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IV Moderate Sedation Training for California Dentists

IV Moderate Sedation Training for California Dentists

Build confident, permit-ready IV sedation skills with live patient training. 80 hours of ADA-aligned instruction, 20+ live sedation cases, and direct mentorship from a clinician who sedates patients every week.

Build confident, permit-ready IV sedation skills with live patient training. 80 hours of ADA-aligned instruction, 20+ live sedation cases, and direct mentorship from a clinician who sedates patients every week.

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Trusted by general dentists across California and nationwide · 300,000+ procedures performed by lead faculty

Why California Dentists Train Here

Built for Dentists Ready to Bring Sedation In-House

California has one of the largest populations of general dentists in the country, and one of the strongest cases for adding IV sedation to a practice. More sedation-capable dentists means more patients who currently avoid or delay care due to dental anxiety finally get treated, without a referral out of the practice that diagnosed them.


Dr. Heath Hendrickson, lead faculty for Sedation6, personally holds sedation certification eligibility that extends to California, and California is one of the two states Western Surgical and Sedation actively prioritizes for training availability, alongside Texas, based on dentist population density and clinical demand.

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Program Details

Details to help you plan with confidence

An overview of scheduling, requirements, hands-on experience, licensing support, and what’s included in the IV Moderate Sedation Training program.

Course Dates & Schedule

Tuition & Registration

What’s Included

Program Scope & Value

Who Should Attend

Prerequisites

What to Bring

What’s Provided On-Site

Live Patient Experience

Safety Protocols

Patient Types

Board Approval & Licensing Support

State Availability

Licensing Process Support

Is Sedation6 training recognized by the Dental Board of California?

Do I need to already hold a California dental license to enroll?

Can I train here if I practice in California but I’m not currently near Utah?

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If you have questions about the program, eligibility, or state-specific requirements, our team is available to help you get clear, accurate answers.

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Why This Matters in California

Why California Dentists Bring Sedation In-House

Why California Dentists Bring Sedation In-House

California dentists can reduce avoidable referrals by building the skills, judgment, and permit pathway support needed to bring appropriate IV sedation cases in-house.

California dentists can reduce avoidable referrals by building the skills, judgment, and permit pathway support needed to bring appropriate IV sedation cases in-house.

The Problem

Limited hands-on experience in traditional CE

Uncertainty around safety and case selection

Difficulty translating theory into practice

Lack of guidance after the course ends

Concern about meeting state and board requirements

The Problem

Limited hands-on experience in traditional CE

Uncertainty around safety and case selection

Difficulty translating theory into practice

Lack of guidance after the course ends

Concern about meeting state and board requirements

Western's Promise

Real clinical experience with live patients

Clear protocols focused on safety and judgment

Practical skills you can implement in your practice

Ongoing guidance beyond the classroom

Support navigating licensing and next steps

Western's Promise

Real clinical experience with live patients

Clear protocols focused on safety and judgment

Practical skills you can implement in your practice

Ongoing guidance beyond the classroom

Support navigating licensing and next steps

Why This Program

Why dentists choose our IV sedation training

A structured program designed to support safe implementation, clinical confidence, and long-term practice integration.

Complete Certification

80-hour program aligned with ADA guidelines and state board requirements.

Teeth Checkup

Complete Certification

80-hour program aligned with ADA guidelines and state board requirements.

Teeth Checkup

Live Patient Training

20+ real sedation cases with direct clinical supervision.

Teeth Whitening

Live Patient Training

20+ real sedation cases with direct clinical supervision.

Teeth Whitening

Practicing Faculty

Learn from clinicians who perform IV sedation in daily practice.

Dental Braces

Practicing Faculty

Learn from clinicians who perform IV sedation in daily practice.

Dental Braces

State Board Support

Guidance through permit requirements across multiple states.

Teeth Implants

State Board Support

Guidance through permit requirements across multiple states.

Teeth Implants

All-Inclusive Program

BLS/ACLS certification, materials, and ongoing support included.

Dental Filling

All-Inclusive Program

BLS/ACLS certification, materials, and ongoing support included.

Dental Filling

Practice Integration

Designed to help keep appropriate sedation cases in-house.

Cosmetic Dentistry

Practice Integration

Designed to help keep appropriate sedation cases in-house.

Cosmetic Dentistry

Tuition & Enrollment

A focused investment in clinical confidence

This program is designed as an all-inclusive, hands-on training experience. Tuition covers education, live patient training, certifications, materials, and ongoing support so you can focus fully on learning and implementation. Doctors will leave with a protocol they can immediately employ.

Program Tuition

$19,500

Includes live patient training, certifications, materials, licensing guidance, and post-course support.

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Includes:

80 hours of ADA-aligned IV sedation training

20+ live patient sedation cases

BLS & ACLS certification included

State licensing and permit support

Post-course mentorship and resources

Protocol to immediately employ in your practice

Testimonials

Dentist experiences with Western Surgical & Sedation

Feedback from general dentists who have completed training and applied what they learned in their own practices.

When I came to this course, my goal was to really clean up my surgical skills. I was already taking wisdom teeth out, but I wanted to go somewhere where I could refine those techniques. Dr. Hendrickson has so much experience.. and it was all here in the states. They over exceeded my expectations!

Dr. Glenn Vo

Don’t look anywhere else, this is your place, Western Surgical and Sedation. Heath is a general dentist, he is super friendly and he is on your side. I have taken many courses, people call me a CE junkie, but I have yet to find one better than this!

Dr. Justin Leath

The key reason [I came] was to learn to incorporate a technique that … has [been] utilized in my office for the past 8 years. To keep it number 1, safe, and just a painless experience for the patient. It is a Course I wish I would have taken 15 years ago. It just delivers a margin of safety that every general dentist with a patient-centered focus worries about. The ability to titrate the individual sedation per patient is wonderful!

Dr. Brent Porter

I would say, if you want to learn the right and the safe way to give IV sedation to your patients, understanding the parameters, learning the medication that you are using and how to use them correctly and safely for all your patients; this is the course to take!

Dr. Nelson Nuñez

I just wanted to thank Heath for opening up this fun and exciting avenue for production in my office. I have been doing one Friday of surgeries every other month since October. But demand is growing rapidly, and I may need to figure out how to incorporate it into the daily practice. WSS exceeded all expectations. Thanks guys!

Dr. Josh Rudin

If you are not doing wisdom teeth, I would encourage you to come and take this course, because I think you would be surprised what you can do with a little bit of training. A lot of the cases you are sending out you can easily do yourself. The first case they gave me after some instruction I think I did in about half the time I normally do….It has been a great experience, absolutely great!

Dr. Daniel Binkowski

Dr. Hendrickson is a really warm and down to earth practitioners and he never made me feel like I was beneath him. He made me feel like his equal, a colleague. I would describe his teaching methods as simple, I think simple is better. I think clarity is really important when you are doing something new. I traveled 3,000 miles to be here, so I would say, do it! Don’t wait!

Patricia Sharp
Dr. Patricia Sharp

You can walk out of here and say this is something I can do, I am not worried like I was when I first came in. This course is everything I hoped it would be so that I can get out of here and not be like, ‘Wow, this is still to big for me.’ And it isn’t, they have broken it down so simple, makes it easy, everybody can do it. It is a simple technique and very, very safe. It is fantastic.

Dr. John Brady

I think it's probably good on really all levels. I mean, if you're looking for a refresher, I think it gets you right back into it. If it's kind of a first time, they explain it really succinctly, you know, in a very applicable way. If you're more advanced ... these guys are going to show you ways to make it quicker and more efficient. The wave of confidence feels pretty good.

Dr. Klingel

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Testimonials

Dentist experiences with Western Surgical & Sedation

Feedback from general dentists who have completed training and applied what they learned in their own practices.

When I came to this course, my goal was to really clean up my surgical skills. I was already taking wisdom teeth out, but I wanted to go somewhere where I could refine those techniques. Dr. Hendrickson has so much experience.. and it was all here in the states. They over exceeded my expectations!

Dr. Glenn Vo

Don’t look anywhere else, this is your place, Western Surgical and Sedation. Heath is a general dentist, he is super friendly and he is on your side. I have taken many courses, people call me a CE junkie, but I have yet to find one better than this!

Dr. Justin Leath

The key reason [I came] was to learn to incorporate a technique that … has [been] utilized in my office for the past 8 years. To keep it number 1, safe, and just a painless experience for the patient. It is a Course I wish I would have taken 15 years ago. It just delivers a margin of safety that every general dentist with a patient-centered focus worries about. The ability to titrate the individual sedation per patient is wonderful!

Dr. Brent Porter

I would say, if you want to learn the right and the safe way to give IV sedation to your patients, understanding the parameters, learning the medication that you are using and how to use them correctly and safely for all your patients; this is the course to take!

Dr. Nelson Nuñez

I just wanted to thank Heath for opening up this fun and exciting avenue for production in my office. I have been doing one Friday of surgeries every other month since October. But demand is growing rapidly, and I may need to figure out how to incorporate it into the daily practice. WSS exceeded all expectations. Thanks guys!

Dr. Josh Rudin

If you are not doing wisdom teeth, I would encourage you to come and take this course, because I think you would be surprised what you can do with a little bit of training. A lot of the cases you are sending out you can easily do yourself. The first case they gave me after some instruction I think I did in about half the time I normally do….It has been a great experience, absolutely great!

Dr. Daniel Binkowski

Dr. Hendrickson is a really warm and down to earth practitioners and he never made me feel like I was beneath him. He made me feel like his equal, a colleague. I would describe his teaching methods as simple, I think simple is better. I think clarity is really important when you are doing something new. I traveled 3,000 miles to be here, so I would say, do it! Don’t wait!

Patricia Sharp
Dr. Patricia Sharp

You can walk out of here and say this is something I can do, I am not worried like I was when I first came in. This course is everything I hoped it would be so that I can get out of here and not be like, ‘Wow, this is still to big for me.’ And it isn’t, they have broken it down so simple, makes it easy, everybody can do it. It is a simple technique and very, very safe. It is fantastic.

Dr. John Brady

I think it's probably good on really all levels. I mean, if you're looking for a refresher, I think it gets you right back into it. If it's kind of a first time, they explain it really succinctly, you know, in a very applicable way. If you're more advanced ... these guys are going to show you ways to make it quicker and more efficient. The wave of confidence feels pretty good.

Dr. Klingel

View all reviews

Testimonials

Dentist experiences with Western Surgical & Sedation

Feedback from general dentists who have completed training and applied what they learned in their own practices.

When I came to this course, my goal was to really clean up my surgical skills. I was already taking wisdom teeth out, but I wanted to go somewhere where I could refine those techniques. Dr. Hendrickson has so much experience.. and it was all here in the states. They over exceeded my expectations!

Dr. Glenn Vo

Don’t look anywhere else, this is your place, Western Surgical and Sedation. Heath is a general dentist, he is super friendly and he is on your side. I have taken many courses, people call me a CE junkie, but I have yet to find one better than this!

Dr. Justin Leath

The key reason [I came] was to learn to incorporate a technique that … has [been] utilized in my office for the past 8 years. To keep it number 1, safe, and just a painless experience for the patient. It is a Course I wish I would have taken 15 years ago. It just delivers a margin of safety that every general dentist with a patient-centered focus worries about. The ability to titrate the individual sedation per patient is wonderful!

Dr. Brent Porter

I would say, if you want to learn the right and the safe way to give IV sedation to your patients, understanding the parameters, learning the medication that you are using and how to use them correctly and safely for all your patients; this is the course to take!

Dr. Nelson Nuñez

I just wanted to thank Heath for opening up this fun and exciting avenue for production in my office. I have been doing one Friday of surgeries every other month since October. But demand is growing rapidly, and I may need to figure out how to incorporate it into the daily practice. WSS exceeded all expectations. Thanks guys!

Dr. Josh Rudin

If you are not doing wisdom teeth, I would encourage you to come and take this course, because I think you would be surprised what you can do with a little bit of training. A lot of the cases you are sending out you can easily do yourself. The first case they gave me after some instruction I think I did in about half the time I normally do….It has been a great experience, absolutely great!

Dr. Daniel Binkowski

Dr. Hendrickson is a really warm and down to earth practitioners and he never made me feel like I was beneath him. He made me feel like his equal, a colleague. I would describe his teaching methods as simple, I think simple is better. I think clarity is really important when you are doing something new. I traveled 3,000 miles to be here, so I would say, do it! Don’t wait!

Patricia Sharp
Dr. Patricia Sharp

You can walk out of here and say this is something I can do, I am not worried like I was when I first came in. This course is everything I hoped it would be so that I can get out of here and not be like, ‘Wow, this is still to big for me.’ And it isn’t, they have broken it down so simple, makes it easy, everybody can do it. It is a simple technique and very, very safe. It is fantastic.

Dr. John Brady

I think it's probably good on really all levels. I mean, if you're looking for a refresher, I think it gets you right back into it. If it's kind of a first time, they explain it really succinctly, you know, in a very applicable way. If you're more advanced ... these guys are going to show you ways to make it quicker and more efficient. The wave of confidence feels pretty good.

Dr. Klingel

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Bring IV Sedation Into Your California Practice, the Right Way

Eighty hours of training. Twenty-plus live patients. One clinician who sedates every week, standing next to you through all of it.