DH 106 - Dental Emergency Management

Successful admittance to the Dental Hygiene program.

Course Description: Covers routine preparedness for dental team members: the dental assistant’s role in emergency care, managing a dental office emergency kit, the ABC’s of CPR (airway/breathing/circulation), foreign body airway obstruction, the causes, signs, and treatment of medical emergencies, and specific dental emergencies. Course is dual-numbered as DA 106 . 

Course Learning Outcomes:

• CLO#1 Describe possible emergency situations in the dental office and actions for prevention.
• CLO#2 Describe how to determine if a patient is unconscious.
• CLO#3 Identify causes of airway obstructions and demonstrate opening the airway.
• CLO#4 List the essential and non-essential components of an emergency kit in the dental office. (ILO: Information Literacy)
• CLO#5 Discuss the importance of taking and recording vital signs.
• CLO#6 Explain the various methods and the proper methodology for oxygen administration.