ABOUT SAAD

The Society for the Advancement of Anaesthesia in Dentistry is a dental charity dedicated to the advancement of knowledge in pain and anxiety control for dentistry. Often referred to as SAAD (pronounced to rhyme with ‘card’), the society has developed from a small study club in the late 1950’s into one of the UK’s largest postgraduate teaching organisations for dentistry.

The society’s main function is providing postgraduate education by running courses encouraging the safe provision of conscious sedation for dentistry and providing courses for life support and Advanced Life Support skills. A major provision is also made for the training of dental nurses assisting in the procedures for conscious sedation and the management of associated complications. Dental nurses are also encouraged to participate in resuscitation courses. SAAD’s philosophy is that of team training. Please see the Courses pages for further details.

SAAD’s other activities include providing scientific seminars, giving expert advice to other bodies including the Department of Health and the General Dental Council; providing experts for guidelines and standards documents; giving expert evidence to the courts and providing individual support to members.

The society produces a journal "SAAD Digest" published annually, each January, and also the SAAD Newsletter also published annually, each June. Due to the re-launch the next issue of the SAAD Digest will be Volume 22 due for publication in May 2006 and the SAAD Newsletter Issue 6 is due for publication in July 2006. For past copies of the Digest please see the Publications section.

SAAD funds three memorial prize awards for original work with special categories for dental nurses and undergraduates.

Membership of the society is open to any registered medical or dental practitioner.

SAAD CONSTITUTION

The latest amendments to the SAAD Constitution were approved on the 21st April 2006. Please click to download a copy of the latest SAAD Constitution.