CE Webinar: Preventing Medical Emergencies - Know Your Patient

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By: Viva Learning

In this CE webinar, Dr. Stanley Malamed explains the basic approach to evaluating a patients’ health status prior to the start of dental treatment. By practicing these guidelines, dental professionals can be better informed to determine whether to treat certain patients, how to select the optimal course of treatment for medically compromised patients, how to manage anxiety, and how to prepare for medical emergencies.

Upon completion of this CE webinar, the participant will
• Understand the basics of physical evaluation of prospective dental patients
• Understand vital signs (BP, HR, RR, BMI) and the ASA classification system - as they relate to patient treatment decisions
• Understand the stress reduction protocols