DENT 116 - Dental Emergencies/Pharmacology

1. Identify medical conditions and necessary precautions in prevention of medical emergencies.
2. Identify the CAB’s of Emergency Care.
3. Perform the appropriate dental emergency management procedures via scenario role-play.
4. Demonstrate all aspects of cardiopulmonary resuscitation and automated external defibrillation according to the guidelines of the American Heart Association/American Red Cross for the health care provider.
5. Describe common pharmacological agents as they relate to dental practice.
6. List and describe the parts of a prescription.
7. Classify the most common emergency drugs used in the dental practice.
8. Define controlled substance laws.
9. Perform appropriate airway obstruction management as it pertains to specific emergency situations.
10. Explain the physiology of anesthetics and sedation.
11. Assemble the local anesthetic syringe.
12. Take, review, and record patient’s vital signs
13. Describe the following in relation to the administration and monitoring of nitrous oxide in a dental office:
    • The pharmacology of nitrous oxide
    • The biochemistry of nitrous oxide
    • The anatomy of nitrous oxide administration
    • Emergency procedure related to the use of nitrous oxide
    • Mechanics of operating a nitrous oxide unit
    • Proper disinfection of nitrous oxide equipment

14. Demonstrate the proper use of setting up, administering, and monitoring nitrous oxide for a patient in a dental setting.

15. Properly document in a patient’s chart the administration and monitoring of nitrous oxide and local anesthetics.

16. Discuss the role of the dental hygienist and dental assistant in the administration and monitoring of nitrous oxide. 

17. State the requirements, as specified by the Indiana State Board of Dentistry, for a dental hygienist and dental assistant administering and monitoring nitrous oxide during patient treatment.

18. Describe environmental hygiene as it relates to nitrous oxide use.   

19. Evaluate signs and symptoms of nitrous oxide-oxygen sedation.

Allergic reactions

General principles of pharmacology

Airway obstruction

Hyperventilation

Angina pectoris and myocardial infarction

Legal problems of emergency care

Antimicrobial medications

Local and general anesthetics

Asthma

Narcotic and nonnarcotic analgesics

Cardiopulmonary resuscitation

Occupational hazards and emergencies

Cerebrovascular accident

Office preparation

Diabetes Mellitus

Prevention

Drug actions

Sedative hypnotic medications

Epilepsy

Substance abuse

Patient Vital Signs

Vasodepressor syncope

Nitrous Oxide
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