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- Title
Management of Medical Emergencies in Dental Office.
- Authors
Oujwoswini, Ananya
- Abstract
A dentist may encounter an emergency in the dental office during the dental procedures. Therefore, every dental professional should have the knowledge to diagnose and manage the serious condition in dental office. It is important to recognize the patient at risk, so that the treatment plan can be modified and the appropriate measures can be taken. Although the chance of medical emergencies occurring in dental office is rare, the dental office should be well equipped to manage such situation. The essential sequence in managing an emergency is the maintenance of proper position, Airway, Breathing, Circulation and Definitive treatment. The purpose of this article is to provide a vision to the dental professionals about the commonly occurring medical emergencies and complication in dental practice and their management.
- Subjects
DENTAL offices; MEDICAL emergency management; DENTAL emergencies; DENTAL practice management; EMERGENCY medicine
- Publication
Indian Journal of Public Health Research & Development, 2019, Vol 10, Issue 9, p1701
- ISSN
0976-0245
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.5958/0976-5506.2019.02702.5