The CPR & Basic Life Support for Dentists covers 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 on this course are the skills of Epilepsy, Asthma and Anaphylactic reactions.
This course is available in 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.
Occupations That Use This Course
Dentists
Dental Nurses
Employees in Dental practices
Dental students
Dental Hygienist
Technicians
Practice managers
Course Curriculum
Introduction to BLS for Dentists
Introduction to BLS for Dentists
Optional Basic Life Support practical or video link evaluation
Fears of First Aid
Asking Permission to Help
Calling the EMS
Scene Safety
Chain of Survival
DRAB and the ABCDs
Initial Assessment & the recovery Position
Barriers & Gloves
Infant Recovery Position
Fainting at the Dental Practice
Cardiac Arrest
Adult CPR Introduction
Heart Attack
Adult CPR
CPR for Dentists
CPR Handover
Compression Only CPR
AED Introduction
AED’s and Dental Practices
Child CPR
Child CPR Breakdown
Infant CPR
Choking Training
Adult,Choking
Child Choking
Infant Choking
Other Medical Conditions
Epilepsy
Asthma
Anaphylactic Reactions
Diabetes
Special Dental Requirements
Oxygen Kits
Portable Suction units
Bag Valve Mask BVM
Required Medications
Summary
Downloads Available with Course
Basic Life Support for Dentists V6.1 – 2015 guidelines with ERC first aid changes
How to register to call EMS by text
UK Resus Council 2015 Guidelines updated 2015 Link
Adult CPR Flowchart handout
CPR Flowchart handout – Child
CPR Flowchart handout – Infant
Home Emergency Contact Sheet
Workplace Accident Book
Work Emergency Contact Sheet
First Aid at Work Regulations 1981 HSE document
HSE 5 steps to Risk Assessing link to HSE website
Epilepsy in Action Leaflet (register on www.epilepsy.org.uk)
UK Resus Council recommendations for Dentists 2012
Link to the HSE website
Guidance for safer handling during resuscitation in healthcare settings – UK Resuscitation Council
HSE guide to COSHH
Clean hand techniques leaflet
NHS Choices Web link
Epilepsy and education – information for parents leaflet
