Medical Emergencies in the Dental Office: What's in Your Emergency Kit and Why?
Medical emergencies in the dental office happen. Often, these occurrences are minor, but some of these situations can be life-threatening. The good news for practitioners is that approximately 75% of medical emergencies can be mitigated by good local anesthesia (pain control) and effective stress reduction. For those few instances when an appropriate response could be lifesaving, each practitioner must be prepared with a properly equipped emergency drug kit and know how to use it!
Learning Outcomes:
- Discuss the most common medical emergencies in the dental office and how to recognize them.
- Understand how to manage the most common medical emergencies in the dental office.
- Be capable of preparing and using the seven essential drugs recommended for the minimal dental emergency kit.
Dr. Jason Goodchild, DMD
Jason H. Goodchild, DMD, received his dental training at the University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine (Philadelphia, PA). He is currently the Vice President of Clinical Affairs at Premier Dental Products Company (Plymouth Meeting, PA). He holds faculty appointments at Creighton University School of Dentistry (Omaha, NE) and the Rutgers School of Dental Medicine (Newark, NJ). Dr. Goodchild's general dental practice is in Elkins Park, PA. He can be reached via email at: JGoodchild@premierdentalco.com
- Courses by Dr. Jason Goodchild:
- Thursday1:30 PM-4:29 PM, Course Code: T18, Medical Emergencies in the Dental Office: What's in Your Emergency Kit and Why?
- Thursday9:30 AM-12:29 PM, Course Code: T8, Local Anesthesia: 6 Common Myths Explained to Make Your Local Anesthetic Techniques More Successful
- Friday8:30 AM-11:29 AM, Course Code: F5, Oral Sedation for 2026: Update on the Latest Techniques and Regulatory Landscape