Clinical Skills for Medical Emergencies

Speaker: Tamora Shemwood, Clare Sobal, Jo Donnison, Lucy Scholey, Karen Abbott, Amy Smith

Date: June 21, 2025

Time: 1200‐13:00

Room: Atrium 1

The aim of this session is to provide GDC registrants with the opportunity to review and refresh essential clinical skills necessary for the assessment and management of a medical emergency in the dental setting.

Objectives

By the end of this session participants will have been provided with hands-on experience of:

1. Taking pulse and respiratory rates.
2. Using a PEF meter.
3. Using an MDI and Spacer device.
4. Preparing and administering IM injections.

Learning outcomes

By the end of this session participants should be able to demonstrate:

1. The ability to palpate, record and report a range of heart rates and rhythms.
2. The ability to obtain, record and report a Peak Expiratory Flow Reading.
3. The use of an MDI and spacer device.
4. The preparation and IM administration of adrenaline for the treatment of anaphylaxis.

General Dental Council eCPD outcome: A & C.