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Six Links of Survival™: Educational Links
Link 1: Doctor Training, Link 2: Staff Training and Link 3: Mock Drills are known as the Educational Links. Educational link compliance demands a consistent pursuit of updated knowledge, data, and information on emergency medicine within the dental office. The training received in dental school or even last year, cannot be assumed sufficient for modern medical emergency response. As with all science and technology, the disparity gap widens quickly as our knowledge base and equipment access is ever-widening. Education vigilance incorporates a system of medical emergency updates akin to consistently monitoring the temperature of a patient. It is vital to track progress to create an MEP sustainable environment. This is a process of continual quality and education improvement. The C.O.R.E. 16 (Critical Office Resuscitation Emergencies) are unpredictable in nature and the industry continues to learn better, safer means of responding to these issues; therefore, the Educational Links are paramount in preparing the dental team. 

The decisions regarding formal and in-office training for medical emergencies are unique to each office setting; but dentists and their staff can use the acronym “PREPS” to make sure they are adequately addressing these training needs.

  • P = Participatory courses and drills are preferable.
  • R = Renew BLS and other life support courses every 2 years.
  • E = Everyone in the office should participate in BLS and CE related to medical emergency preparedness.
  • P = Practice on a regular basis with in-office emergency drills.
  • S = Stay current by regularly taking medical emergency CE courses.

Once the Educational Links are fully instituted in your practice, they should continue for the lifetime duration of your practice without interruption or discontinuance as this greatly compromises the integrity of the office’s safety and readiness.