Conscious Sedation in Dentistry (P.Grad.Dip.)
- Duration: 18 months part time
- Admission Requirements: See bottom of this page
- Course Director(s): Professor June Nunn and Professor Leo Stassen
- Course Coordinator(s): Dr Mary Clarke
- Course Administrator(s): Ms Catherine Creagh
- Course Email(s): catherine.creagh@dental.tcd.ie
- Course Tel(s): +353-1-6127354
- Course Fax(s): +353-1-6711255
- Next IntakeThis course is currently not open for intake
- Course Url: www.dentalschool.ie
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To apply, click on the relevant Apply Link belowCourse Details
The Postgraduate Diploma course is held over an eighteen-month period. The Course is aimed at primary care dental practitioners providing support for those patients with dental anxiety and undertaking dentistry in a safe, effective and anxiety free manner. It also aims to provide a recognised education and training programme that will equip dentists with the knowledge, skills and experience to safely and independently use conscious sedation techniques in their own clinics. The course leads to the award of Postgraduate Diploma in Conscious Sedation in Dentistry.Admission Requirements
Applicants must possess a dental degree, which enables registration with the Dental Council in Ireland. Entry to training in conscious sedation in dentistry would normally follow a two-year period of general professional training post graduation that a student would already have undergone. Applicants must have evidence of satisfactory seroconversion for protection against Hepatitis B and Hepatitis C. Applicants will be requested to undergo Garda (Police) Vetting. Applicants must complete the Personal Statement section of the application form and indicate why they wish to undertake the chosen course.