Management of Medical Emergencies

The Dental Staff’s Management of Medical Emergencies (ADAA)


Sue Protzman, CDA; Jeff Clark, MS, REMT-P

Continuing Education Units: 5 hours

Intended Audience: Hygienists, Dental Assistants

You will need to register at the Crest/OralB site to take this course, but it's free and offers lots of valuable benefits.

This course is part of the home-study library of the American Dental Assistants Association. To learn more about the ADAA visit www.dentalassistant.org.

You can now download this course in a PDF version and review anytime offline. Then, all you need to do is go online to complete the test!

This continuing education course is intended for hygienists and assistants. This course is designed to improve your ability to plan for, manage and handle office medical emergencies as part of the dental team. Also include a discussion of the importance of a thorough health history in dealing with medical emergencies, background information on emergencies, vitals and what should be included in office emergency equipment. Also provides scenarios of medical emergency situations and how to handle them.

Course Contents

•Introduction
•Glossary
•Preparation for Emergencies
•Health Assessment
•Vital Signs
•Emergency Training
•Office Emergency Plan
•Anxiety Reduction
•Recognition of an Emergency and Initial Emergency Procedures
•Handling Specific Medical Emergencies
    ◦Airway Obstruction
    ◦Asthma/Bronchospasm/COPD
    ◦Cardiac Arrest
    ◦Cerebrovascular Accidents/Transient Ischemic Attacks
    ◦Chest Pain/Angina/Acute Myocardial Infarction
    ◦Heart Failure/Pulmonary Edema
    ◦Hypoglycemia
    ◦Diabetic Ketoacidosis
    ◦Allergy/Anaphylaxis
    ◦Accidental Overdose
    ◦Hyperventilation Syndrome
    ◦Respiratory Arrest
    ◦Seizures
    ◦Syncope
•Emergency Kit
•Emergency Treatment Records and Evaluation
•Legal Aspects
•Summary
•Course Test
•References

•About the AuthorsWhen you complete a continuing education course on the Dental ResourceNet, a form will come up that requests your name, address, etc. If you are a member of the AGD, make sure to fill out the field that asks for your AGD membership number (if you are not an AGD member, leave blank). When you hit submit, a copy of the "proof of completion" is e-mailed directly to the AGD and P&G. For your records, make sure to print a copy of the "proof of completion" certificate.

Practical Panoramic Radiography

Practical Panoramic Radiography

William C. Scarfe, BDS, FRACDS; Gail F. Williamson, RDH, MS

Continuing Education Units: 3 hours
Intended Audience: Dentists, Hygienists, Dental Assistants
Provided by Crest/OralB

The primary focus of this course is to broaden awareness of panoramic radiographic technique, error recognition and error correction.

Upon the completion of this course, the dental professional will be able to:
Recognize the selection criteria and the indications for panoramic imaging.
Compare and contrast panoramic and intraoral imaging.
Outline the advantages and limitations of panoramic radiography.
Discuss the principles and use of intensifying screens in panoramic radiography.
Describe the concepts involved in panoramic image formation.
Outline the procedures required for correct machine and patient preparation, patient positioning and panoramic unit operation.
Discuss the procedures involved in film handling, cassette loading and film processing.
Identify and propose corrective action for common panoramic imaging errors.
Demonstrate ability to recognize and correct common errors via a self-assessment exercise.

You will need to register on the site to take the course, but it's Free.

Oral Mucosal Lesions

A Guide to Clinical Differential Diagnosis of Oral Mucosal Lesions
Michael W Finkelstein, DDS, MS
Continuing Education Units: 4 hours
Intended Audience: Dentists, Hygienists, Dental Assistants
Provided by Crest/OralB

Upon the completion of this course, the dental professional will be able to:
•Classify oral lesions into surface lesions and soft tissue enlargements using a decision tree (flowchart).

•Describe the clinical features that are characteristic of each class of oral mucosal lesions in the decision tree, including:

•White surface lesions - epithelial thickening, surface debris, and subepithelial change

• Generalized pigmented surface lesions

•Localized pigmented surface lesions - intravascular blood, extravascular blood, melanin pigment, and tattoo

•Vesicular-ulcerated-erythematous surface lesions - hereditary, autoimmune, viral, mycotic, and idiopathic

•Reactive soft tissue enlargements of oral mucosa

•Benign tumors of oral mucosa - epithelial, mesenchymal, and salivary gland

•Malignant neoplasms of oral mucosa

•Cysts of oral mucosa

•Describe the characteristic or unique clinical features of the most common and/or important diseases of the oral mucosa.

•Perform a step-by-step clinical differential diagnosis, using the decision tree, for patients with oral mucosal lesions.


You will need to register on the site to take the course, but it's Free. After you complete the course you can complete the test and print your certificate of completion. You also have the option of printing out the program to review or have as a reference and then going back on line later to take the test. You can also keep a record of your completed courses on the site.