Course:

Medical emergencies can and do happen in the dental office environment. In this webinar, Drs. Cohen and Malamed will introduce the basic emergency drugs and equipment, and the algorithm for management of all medical emergencies.

 

Learning Objectives

After completing this webinar, participants will be able to:

• Name the 7 basic emergency drugs.
• Describe the basic management protocol for all medical emergencies.

 

Speakers: Stanley F. Malamed, DDS & Don Cohen, DMD

Stanley F. Malamed, DDS

Dr. Malamed was born and raised in the Bronx, New York, graduating from the New York University College of Dentistry in 1969. He then completed a dental internship and residency in anesthesiology at Montefiore Hospital and Medical Center in the Bronx, New York before serving 2 years in the U.S. Army Dental Corps at Ft. Knox, KY. In 1973, Dr. Malamed joined the faculty of the Ostrow School of Dentistry of U.S.C., in Los Angeles, where today he is professor of anesthesia & medicine. Dr. Malamed is a diplomate of the American Dental Board of Anesthesiology, as well as a recipient of the Heidebrink Award (1996) from the American Dental Society of Anesthesiology and the Horace Wells Award from the International Federation of Dental Anesthesia Societies, in 1997.

 

Don Cohen, DMD

Dr. Cohen was a licensed dentist in New York State for more than 30 years. He taught at Columbia University SDOS for more than 30 years and was an attending dentist at Columbia Presbyterian Hospital in New York City for over 20 years. Dr. Cohen is past president of the New York State Society of Dentistry for Children and is currently director of compliance for Health Compliance Team Inc., a national compliance company delivering total on-site compliance solutions and seminars to dental offices. Dr. Cohen is employed by HealthFirst.