here that he enrolled in the Canadian Armed Forces during his first year of dental school.
After serving as a general dentist throughout Ontario and Quebec in the military, he had the opportunity to be mentored by several periodontists. It was during these mentorship opportunities where he was persuaded to return to school and pursue a graduate degree in periodontics.
In 2022, he completed his master of science in periodontology at University of Alberta and was successful in becoming a board-certified periodontist, fellow of the Royal College of Dentists of Canada, and diplomate of the American Board of Periodontology.
Presently, he is stationed at the military base in Edmonton and serves as the Western regional periodontist in 1 Dental Unit for the Royal Canadian Dental Corps. In addition, he is a part-time instructor in the graduate periodontology program at the University of Alberta. His wife (Laura) and two children (Leo and Violet) enjoy the province of Alberta and hope to serve many years to come here in Edmonton.
Andrew Reid
Registered nurse
Reid, BScN, MEd, is a registered nurse and simulation consultant with Alberta Health Services, working mainly with the University of Alberta Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry.
Previously, he worked as a staff nurse in the emergency department at U of A Hospital, and as a medical technician in the Canadian Forces.
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