To be a successful sedation practice, you need a well-trained, effective, engaged team.
Print & Go GuidanceBy Genni Burkhart, Incisor Editor
Sedation dentistry is more than just keeping patients comfortable. It's about redefining their entire dental experience. Moreover, if your team isn’t entirely on board, you’re only tapping into a fraction of what sedation can do for your practice.
A thriving sedation practice is a collective effort. Your practice can flourish when your entire team understands the process, such as why sedation matters, how to implement it safely, and how to effectively communicate its benefits to patients.
Why "Team" Matters
Simply put, a well-trained team is efficient and engaged. When invested, your team feels ownership over patient outcomes, resulting in higher-quality care and patient satisfaction. It’s one thing for a dentist to explain sedation to a nervous patient. Yet when an assistant, hygienist, and front office coordinator can confidently do the same, you create a seamless, reassuring experience that builds trust.
Staff to consider for sedation training courses include:
- Dental Assistants
- Dental Hygienists (RDH)
- Office Managers
- Scheduling Coordinators
- Financial Coordinators
Without a trained team, you’re left juggling everything from pre-screening, case presentations, and drug tracking to documentation and patient monitoring yourself. That’s a recipe for stress, inefficiency, and safety risks. Safe sedation dentistry isn’t designed to be a one-person job.
A Smarter Approach to Team Training
A question for many practices is how to get your team up to speed without taking them away from their daily responsibilities. That's where Interactive (((LIVE))) Streaming comes in. This DOCS training method brings your team directly into the learning process (no travel, no downtime), just real-time education that equips them with the necessary skills.
All registered team members will receive the course materials necessary to complete their program, including an expansive participant binder that follows the lecture page by page and detailed information on how to join each session. Furthermore, the interactive sessions consist of two-way video conferencing, polling, and live Q&A, so your team won’t have to sit through another passive webinar. They'll engage, discuss, and apply what they learn in real-time.
And here’s the best part: they’ll walk away feeling confident in their role within sedation dentistry, including:
- How to recognize and support anxious patients.
- The step-by-step process of sedation from intake to recovery.
- Critical monitoring skills that ensure patient safety.
- The legal and recordkeeping essentials to keep your practice compliant.
A Good Practice Vs. a Great One
Sedation dentistry is more than just making treatment more manageable for anxious patients. It turns one-time visitors into lifelong patients who have changed the way they think about going to the dentist. For patients, a practice where every team member speaks with knowledge, understanding, and reassurance earns a reputation built on trust and safety.
In sedation dentistry, teamwork is the difference between good and great patient care.
A few team training courses DOCS Education offers include, but are not limited to:
- In-office ACLS & Pals Training
- Team Training Online
- ACLS Cardiac Life Support Certification (Live)
- Light Sedation: N20 and Oral Sedatives (((LIVE))) Stream
- Airway Maintenance, Management & Demonstration
- Phone Training: The Sedation Patient
- The Highly Trainer Emergency Response Dental Team
- Team training for N2O Administration or Monitoring
For a more thorough list of available team training, visit DOCS Education "team courses" here.
Continuing Education for Dental Teams
The benefits of a fully engaged dental team are paramount to a practice's success. From easy implementation to engaging training, participation, and empowerment, the investment in training your sedation team will add value to your practice. Through increased employee satisfaction and retention, patients will come to see your dental team as a standout provider who works together to provide safe and effective care. Register today at DOCSEducation.com or call 855.861.5104
Author: With over 15 years as a published journalist, editor, and writer, Genni Burkhart's career has spanned politics, healthcare, law, business finance, technology, and news. She resides in Northern Colorado, where she works as the editor-in-chief of the Incisor at DOCS Education.
