This course covers medical emergencies, basic life support skills and includes skills for adults, children and infants for dentists and people working in dental practices. The course includes safety precautions, initial assessment, recovery position, CPR, compression-only CPR, CPR handover, choking. Basic oxygen use included in the online course and optional in-classroom course where available. This course complies with the latest ERC and UK Resuscitation Council Guidelines. Included in this course are the skills of Epilepsy, Asthma, Anaphylactic reactions and dental emergencies.
This course includes the latest CPR and Coronavirus recommendations.
This CPD course meets the criteria for the GDC’s development outcomes C when a short practical skill lesson has been completed which we can offer nationwide.
This course is available in a classroom, online or blended options. We have a national network of instructors who can come to your workplace to deliver the training and to work within your time schedules. Contact us for more details.
This course comes with a Certified CPD statement in line with the General Dental Council guidelines and the UK Resuscitation Council standards for clinical practice and training for dental practitioners and dental care professionals in general dental practice.
All our first aid courses fully meet the UK and European Resuscitation Council Guidelines 2021 as per the HSE requirements.
This qualification and most of the other ProTrainings qualifications are Endorsed by TQUK to show our commitment to extra levels of compliance and quality assurance.
We also supply a dental AED package available from the store which includes free video online training and you can add a practical session with one of our approved instructors. Contact us for more information.
This course comes with 4.0 hrs (5.0 class) of CPD, although the time to complete the course online may be less than this. Total course time includes 2 hours and 47 minutes of video training as well as knowledge reviews, final test, remedial help and reviewing downloaded material.
The content of this and all our courses has been independently certified as conforming to universally accepted Continuous Professional Development (CPD) guidelines and come with a Certified CPD Statement as well as a ProTrainings Certificate and for online courses an Evidence Based Learning statement.
For the full contents of the video online course please visit our Dental BLS training site.
Aim
To provide theory and practical training in accordance with the UK Resus Council and ERC guidelines in basic life support (BLS/CPR) and medical emergencies as required by the GDC.
Objectives
1. Understand basic life support requirements
2. Be able to demonstrate basic life support techniques and automated external defibrillator use in line with current national guidelines
3. Be able to demonstrate post-resuscitation procedures
4. Understand different medical emergencies and their treatment
Learning content: This training session is intended to train staff basic life support (BLS/CPR) and medical emergency skills to give them the knowledge and confidence to deal with a medical emergency in the practice with both patients and members of the dental team.
Development outcomes: This CPD course meets the criteria for the GDC’s development outcomes C when a practical session has been completed.
Subject of CPD: Basic Life Support (BLS) for Dentists Level 2 (VTQ)
Total number of hours of CPD undertaken: 5 hours
This CPD is subject to quality assurance by: ProTrainings Europe Limited
Course contents
Introduction to BLS for Dentists
Cardiac Arrest and CPR
Choking Management
Other Medical Conditions
Special Dental Requirements and Dental Drugs
Summary
“Very didactic, the scenarios are very well presented.”
“Very informative course course. I strongly recommend it. ”
