Emergency Medicine for Dental Students

Course Outline:

Life-threatening emergencies can occur anytime, anywhere and to anyone. Such situations are somewhat more likely to occur within the confines of the dental office due to the increased level of stress which is so often present. In this course the areas which are considered vital to a proper understanding of Emergency Medicine will be discussed. This will include a discussion of a thorough review of the office emergency kit (medications and equipment), basic life support including CPR and air way management. Additionally, it will include the recognition and management of specific emergency situations that may be faced in the dental clinic like altered consciousness, acute chest pain, seizures, shock, hypertensive crisis, acute severe asthma, hypo and hyperglycemia and local anesthetic toxicity.