Carlos Miguel Marto
The role of dental assistant in the prevention and resolution of medical emergencies in the office
- Integrated master’s in Dentistry, Faculty of Medicine, University of Coimbra (FMUC)
- Teaching Fellow, FMUC
- PhD Student, FMUC
- Postgraduate in Biomedical Research and Acupuncture in Dentistry, FMUC
- Researcher at Coimbra Institute for Clinical and Biomedical Research (iCBR)
- Pedagogical Skills Certificate
- Instructor on courses of Technical Assistant of Dental Medicine
Nationality: Portugal
Scientific areas: Dental assistant course
16 of november, from 11h30 until 13h00
Auditório D
Conference summary
Dental treatments usually take place on a scheduled basis and without risk to the patient. However, unexpected situations can occur, with a threat to the health and eventually life-threatening of the patient. Although these emergency situations can occur with any person, at any time or place, the dental office favors unexpected situations, because it is a stressful environment in which patients perform invasive procedures and in which drugs are used. The likelihood of these situations is increasing, due to factors such as an older population and polymedicated patients are performing dental treatments.
This lecture will address the main emergency situations that may occur in the dental office, training dental assistants for their prevention, rapid identification and assistance in resolution, increasing the safety of patients and health professionals in the dental treatments performed.