EVALUATION OF PREPAREDNESS FOR MEDICAL EMERGENCIES AT DENTAL OFFICES IN CHENNAI – A cross-sectional study.
- BDS student, Saveetha Dental College, Chennai – 600 077.
- Head Often, Department of Prosthodontics, Saveetha Dental College & Hospitals, Chennai, Tamil nadu, India.
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Background: Medical emergencies in dental offices poses a serious threat to the patient. Under these conditions it is paramount for the practising dentists to possess adequate knowledge regarding the diagnosis and management of the condition. Aim: To evaluate the preparedness for medical emergencies at dental offices in chennai. Objective: This study is done to assess the availability of the medical drugs and knowledge of medical emergencies among the dentists to handle a medical emergency . Materials And Methods: A simple random sampling involving 150 dental graduates in chennai will be done. Self administered questionnaires will be issued to them and the data will be extracted using the SPSS software. Result: It was found that about 99% enquired about the medical history of the patients,34% conducted the required tests for vital signs assessment , 15% attended seminars and workshops , 65% could manage a medical emergency,30% had adequate drugs and medicines , 30% could administer an intramuscular injection and 5% could administer and intravenous injection. Conclusion: The results of this study show that the knowledge and attitude of dentists on medical emergencies in chennai is less .
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[Keerthana Baskar, Dhan Raj and Preetham Prasad. (2017); EVALUATION OF PREPAREDNESS FOR MEDICAL EMERGENCIES AT DENTAL OFFICES IN CHENNAI – A cross-sectional study. Int. J. of Adv. Res. 5 (Feb). 2633-2636] (ISSN 2320-5407). www.journalijar.com
Department of Prosthodontics, Saveetha Dental College &Hospitals, Chennai, Tamilnadu, India
