CPR/AED and Medical Emergencies For Dental Professionals | E-Learning

CPR/AED and Medical Emergencies for Dental Professionals | E-Learning

The GDC recommends at least two hours of verifiable CPD in medical emergencies every year. This course delivers exactly that.

The General Dental Council (GDC) recommends that all dentists and dental care professionals complete at least two hours of verifiable continuing professional development in dealing with medical emergencies each year. In addition, the GDC’s CPD guidance recommends that at least 10 hours of CPD across three core areas is completed in each five-year CPD cycle. Medical emergencies and CPR form one of those core areas.

A dental practice is a clinical environment where patients may already be anxious, where procedures involve the airway, and where the combination of stress, positioning and sedation creates a higher-than-average risk of medical emergency. Every member of the dental team, clinical and non-clinical, needs to know what to do in those situations.

This 2-hour online course is CPD accredited and provides 2 verifiable GDC CPD hours. It covers CPR and AED use alongside the management of common medical emergencies in a dental setting, delivered in a format that fits around clinical schedules.

What You Will Learn

• The GDC’s CPD requirements and how this course contributes to meeting them
• The chain of survival in a dental practice context: recognising deterioration early, calling for help, and starting CPR promptly
• Adult CPR: correct technique, compression depth, rate and rescue breathing in a clinical environment
• AED use: how defibrillators work, when to use one, and how to use it safely alongside CPR
• Paediatric CPR: technique modifications for child and infant patients
• Medical emergencies in a dental setting, including:
  • Anaphylaxis: recognition and the use of adrenaline auto-injectors
  • Hypoglycaemia: recognition and initial management in a diabetic patient
  • Angina and acute myocardial infarction: recognition and appropriate response
  • Stroke: recognition using the FAST assessment and appropriate response
  • Syncope (vasovagal episode): the most common medical emergency in dental practice
  • Epileptic seizure: recognition, safe management and when to call emergency services
  • Asthma attack: recognition and the use of a salbutamol inhaler
  • Hyperventilation: recognition and management
• The emergency drugs and equipment required in a dental practice, in line with current guidance
• Post-emergency documentation and incident reporting

Course Details

Who Should Attend?

This course is appropriate for dentists, dental nurses, dental hygienists, dental therapists, orthodontic therapists and any other registered dental professional needing to meet the GDC’s annual CPD requirement for medical emergencies. It is also suitable for dental receptionists and practice managers who wish to understand emergency procedures.

Assessment:

• You undertake self-assessment checks as your progress through the online training. There is an end of course multiple choice assessment that you also need to complete.
• NOTE: This online course does not include “live” manikin training for CPR and use of the AED. To comply with Resuscitation Council (UK) guidelines you then need to attend an annual practical assessment. The Basic Life Support (Adults and Children) course certificate is valid for one year.

Certificate:

• On successful completion of the CPR/AED and Medical Emergency Training – Dental Professionals course, you can download your certificate. The certificate can be used as verifiable CPD in line with GDC Enhanced CPD guidelines.
• The course is certified by The CPD Group and listed on the CPD Register, course number: 1005219.
• Verifiable CPD points: 2

Course duration:

• Approximately 2 hours, but you can spend as little or as much time on each subject as you wish, and go forward or back through the course at any time.

Pre-requisites:

• You should be a clinical staff member within a dental practice for the course to be suitable for your needs.
• See our Joining Instructions for details of recommended computer equipment/tablets/phones to access this course.

Joining instructions:

• Visit this page to read the course joining instructions.

Geographical coverage:

• This online course can be accessed worldwide.
• However you should be aware that the content was developed in accordance with current UK practice, protocols & guidance.

Links:

• General Dental Council – Information, Standards & Guidance – Medical Emergencies
• Resuscitation Council UK – Quality Standards: Primary Dental Care