Dental Professionals CPD Courses

These courses are designed to meet the requirements of BLS and ILS courses as laid down by UK Resus Council guidelines and is certified by ProTrainings. These CPD courses meet the criteria for the General Dental Council’s development outcomes C. The ILS course includes medical emergencies as set out by the GDC in the dental practice.

The aim is to train dental personnel in cardiopulmonary resuscitation, simple airway management and safe defibrillation by enabling them to manage patients in cardiac arrest until the arrival of a cardiac arrest team and to participate as members of that team. The course is run over one day and consists of lectures and practical sessions.

The course looks at how to identify the causes and promote the prevention of cardiopulmonary arrest. Recognise and treat the deteriorating patient using the ABCDE approach and undertake the skills of quality CPR and defibrillation. It also covers simple airway manoeuvres and utilises non-technical skills to facilitate initial leadership and effective team membership