Medical Emergencies 2.75 CEs
June 13, 2025 / 1:30pm - 4:30pm / Lecture / Dr. David Isen / $130.00 - $260.00
Course Description:
Medical Emergencies in the Dental Office (2.75 CEs) David Isen, BSc, DDS As dental practitioners, we must be continually prepared to effectively manage a medical emergency. Our patients rely on our ability to do so. This, however, may lead to difficult predicaments because thankfully, dentists encounter medical emergencies infrequently. We therefore may not be proficient in handling these situations since we are not practiced in doing so. This course will review methods of reducing the likelihood that a medical emergency will occur by highlighting how to predict who may have a medical emergency and what that emergency might look like. As well, the use of emergency drugs will be discussed along with information regarding the most up-to-date protocols for basic cardiac life support and the use of an automated external defibrillator. Finally, specific emergency management will be reviewed and suggestions as to how to organize an emergency kit, to be prepared even months down the road, will be provided. Learning Objectives: -How to reduce the risk of a medical emergency. -How to assess vital signs and understand what they mean. -Current basic life support protocols. -Which drugs are appropriate for a dentist to stock in a medical emergency kit. -How and when to use medical emergency drugs. -How to manage specific medical emergencies for example syncope, hypoglycemia, stroke, -myocardial infarction, cardiac arrest, asthma, local anesthetic overdose, seizure and allergy. Conflict of Interest / Financial Disclosure: N/A Recommended Audiences: G, S, DH, DA
Terms & Conditions
Registration: Registration is REQUIRED. Photos: A photographer will be present at the event, taking photos for the Maine Dental Association to use in future flyers, brochures, social media posts, and on our website. If you do not wish for your photo to be displayed, please notify the Maine Dental Association immediately. Any photos captured with you in it will be removed. Contact: sbaird@medental.org / 207-622-7900 Refund requests must be made in writing to Therese Cahill at tcahill@medental.org by May 23, 2025 to receive a 50% refund. No refunds will be granted after May 23, 2025. The Maine Dental Association is an ADA Continuing Education Recognition Program (CERP) Recognized Provider. ADA CERP is a service of the American Dental Association to assist dental professionals in identifying quality providers of continuing dental education. ADA CERP does not approve or endorse individual courses or instructors, nor does it imply acceptance of credit hours by boards of dentistry. The Maine Dental Association designates the identified activities for one to six continuing education credits. Concerns or complaints about a CE providers may be directed to the MDA at tcahill@medental.org or to the Commission for Continuing Education Provider Recognition at CCERP.ada.org The formal continuing education programs of this program provider are accepted by AGD for Fellowship/Mastership credit. The current term of acceptance extends from 11/01/2021 through 06/30/2025 Provider ID# 219249