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Speaker: William J. Moorhead DMD
Sponsors: Berkshire District Dental Society
Title: Streamlined Emergencies: Preparing for, Managing and Preventing Medical Emergencies in the Dental Office
Description: Improve your understanding and skills to prepare for, manage and handle office emergencies as a dental team. Emphasis is placed on advanced preparation for the best possible outcome.
Educational Objectives:
- Discuss how to recognize, manage, and prevent potential medical emergencies
- Identify the dental procedures associated with elevated risks
- Discover the questions to ask which better identify patients’ risk factors
- Understand ASA classifications and how they affect your treatment plan
- Explore a recipe for predictably responding, avoiding surprises, and handling medical emergencies
- Identify techniques for organizing your emergency drug kit for the fastest response
- Explore how discipline and The Checklist Manifesto will prepare you for the worst-case scenarios
- Learn how everyone on your team can instantly remember their role during a medical emergency
- Gain tools for conducting effective emergency drills periodically in your office
Teaching Methods – Virtual Lecture* Zoom
Ticket Leap Registration Link: berkshire-district-dental-society.ticketleap.com/medical-emergencies/
Sponsorship – (none)
Contact Person: Holly Rohlfs-Heck – [email protected]
Berkshire District Dental Society uses the company Ticket Leap in order to plan and process payments for its events.
Course Instructor/Qualifications:
William J. Moorhead DMD has developed and teaches systems and strategies for overcoming the challenging issues most practices face with absenteeism, turnover, lack of quick and adequate training, and high overhead. Always looking for new and powerful solutions, Dr. Moorhead not only solves complex management issues in his practice but shares them with other dentists and their teams through his speaking and consulting programs.
Sometimes affectionately referred to as “Dr. Checklist,” Dr. Moorhead speaks across the United States on topics related to systems management, clinical efficiency, dental technology, medical emergencies, treating anxious patients and leadership. Dr. Moorhead practices full time in Flemingsburg, Kentucky, is co-founder of IV Sedation Training for Dentists LLC, a 90-hour course to teach general dentists moderate sedation, and he is also the founder and owner of StreamDent® software.
Dr. Moorhead has served as President of the Blue Grass Dental Society in Lexington, Kentucky, Chair of the Kentucky Dental Association Executive Board, and is a Past President of the Kentucky Dental Association. Dr. Moorhead has earned Fellowships from the Dental Organization for Conscious Sedation, the Pierre Fauchard Academy, the International College of Dentists and the American College of Dentists. He is a member of the American Dental Society of Anesthesiology, Academy of General Dentistry, American Dental Association, Kentucky Dental Association, and the Blue Grass Dental Society.
- Past Presentations (Partial Listing)
- American Dental Association
- Florida National Dental Conference
- Kentucky Dental Association (multiple)
- Texas Dental Association
- Blue Grass Dental Society
- Mad River Dental Society
- San Fernando Dental Society (multiple)
- University of Kentucky College of Dentistry
- Benco Dental National Webinar (multiple)
- Orapharma Speaker’s Bureau
Refund/Cancellation Policy: Ticket Leap: If you are granted a refund for your ticket purchase, all refunds will be initiated back to the card that was used for the transaction. It takes approximately 3-5 business days for the funds to appear on your statement.
Location: Zoom/Live
Date: February 26, 2024
Time: 6:00
Number of Credits: 2