Emergencies and first aid in dental practices

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Course description 

Emergency situations in dental practice are fortunately relatively rare. Especially compared to the large number of patients treated daily in a regular Danish dental practice. However, every dentist and dental hygienist will at one point or another encounter a patient becoming unwell, either in connection withor independent of the treatment provided.   

The likelihood of facing a poorly patient, and a potentially life-threatening condition, will further increase as the proportion of elderly patients in practice with chronic diseases, among others, will increase as life expectancy increases. In some of these cases, proper diagnosis and initiation of appropriate treatment can be crucial to the patient's survival.

Dentists and dental hygienists are not trained in the diagnosis and treatment of acute situations, but with basic knowledge of anatomy and physiology, we have a good basis for providing adequate and possibly life-saving first aid. However, in order to make a likely diagnosis and initiate treatment, some theoretical knowledge about emergencies and their onset will be needed, as well as learning a few practical procedures, especially including CPR and artificial respiration.

In some of these cases, correct diagnosis and initiation of appropriate treatment can be crucial to the patient's survival. The course will be based on various emergency situations in dental practice, including pathophysiology with emphasis on the cardiovascular and respiratory systems.

Basic resuscitation procedures will be reviewed, emergency tracheotomythe use of defibrillators, and the use of relevant first aid equipment including EpiPen.

Program for the course
  • Review of various current situations in dental practice with a focus on causes, diagnostics and treatment, e.g. fainting, anaphylaxis, blood clot, insulin shock, foreign body in the airways, asthma attack, etc. 
  • Review of basic life-saving first aid with cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and AED use. 
  • Demonstration of CPR and AED and subsequent practical exercises in CPR on phantom manikin incl. use of ventilation bag/mask

 

After the course you will

  • Be able to diagnose and manage the most common emergency situations in dental practice 
  • Know the procedures for emergency call 
  • Have knowledge of life-saving first aid (CPR) and the use of an AED 
  • Have knowledge and use of relevant first aid equipment 
  • Be able to perform proper Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) 
  • Be able to use an AED (AED) 

 

The trainer 

Jan Tagesen is a specialist dentist in maxillofacial surgery and department dentist at the Department of Maxillofacial Surgery and Oral Pathology at Aarhus School of Dentistry. He graduated from Aarhus School of Dentistry in 1987 and qualified as a specialist dentist in jaw surgery in 1994.


Practical information 

TIME & PLACE 

A course typically lasts 3-4 hours and will take place at your clinic. 


TARGET GROUP 

Everyone at the clinic.


PRICE 

16.500 incl. VAT. for up to 20 participants.

Additional participants will be invoiced with 500 DKK incl. VAT.


In addition, driving from Aarhus according to State kilometer rate and any bridge tolls.

Model/Product no.: Klinikkursus
Stock status: In stock

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