Lecturer Details: BSPD Lecture: Inhalation Sedation and Dental Anxiety

Lecturer nameMs Leah Adams BDS MSc MDTFEd
Lecturer profileSenior Dental Officer and Sedation Lead (Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Trust)
Deputy Clinical Director (Hertfordshire Community Trust)

Leah has particular interests in governance relating to safe sedation practice, sedation teaching and treating dentally anxious adults and children with anxiety management techniques including Inhalation sedation and IV sedation.
Leah recently established an IV sedation service for special care adults and children aged 12-16 and previously worked for many years as a GDP in a private Sedation Practice as sedation lead.

Leah completed an MSc in Conscious Sedation at Cardiff University in 2013 and taught for several years on the Diploma and MSc Conscious Sedation course. She is a Member of the Faculty of Dental Trainers and continues teaching on National SAAD courses as part of the SAAD Teaching Faculty, as well as running local STAC accredited sedation courses and regional update courses for the dental team.

Leah is a SAAD Board member and a Safe Sedation Practice Evaluator on behalf of SAAD, conducting practice evaluations to ensure compliance with contemporary standards and safe practice.