Course Description:

This online course qualifies for 3 hours of CE credit that is automatically issued with a digital certificate upon completion.

While medical emergencies are relatively rare in dentistry, statistics show that you will experience two or more incidents in your practice throughout your career. Therefore, being able to respond to such emergencies with knowledge and confidence is an essential skill for every dental professional.

This licensure renewal training is presented by Dr. Steve Yun, MD, anesthesiologist, and medical consultant for DOCS, Dr. Anthony Feck, Dean of Faculty for DOCS, and Jim Bovia, EMT-P.

Respectively, they will cover the proper use and rationale of emergency medications that should be available in every dental office, the basics of airway management, and the essential information needed to master this critical skill. Additionally, you’ll review basic life support skills, the life-saving tools every dental practice needs on hand, and the role of the entire team during a cardiac emergency.

Course objectives include:

  • Learn a medication paradigm that creates a culture of safety regarding medical emergencies in the dental office.

  • Review the administration and hidden dangers of epinephrine

  • The proper use of naloxone, albuterol, Benadryl, and nitroglycerin

  • Identify the one emergency medication that is most often neglected or ignored in dental offices

  • Learn the five key airway management techniques.

  • Identify the Mallampati classifications.

  • Learn how to protect the airways of sedated patients.

  • Review basic life support techniques including CPR and oxygen administration.

  • Identify the essential components of an office emergency kit.

  • Learn the importance of recordkeeping in an emergency.

Purchase of this course grants access for one year and requires an internet connection, a computer with video and audio capabilities, and in some cases, Adobe Reader to view handouts and articles. 

You can download this course and watch it anywhere using the DOCS APP. Get it on  Google Play or the Apple Store .

Watch the video and complete the quiz to earn 3 CE credits.

Scientific support and additional resources are available here.

Looking for the Florida-specific medical emergencies course? It's available here.

Looking for the MD licensure-specific course? It's available here. 
AGD Subject Codes

(AGD Code - Definition - Hours)

142 (Electives: Emergency Training) – 3 hours

Cancellations, Transfers, and Returns:

DOCS online courses are available to the purchaser for one year from date of purchase.
No refund of course tuition is available.
 

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How can I meet my state’s requirements?

To learn more about how DOCS Education’s full range of courses can satisfy your state’s regulatory requirements, visit www.SedationRegulations.com. This unique online resource is kept up-to-date with the latest in sedation legislation by DOCS Education’s fulltime regulatory counsel. Contact one of our course advisers with any questions or visit our course listings to see upcoming classes and locations.

DOCS Education courses carry the AGD PACE certification

DOCS Education is the nation’s premier provider of safe sedation and advanced dentistry education, having trained almost 24,000 dentists. Since 2000, our courses have been accepted by the AGD for Fellowship/Mastership and membership maintenance credit. We offer extensive CE opportunities, both in-person and online, that meet your needs.

What is DOCS Education?

DOCS Education is an exclusive community of professionals serving at the forefront of dentistry. We offer world-class courses on safe sedation and advanced dentistry, relying on instructors who are consistently ranked among the very best in the nation. We also are a supportive network of members who guide one another to be better, more confident, more successful dentists.