title: Management of dental emergencies by medical practitioners: recommendations for Australian education and training.
abstract: Dental emergencies commonly present to EDs and primary care consultations. The medical practitioner is often ill-prepared in the primary management of dental emergencies because of a lack of education in this field of practice. A published work review covering the nature, incidence, education and training surrounding this topic is presented together with recommendations for Australian practice.
authors.affiliation: Education Unit, Westmead Centre for Oral Health, Sydney West AHS Oral Health Network and University of Sydney Faculty of Dentistry, Westmead, Australia. tony_skapetis@wsahs.nsw.gov.au
authors.forename: Tony
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Skapetis
authors.forename: Tania
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Gerzina
authors.forename: Wendy
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Hu
mesh_terms: D001315:Australia; D002983:Clinical Competence; D003729:Dental Care / Q000379:methods*; D004498:Education, Dental, Continuing; D004502:Education, Medical, Continuing; D004522:Educational Status; D004635:Emergency Medicine; D004636:Emergency Service, Hospital; D004638:Emergency Treatment / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D010820:Physicians / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D018570:Risk Assessment; D014218:Triage / Q000379:methods / Q000706:statistics & numerical data