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Dr C DickinsonMedical Emergencies in Dental Practice - Part 2

(GDC Core recommended subject)

Dr C Dickinson

Associate Specialist in Sedation and Special Care Dentistry
King's College London Dental Institute
Specialist in Prosthodontics

An interactive recording of the live webinar presented in April 2007.

This is the second of two presentations

3 hours verifiable CPD

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Dr C Dickinson

About the presenter

Dr Dickinson teaches sedation, basic life support (BLS) and medical emergencies in dentistry at undergraduate and postgraduate levels at Guy’s (for BDS & MFDS) and to other postgraduate groups, such as community dental services and general practitioners. He is involved in BLS and medical emergency teaching for the distance learning MClinDent in prosthodontics at King’s College London and runs three all day practical medical emergency courses per year for the London Deanery. He is an examiner for the NEBDN dental sedation nursing post-certification exam and sits on the DSN committee. Dr Dickinson’s interests lie in all areas of Sedation and Special Care Dentistry with special interests in oral health care for patients with Epidermolysis Bullosa, cardiac conditions and gagging problems.

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Learning aims and objectives

Medical Emergencies Part 2:

  • To discuss and describe the aetiology, diagnosis and management of the main medical emergencies of importance to dentists, namely:
  • Acute asthma attacks
  • Acute angina and myocardial infarction
  • Adrenocortical insufficiency (Addisonian crisis)
  • Acute allergy and anaphylaxis
  • Epileptic fits
  • To describe the required equipment, drugs and practical training required to deal with such events
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  • To describe the required equipment, drugs and practical training required to deal with such events.

In this session Dr Dickinson intorduces the subject, discusses the legal and ethical changes in recent years, and the management of faints, acute asthma and acute hypoglycaemia.

Contents

The course comprises

  • Presentation

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  • CPD certification quiz (31 questions)

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  • Answers and feedback

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