Conscious sedation : pharmacology
This online course is for all members of the dental team. It covers the knowledge required to understand the pharmacology of conscious sedation, and can be used as a verifiable CPD refresher for teams already providing sedation, or for those who want to find out more about it.
Participant Feedback Review: Conscious Sedation – Pharmacology
Participants provided highly positive feedback on Dentaljuce’s online CPD module "Conscious Sedation: Pharmacology," praising its excellent quality and comprehensive coverage of sedation-related pharmacology.
Key Strengths:
Participants consistently highlighted several strengths:
Exceptional and Detailed Content:
- Learners greatly appreciated the advanced, thorough information provided, particularly regarding sedation pharmacology, pharmacodynamics, and pharmacokinetics.
- The course successfully enhanced participants' knowledge and practical application of sedation-related drugs, ensuring safer clinical practice.
Informative and Relevant:
- Feedback clearly indicated the course’s high relevance to dental professionals’ everyday practice, directly contributing to improved patient care.
Specific Positive Comments:
Participant comments emphasised the quality of the course content, including:
- "Excellent and detailed."
- "The course was exceptional and full of advanced knowledge."
- "Very informative and thorough."
- "Very informative, thank you."
Areas for Improvement:
Feedback was predominantly positive; however, a small number of participants suggested:
- Adjusting the pitch slightly to cater for varying levels of prior knowledge to ensure full engagement across all participant backgrounds.
Closed-Question Feedback Summary:
- Met learning objectives: 100% strongly agree/agree
- Good quality: 100% strongly agree/agree
- Useful & relevant: 100% strongly agree/agree
- Engaging: 100% strongly agree/agree
- Pitched at right level: 85.7% strongly agree/agree, 14.3% neutral
These results clearly demonstrate participants' high satisfaction regarding the quality, relevance, and educational value of the course.
Overall Participant Impression:
The "Conscious Sedation: Pharmacology" module from Dentaljuce was highly commended for its detailed and practical pharmacological insights. Participants affirmed its exceptional educational value, significantly enhancing their sedation practice and patient safety.
Aim
The aim of the learning and teaching materials in this Dentaljuce module is to allow learners to meet the training requirements for dental professionals set by the Royal Colleges in sedation-related pharmacology.
Course objective
- To improve and refine knowledge of sedation-related pharmacology.
Anticipated learning outcomes:
The learner will, with respect to the components that he or she has elected to study as listed below:- know and apply their knowledge of the pharmacology of drugs used in sedation for safe practice.
- know and apply their knowledge of relevant drug interactions.
- understand the relevant pharmacodynamics and pharmacokinetics.
- know the terminology describing levels of sedation.
- through achieving these outcomes, provide an improved level of service to their patients.
GDC Development Outcomes
This CPD will support the learner in meeting the following GDC Development Outcome(s): C.