Patient Evaluation & Medical Emergencies

9:00 AM --Patient Evaluation

As dentists, we are committed to providing our patients with the highest level of care- we have wonderful and compassionate staff, the office is comfortable and welcoming and we are dedicated to treatment that is superior! We have the best equipment and supplies to facilitate our provision of the best care. We do all of this in practices that are busy and arranged to run efficiently so as to maximize productivity. Despite this commitment to excellence, we often forget the simple things that ensure the success of all your hard work and effort: patient evaluation.

Quite possibly one of the most important aspects of patient care and management, all too often patient evaluation is a rushed and overlooked process. Fully appreciating how important productivity is to a practice, patient evaluation should be viewed as a foundational accomplishment to ensure practice success. The purpose of this course is to remind us that we need to dedicate the necessary time to complete a thorough and comprehensive review of the health and well-being of each patient who comes to our practice. Accomplishing this important part of patient care will aid you in raising your level of patient care and improving patient outcomes. Be prepared for success!

1:00 PM -- Medical Emergencies

Medical emergencies can happen anytime and to anyone present in the dental office -- patients, staff or the dentist as well as family or friends who came to the office with the patient. Having appropriate prevention systems in place can mean the difference between successfully surviving a catastrophic event and having an unfortunate outcome. You will leave the course with a strong understanding of how to prevent medical emergencies through proper patient assessment and preparation and how to efficiently manage an emergency through early recognition and treatment.

Dr. Anthony Caputo:

Dr. Anthony Caputo graduated from the University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, School of Dentistry and then pursued residency training in Hospital Dentistry at UCLA followed by Anesthesiology at the University of Pittsburgh, School of Dental Medicine.

Dr. Caputo has a private practice limited to anesthesia providing office-based care for pediatric and adult patients as well as patients with special needs for dentists throughout Arizona. As part of his private practice, he works with dental residents teaching various aspects of sedation and anesthesia administration for dental patients in the office-based setting. Dr. Caputo teaches and lectures locally and nationally on topics related to sedation and anesthesia administration including patient safety.

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