Maricopa Community Colleges  DHE108   19992-20006 
Official Course Description:   MCCCD Approval:  12/14/99  
DHE108      19992-20006 LEC 2 Credit(s) 2 Period(s)
Emergency Medicine
Introduction to recording and interpreting medicodental history. Includes the recognition of signs and symptoms of medical emergencies, procedures and techniques introduced to prevent emergencies and treatments for aiding patients in emergency situations. Prerequisites: Admission to the Dental Hygiene Program or permission of the instructor.
 
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MCCCD Official Course Competencies:
 
DHE108   19992-20006 Emergency Medicine
1. Explain the process of recording and/or evaluating a completed medicodental history with emphasis on legal and ethical aspects. (I)
2. Assess the adequacy of various methods and forms used in obtaining medical and dental information from the patient. (I)
3. Collect, record, and evaluate a patient's complete medicodental history. (II)
4. Detect and record vital signs of a patient. (II)
5. Identify significant medical and dental conditions and describe the impact of these conditions on dental treatment. (III)
6. Describe the medical referral process for each medical condition. (III)
7. Explain procedures to avoid dental and/or medical emergencies. (IV)
8. Recognize signs and symptoms of medical emergencies and describe the appropriate type of treatment for each type of emergency based on symptoms exhibited. (IV)
9. Identify emergency equipment and supplies available for medical emergencies in a dental office.(IV)
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DHE108   19992-20006 Emergency Medicine
    I. Medicodental History
        A. Types of medical dental forms
        B. Techniques of history recording
        C. Legal and ethical aspects of the medical dental history
      II. Medicodental Assessment Techniques
          A. Obtain and evaluate medicodental history
            1. Medicodental history forms
            2. Interviewing techniques
            3. Evaluation
          B. Six types of vital signs
            1. Blood pressure
            2. Pulse rate
            3. Respiration rate
            4. Temperature
            5. Height
            6. Weight
        III. Dental Management of Medical Conditions
            A. Recognition of significant conditions
              1. Medical
              2. Dental
            B. Types of conditions
              1. Cardiac and Vascular conditions
              2. Pulmonary conditions
              3. Renal, Liver and Gastrointestinal conditions
              4. Endocrine conditions
              5. Neurologic disorders
              6. Osteo and Muscular conditions
              7. Allergy condition
              8. Pregnancy
              9. Sexually Transmitted conditions
              10. Neoplastic conditions
              11. Blood disorders
              12. Behavioral and Psychiatric disorders
              13. Organ transplant and Prosthetic implant conditions
            C. Medical referral process
              1. Rational
              2. Clinic policy
          IV. Medical/Dental Emergencies in the Dental Environment
              A. Recognize signs and symptoms of an emergency situation
                1. Syncope
                2. Vital signs
                3. Respiratory distress
                4. Convulsions
              B. Operation of emergency equipment and supplies
                1. Drug kit
                2. Magill forceps
                3. O2 tank
                4. Ammonia inhalants
                5. Perio Retriever instrument
              C. Treatment of each type of emergency
                1. CPR
                2. Clinic policy
                3. Emergency procedure drill
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