Many of our patients are quite anxious about seeking and receiving dental treatment. In fact, it may lead to some people avoiding dental care completely until excruciating pain gives them no choice. Dentists should be able to provide alternatives to control a patient’s anxiety and to assist them to receive treatment. This course will cover the following topics; basic fear and anxiety in the dental chair, utilisation of psychosedation techniques, review of basic life support, utilisation of oral sedation, relevant pharmacology administration and monitoring, Indications/ contraindications, managing complications, utilisation of nitrous oxide sedation, relevant pharmacology administration and monitoring, indications/contraindications, managing complications. IMPORTANT NOTE During the practical session, participants will work in groups and learn both slow and fast nitrous oxide-oxygen induction techniques. It is essential that all participants wishing to perform any procedure on a colleague in a learning environment are registered dental professionals in Australia.