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Scottsdale 3-Day Adult Oral Sedation

May 01, 2026

Scottsdale, AZ

$3,500.00

Adult Oral Sedation Certification – 30 CE Credits

Registration Instructions

  1. Select your State for Sedation Certification in the upper right of this screen.
  2. Select Add To Cart to proceed with your purchase. You will receive your training materials upon completion of payment.

Unsure about your state’s regulations? View them here.


We strongly recommend that all dentists attending this course bring at least one assistant with them. Practices achieve significantly better outcomes integrating sedation into their structure when a team member is able to learn alongside their dentist. You can find assistant certification courses by clicking this link: ADMA Assistant Certification Courses. This course is designed to prepare dentists for safe, confident, and effective oral sedation skills. By taking this course, you will return to your practice with the training you need to provide exceptional oral sedation care to your patients. Below, you’ll find a breakdown of the course details by topic:

Reasons To Become Oral Sedation Certified

  • Broaden patient access and market reach by treating anxious, special-needs, or high-fear patients.

  • Increase case acceptance and production through higher treatment plan follow-through and fewer visits.

  • Enhance practice efficiency and workflow with longer, uninterrupted procedures and calmer patients.

  • Stay competitive and compliant by meeting regulatory standards and modern patient expectations.

CREDENTIALING

Every state has different sedation permit requirements. To find out whether your state accepts this course, select your state from the drop-down menu in the upper right. This course is designed to meet and exceed the current ADA CERP National Guidelines for Teaching Pain Control and Sedation to Dentists. This means you’ll receive 30 CE hours of sedation-specific training including extensive emergency airway management instruction.

WHAT WE TEACH

The ADMA teaches from well-rounded curriculum by combining academic literature with real-world experience. You’ll learn the following topics from an instructor with extensive clinical experience:

  • Sedation Pharmacology
  • Patient Physiology
  • Dosing Approaches and Techniques
  • Prescreening Selection
  • Patient Discharge
  • Emergency Response

 

  • Airway Management
  • Monitor Interpretation
  • Sedation Billing
  • Documentation
  • Office Setup
  • Live and Simulated Sedation Case Experiences

 

These key topics are essential to building a solid foundation of sedation knowledge. They are also important markers dental boards use to ensure sedation proficiency.

Description

ADULT ORAL SEDATION SCHEDULE

Day One
  • 0800 – 0830  ◊  Check in | Government ID Required
  • 0830 – 0930  ◊  Pharmacology
  • 0930 – 1030  ◊  Physiology & Monitoring
  • 1030 – 1100  ◊  Traditional Dosing Protocols
  • 1100 – 1200  ◊  New Dosing Protocols
  • 1200 – 1300  ◊  Break
  • 1300 – 1400  ◊ Live Monitor Training
  • 1400 – 1500  ◊ Capnography Tutorial
  • 1500 – 1700  ◊  Pre-Screening & Discharge
Day Two
  • 0800 – 0900  ◊  Review Day 1
  • 0900 – 1000  ◊ Dosing Review
  • 1000 – 1200  ◊  Medical Emergencies
  • 1200 – 1300  ◊  Break
  • 1300 – 1400  ◊  Airway Management
  • 1400 – 1500  ◊ Office Set Up
  • 1500 – 1600  ◊ Live Simulation: Typical Cases
  • 1600 – 1700  ◊ Live Simulation: Emergencies
Day Three
  • 0800 – 0900  ◊  Review Day 2
  • 0900 – 1000  ◊ Hands-On Airway Challenges
  • 1000 – 1200  ◊  Live Simulations: New protocols
  • 1200 – 1300  ◊  Break
  • 1300 – 1600  ◊  Live Cases, Medical Emergencies
  • 1600 – 1700  ◊  Credentialing

IN DEPTH COURSE OVERVIEW

 

 

Sedation Pharmacology

In order to safely and effectively administer sedation, practitioners must understand the uses, effects, and modes of action of the drugs they give their patients. The ADMA OCS course teaches these topics in an accessible, practical, and informative manner to prepare you for making successful dosing decisions.

Patient Physiology

Understanding the way the human body reacts to sedation is a key component of safety and a boon to the savvy sedation dentist. By teaching students how to understand topics like receptor sites, airway anatomy, and neuromuscular coordination, the ADMA produces a wise practitioner.

Dosing Approaches and Techniques

Many sedation educators stick to teaching single-agent protocols. Although these work effectively in some cases, they can be dramatically improved when combined with other medications and dosing approaches. Depending on your state’s regulations, you can integrate these newer, more effective protocols to lower your overall medication, improve patient satisfaction, and produce a more balanced level of sedation for easier procedures.

Prescreening Selection

It is important to recognize which patients are appropriate candidates for dental sedation. The ADMA will teach you and your staff which patients you should and should not sedate to keep your patients and your practice safe.

Patient Discharge

Once your sedation dentistry procedure is complete, it is crucial to ensure your patient has the appropriate arrangements in place. Knowing when you should allow a sedated patient to go home is the safety net for any dental office.  The majority of oral dental sedation lawsuits focus on incidents occurring outside the dental facility. The ADMA will teach you how to send your patients home in a safe state

Emergency Response

Oral sedation in the dental office is very safe, easy to implement, and beneficial for the patient. However, it is important to be prepared in case of an emergency. The ADMA teaches ACLS-based emergency response procedures catered specifically for the most common dental sedation emergencies including: Laryngospasm, Bronchospasm, Emesis & Aspiration, Airway Blockage by Foreign Body, Angina Pectoris, Myocardial Infarction, Hyper/Hypotension, Allergic and Toxicity Reactions, Seizures, Syncope, Phlebitis, Hyper/Hypoventilation, Cardiac Arrest, and Cardiac Arrhythmias.

 

Airway Management

Memorizing ER procedures can feel like a daunting task at first. That’s why the ADMA has developed a simple, straightforward airway algorithm that makes diagnosis a breeze. In-person attendees will receive individualized, hands-on training on our high-fidelity simulation manakin. For their turns, webinar attendees direct the in-person dentists remotely via live video feed.

Monitor Interpretation

In addition to monitoring the patient directly, it is important to understand how to implement and interpret electronic monitoring. In this course, the ADMA will show you how to interpret patient vital signs on a monitor to recognize complications and develop sedation skills that make you safer and more confident.

Sedation Billing

Common sedation billing structures are discussed so you can return to your practice with a pricing scale that is in line with industry standards.

Documentation

Integrating sedation into your practice requires diligent documentation. This ensures patient consent and expectations are acknowledged and recorded. If your dental board ever wants to audit your cases, proper documentation helps tell the story for decisions made, and how your patient responded to sedation. In addition, referring back to past notes can aid you in formulating a more effective sedation plan. Upon course completion, the ADMA will provide you with boiler-plate forms for prescreening, discharge, medication logs, and sedation flow sheets for use in your own office.

Office Setup

This course will walk you through what you need to do to prepare your office for a streamlined sedation structure.

Live and Simulated Sedation Case Experiences

In this course, you will get to experience live sedation cases in real-time. This will help you recognize the hallmark aspects of dental sedation. Additionally, you will receive individualized, hands-on training on our high-fidelity simulation manakin. For their turns, webinar attendees direct the in-person dentists remotely via live video feed.

 


ADMA Instructors   

  • Shanetta Sutton, DMD, Dental Director
  • Cory Pickens, MD, CEO, Anesthesiologist, Didactics Only
  • Claudio Palma, MD, Board Certified Anesthesiologist, Medical Director
  • Michael Morehead, DDS, Dental Sedation Instructor
  • Erwin Washington, Aerospace ENGR, COO, Chief of Simulation
  • Leigh-Ann Schuerman, DMD, Pediatric Dental Sedation Director
  • Jeff Hansen, MD, BCOS, Sedation Instructor

Additional instructors for each course will participate in their area of expertise. Instructors subject to change based on availability.


Course Cancellation Policy

All course cancellations are subject to a 3% processing fee and $450 course manual charge.

Additional information

Select Your State for Sedation Certification

Canada, Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado (Minimal), Colorado (Moderate), Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, lowa, Kansas, Kentucky

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