DDS Training & Sedation Support Services is proud to fill a vital need for ALS or ACLS in the dental healthcare field. All of our programs meet or exceed AGD, ADA, & state Dental Board training recommendations and/or requirements for conscious sedation and general anesthesia licensing.

Our ACLS for Dental Healthcare Professionals program covers all Advanced Cardiac Life Support topics recommended by the American Heart Association. In addition to these topics we adapt the program to spend more time on addressing dental medical emergencies common in your field of practice. We minimize the time spent on treatment options that are uncommon in dentistry. Additional features of our ACLS for Dentistry program include:

• Flexible blended training format (blend of online and classroom training). Online portions of the course cover the "required" ACLS skills material and testing requirement. Classroom based portion includes clinical testing (mega-code), specialized dental medical emergency training, and mock emergency drills unique to the dental practice.
   
• Learn ACLS with fellow dental professionals only. Offering our program to dental professionals only allows us to tailor the program specifically for dental practices rather than having to "cover all the bases" as a typical hospital ACLS class delivered to a mixed group of dentists, nurses, physicians, EMTs, and paramedics would require.
  
• Keep in mind that current BLS CPR is a prerequisite for enrolling in this course. And, of course, we encourage you to take our BLS for Dental Healthcare Professionals course to fulfill that requirement.
  

Dental Medical Emergency Training Program

Our Dental Medical Emergency Training Program describes how a Emergency Response Team (ERT) can be established in your dental pratice. In this course dentists, dental hygienists, dental assistants, and other dental office personnel learn how they can work as a coordinated team in the management of the following dental medical emergencies:

• syncope (fainting)
• postural hypotension 
• allergic reaction & local anesthetic toxicity
• bronchospasm
• hyperventilation
• seizures
• angina pectoris & sudden cardiac arrest
• hypoglycemia & hyperglycemia
• acute adrenal insufficiency
• aspiration of foreign body & vomiting
• cerebrovascular accident (stroke)
• apnea
• benzodiazepine overdose
• narcotic overdose
• laryngospasm
• local anesthetic toxicity
• hypertension
• hypotension
• malignant hyperthermia

This self-directed course was developed by the Institute of Medical Emergency Preparedness (IMEP). The Academy of General Dentistry has approved this program for up to 26 hours of CE per team member.

The Dental Medical Emergency Response Program Kit also includes:

• 22 Tabbed & Laminated Medical Emergency Algorithms
• 4 Emergency Response Student Workbooks
• Carbonless Emergency Treatment Record
• Display Rack
• Medical Emergency Center Sign
• 1 Year Team IMEP Membership with Online Training and Record Keeping Module