Management of Medical Emergencies in the Dental Office: BASIC/ ADVANCED

** Seating is Limited for Hands-on Sessions – Registration closes January 13, 2020 – If your preferred ticket category is sold out, please contact us at 204-789-3660 **

Medical emergencies can happen anywhere – including the dental office.

Emergencies that may be encountered include bodily injuries, central nervous system stimulation and depression, respiratory and circulatory disturbances, as well as allergic reactions. Not all of these conditions are serious and some are fairly uncommon. However, the breadth and likelihood of medical emergencies generally scales with the complexity of the patient’s medical history and if the patient is sedated.

Dentists and the dental team and staff should be familiar with prevention, diagnosis and management of common emergencies. However, many of the skills needed to successfully navigate an emergency aren’t in everyday use and should be kept up-to-date.

Emergencies may include:

• Airway obstruction
• Allergy/anaphylaxis
• Chest pain/myocardial infarction
• Choking
• Emesis
• Hypertension/hypotension
• Hyperventilation
• Hypoxia/apnea
• Laryngospasm/bronchospasm
• Local anesthetic overdose
• Seizure
• Stroke
• Syncope
• Tachycardia/bradycardia

Information essential to diagnose and respond to medical emergencies in oral healthcare settings will be presented via lecture. Special emphasis will be placed on factors to be considered in risk-assessment, recognizing medical emergencies that are immediately life-threatening and must be acted upon promptly and those problems that, while not immediately life-threatening, require timely stabilization until the patient can receive appropriate medical attention.

Instructional hand-on experience will be presented through live simulation or case scenarios led by oral and maxillofacial surgeons and supported by staff anesthesiologists, and held in the Clinical Learning and Simulation Facility (CLSF) at Brodie Centre. Limited participant registration is available for hands-on components of the courses.

Course Description

BASIC 

The basic course will focus on commonly encountered but potentially frightening scenarios that may arise in a dental office in the course of routine delivery of dental treatment. The instructors will provide simplified ways to identify these diagnoses and manage the patient promptly. Management strategies will be presented in easy to understand algorithms in the lecture, and then followed up with an interactive session in the CLSF lab using live case scenarios and simulation manikins. This is course is an excellent complement to Basic Life Support (BLS) and is highly recommended for all members of the dental team and staff.

ADVANCED

The advanced course will focus on specific critical events that are associated with the administration of anesthesia in the delivery of dental treatment that are either common or serious. Special emphasis on management of fluctuations or emergent changes in vital signs involving blood pressure, pulse and respiratory rate will be addressed. Participants will have hands-on experience in the management of such emergencies with the use of live case scenarios and simulation manikins in the CLSF lab. This course is an excellent complement to Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) and is highly recommended for all members of the dental team and staff. All participants must complete the basic course lecture (January 20) prior to taking the advanced course lecture and hands-on session.

Learning Objectives

At the end of the course, participants should be able to:

• Identify which patients are currently or potentially too sick to be treated in the office
• Recognize various medical emergencies that could occur in the dental office
• Implement a systematic algorithm for rapid assessment and treatment
• Perform interventions in stressful situations with the help of simulation training

Course Brochure

Medical Emergencies Brochure

Presenters

Kurt Scherle, DMD, M.Dent. (OMS), FRCD(C)
Instructor, Department of Dental Diagnostic and Surgical Sciences – Oral Surgery, Dr. Gerald Niznick College of Dentistry; private practice

Dr. Scherle completed his undergraduate dental training and obtained his Doctor of Dental Medicine in 2009 and subsequently his Masters of Science in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery in 2014 at the Dr. Gerald Niznick College of Dentistry, University of Manitoba. He maintains a group practice in Winnipeg, Manitoba, providing full scope oral and maxillofacial surgery.

He is a fellow of the Royal College of Dentists of Canada as well as a member of the Canadian Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons. He holds hospital privileges at Health Sciences Centre Winnipeg, Children’s Hospital of Manitoba and Seven Oaks Hospital in Winnipeg, Manitoba.  Dr. Scherle is also a part time clinical instructor at the Dr. Gerald Niznick College of Dentistry, University of Manitoba. When not working, he enjoys spending time outdoors with his family.

Kevin Vint, B.Sc.,DMD BSc. (Dent) M.Dent. (OMS), FRCD(C)
Instructor, Department of Dental Diagnostic and Surgical Sciences – Oral Surgery, Dr. Gerald Niznick College of Dentistry; private practice

Dr. Kevin Vint completed his undergraduate dental training and obtained his Doctor of Dental Medicine in 2012 and subsequently his Master of Science in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery in 2017. He maintains a surgical dental practice in both Winnipeg and Brandon in Manitoba.

Dr. Vint is a Fellow of the Royal College of Dentists of Canada and a member of the Manitoba Dental Association, the Canadian Association of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgeons and the American Association of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgeons.

Dr. Vint has been published for his work on the application of virtual surgical planning and 3D printing to more efficiently reconstruct maxillofacial trauma and pathology.

Joint initiative program with UMDAA

Dear Fellow Alumni,

In our commitment to promote value and service to our UMDAA membership, the board of directors is pleased to announce a continuing education event in collaboration with University of Manitoba Continuing Professional Development Dentistry and Dental Hygiene. This program, management of medical emergencies in the dental office, will be offered at both the basic and advanced levels.

UMDAA members will receive a special UMDAA registration fee! For those who wish to join or renew their membership, please click here and join your fellow alumni on the road to learning. I look forward to seeing you all there! Please contact Lenore Chipman.

Registration

BASIC: LECTURE  –  ONLY is available via livestream. You will be emailed connection information prior to the event.

PART 1 MONDAY, JANUARY 20 (6:30pm-9:30pm)
Dentist $225
Dental hygienist $150
Dental assistant/ Other $110

BASIC: HANDS – ON
PART 2 SUNDAY, JANUARY 26 (9:00am-12:00pm)
(PREREQUSITE BASIC LECTURE – PART 1 MONDAY, JANUARY 20)

PART 1 and PART 2
Dentist $550
Dental hygienist $300
Dental assistant/ Other $220

ADVANCED: LECTURE – ONLY
PART 1  SATURDAY, JANUARY 25 (9:00am-12:00pm)
Dentist $225
Dental hygienist $150
Dental assistant/ Other $110

ADVANCED: LECTURE & HANDS – ON
PART 1 and PART 2  SATURDAY, JANUARY 25 (9:00am-4:00pm)

PREREQUSITE BASIC: LECTURE – PART 1 MONDAY, JANUARY 20

BASIC PART 1, ADVANCED PART 1 and PART 2
Dentist $1200
Dental hygienist $595
Dental assistant/ Other $450

Registration  Deadline

January 13, 2020

Study Credits

This course is designed for up to 9 hours of Continuing Dental Education (CDE) Credits.

Rady Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Manitoba Nationally Approved PACE Program Provider for FAGD/MAGD credit. Approval does not imply acceptance by any regulatory authority or AGD endorsement. The current term of approval extends from July 1, 2018 to  June 30, 2022. Provider ID# 214210 AGD Code 010|AGD Subject Code MEDEMGBASIC/ADVANCED2020

Refund Policy

Registrants can receive a refund provided they give written notice no later than fourteen (14) days prior to the event. An administration fee will be retained to cover staff costs of processing refunds and other costs associated with cancellations.

The University of Manitoba reserves the right to cancel or postpone any educational program due to an insufficient number of registrations. The decision to cancel will normally be made at least fourteen (14) days prior to the program date. Each registrant will be notified by email and provided with a full refund of all registration costs. The University of Manitoba is not liable for any loss, damages or other expenses that such cancellations may cause, including, but not limited to, non-refundable airline fares, hotel penalties or lost income.

** Seating is Limited for Hands-on Sessions – Registration closes January 13, 2020 – If your preferred ticket category is sold out, please contact us at 204-789-3660 **