title: Medical emergency management among Iranian dentists.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  More than 18,000 patients need medical emergencies management in dental offices in Iran annually. The present study investigates medical emergencies management among Iranian dentists.
  
  
  METHODS
  From the list of the cell phone numbers of the dentists practicing in the city of Tehran, 210 dentists were selected randomly. A self-administered questionnaire was used as the data collection instrument. The questionnaire requested information on personal and professional characteristics of the dentists, as well as their knowledge and self-reported practice in the field of medical emergency management, and availability of required drugs and equipments to manage medical emergencies in their offices.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Totally, 177 dentists (84%) completed the questionnaire. Less than 60% of the participants were knowledgeable about characteristics of hypoglycemic patient, chest pain with cardiac origin, and true cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) practice. Regarding practice, less than one quarter of the respondents acquired acceptable scores. In regression models, higher practice scores were significantly associated with higher knowledge scores (p < 0.001).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The results call for a need to further education on the subject for dentists. Continuing education and changing dental curriculum in the various forms seems to be useful in enhancement of the self-reported knowledge and practice of dentists.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  To successful control of medical emergencies in the dental office, dentists must be prepared to recognize and manage a variety of such conditions. In addition to dentist's knowledge and skill, availability of necessary equipments and trained staff is also of critical importance.
authors.affiliation: Associate Professor, Department of Community Oral Health, Research Center for Caries Prevention, Dental Research Center, School of Dentistry, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
authors.forename: Mohammad Reza
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Khami
authors.affiliation: Associate Professor, Department of Community Oral Health, School of Dentistry Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
authors.forename: Reza
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Yazdani
authors.affiliation: Assistant Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine, Imam Khomeini Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
authors.forename: Mohammad
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Afzalimoghaddam
authors.affiliation: Assistant Professor, Department of Community Oral Health, School of Dentistry, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, 1439955991 Kargar St., Tehran, Iran, Phone: 0098-21-88015960, Fax: 0098-21-88015961, e-mail: s-razeghi@tums.ac.ir.
authors.forename: Samaneh
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Razeghi
authors.affiliation: Researcher, Department of Community Oral Health, School of DentistryTehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
authors.forename: Anahita
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Moscowchi
mesh_terms: D000307:Adrenal Gland Diseases / Q000628:therapy; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000402:Airway Obstruction / Q000628:therapy; D000787:Angina Pectoris / Q000628:therapy; D016887:Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation / Q000193:education; D002983:Clinical Competence; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D003748:Dental Equipment / Q000600:supply & distribution; D003770:Dental Offices; D003815:Dentists; D003920:Diabetes Mellitus / Q000517:prevention & control; D004497:Education, Dental; D004630:Emergencies; D004638:Emergency Treatment; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006985:Hyperventilation / Q000628:therapy; D007003:Hypoglycemia / Q000628:therapy; D007492:Iran; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000628:therapy; D004364:Pharmaceutical Preparations / Q000600:supply & distribution; D019462:Syncope, Vasovagal / Q000628:therapy
chemical_list: D004364:Pharmaceutical Preparations
keywords: Afzalimoghaddam M; Cross-sectional. How to cite this article: Khami MR; Dental education; Dentists; Emergency treatment; Iran; Medical emergencies; Moscowchi A . Medical Emergency Management among Iranian Dentists. J Contemp Dent Pract 2014;15(6):693-698. Source of support: Nil Conflict of interest: None.; Razeghi S; Yazdani R