Section 1: Prevention and Section 2: Preparation of Office Staff, Continuing Dental Education, School of Dentistry, UT Health San Antonio

Section 1: Prevention and Section 2: Preparation of Office Staff

After completing this course, the participant should be able to:

Section I. Prevention

List the most common medical emergencies occurring in the dental environment

List the 5 components of physical evaluation of dental patients

List the 6 vital signs

Describe the A.S.A. physical status classification system

Provide examples of ASA 1, 2, 3, and 4 medical problems

List the 8 components of the Stress Reduction Protocol

Define the goal of physical evaluation

Section 2: Preparation of Office Staff

Define the legal obligation of a doctor to the victim of a medical emergency

List the 4 components of preparation of the office for medical emergencies

Describe the victim who is ’clinically dead.’

Describe the difference between ‘clinical’ and ‘biological’ death

List and describe the steps in the AHA 2010 cardiac arrest algorithm

List and describe the steps in the algorithm for all medical emergencies except cardiac arrest

Explain why survival rates from sudden cardiac arrest are significantly lower in young children than in adults

Describe the functions of each member of the In-Office Emergency Team

List the 7 drugs in the bare-bones-basic emergency drug kit

Stanley F. Malamed, D.D.S.
- STANLEY F. MALAMED, D.D.S., graduated from the New York University College of Dentistry in 1969. He then completed a dental internship and residency in anesthesiology at Montefiore Hospital and Medical Center in the Bronx, New York before serving for 2 years in the U.S. Army Dental Corps at Ft. Knox, Kentucky. In 1973, Doctor Malamed joined the faculty of the University of Southern California School of Dentistry, in Los Angeles, where today he is Professor of Anesthesia & Medicine.

Hours: 1.5

Course Fee: $50.00

Original Date: 05/28/2012 | Review Date: 08/31/2017 | Expiration Date: 08/31/2025

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