Medical Emergency Management among Iranian Dentists

Abstract

To successful control of medical emergencies in the dental office, dentists must be prepared to recognize and manage a variety of such conditions. In addition to dentist's knowledge and skill, availability of necessary equipments and trained staff is also of critical importance.

Medical Emergencies in Dental Clinics: A Survey of 2013 Dentists in China

“…Syncope was one of the most common medical emergencies in the current study, which was consistent to the studies from multiple countries. [2,7,10] It is suggested that dentists should pay more attention to prevention, early diagnosis of these common but less fatal adverse events, and be prepared with pain and anxiety relief methods for effective management. [5,[11][12][13][14] In the current study, hypoglycemia (30.3%) and…”

Medical emergencies teaching in dentistry undergraduate courses in southeastern Brazil

“…An Australian study 32 evaluated patients' perceptions of ME in Dentistry and their expectations for dental surgeon' management, noting high patient expectations regarding dentists' general medical knowledge. Nevertheless, many studies support the lack of preparation of students 23,26,[33][34][35] and professionals [4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14] in managing ME, concluding that the subject should be addressed more deeply in dental education 11,23 , and for graduate dentists, refresher courses and workshops should be more frequently considered 9 .…”

“…In such situations, professionals and their teams need to be confident and up to date with their skills in order to provide initial treatment of quality 3 . Despite the consensus on the importance of training dental surgeon in this subject, several national [4][5][6][7] and international studies [8][9][10][11][12][13][14] show unsatisfactory results by demonstrating low knowledge and confidence of professionals in managing ME and first aid.…”

Életveszélyes állapotok ellátása a fogorvosi rendelőben

“…Felmérések szerint csak a fogorvosok 20,8%-a tudott adekvát diagnózist felállítani [13], és csak kevesebb, mint 60%-uk tudott megfelelő újraélesztést végrehajtani [19]. Sürgősségi felszerelés csak a kérdezettek egynegyedénél volt található, az is hiányosan [38].…”