Airway Secrets - Dental Edition

The Canadian Heart Association’s Airway Secrets education program is recognized and approved by the Alberta Dental Association & College. The program emphasizes the importance of effective patient monitoring, preventing airway compromise, & effectively intervening when an airway compromise occurs. The course reflects science and education from the 2020 International Liaison Committee on Resuscitation (ILCOR) Guidelines for CPR and Emergency Cardiovascular Care (ECC).

The program’s material and scenarios are based in the dental world, and the course requirements have been designed for the dental environment. 

Who Should Attend The Airway Secrets For Dental Professionals Program?

The Canadian Heart Association’s Airway Secrets For Dental Professionals program is designed for Dentists & Healthcare Professionals who work in a Dental Environment. This can include but is not limited to Dentists, Dental Assistants,  Dental Hygienists, Registered Nurses, Licensed Practical Nurses, and others who need to apply the knowledge and skills necessary to assess & manage a patient’s airway with equipment commonly found in a dental environment. 

What Will You Learn During The Airway Secrets For Dental Professionals Program?

During the Airway Secrets education program, you will practice and gain confidence in the following areas…

• review the anatomy of the airway
• applying the head-tilt-chin-lift maneuver
• insert an oropharyngeal airway (OPA)
• insert a Laryngeal Mask Airway (LMA)
• insert an i-GEL Airway (i-GEL)
• appropriately ventilate a patient
• appropriately suction a patient
• manage a patient with a narcotic overdose
• manage a patient with a benzodiazepine overdose

How Will I Be Evaluated? 

During the Canadian Heart Association’s Airway Secrets For Dental Professionals program, you will be given access to an integrated online evaluation system. It is through the use of this system that you will be evaluated. Evaluation happens in real-time with the program. You can access the system using your own smartphone or use one of our loaner iPads. Free wifi will be provided at the course. Through the use of this interactive evaluation system, we can guarantee that you will complete the program and earn your Airway Secrets For Dental Professionals Provider Certificate.

What Certificates Will I Earn At The End Of The Program?

• The Canadian Heart Association BLS Provider Certificate, valid for one year.
• The Canadian Heart Association Airway Secrets – Dental Edition Certificate, valid for two years.

How Long Is The Canadian Heart Association’s Airway Secrets For Dental Professionals Program?

• The Airway Secrets For Dental Professionals Program is 4 hours long. It can be delivered in one evening.
• You will also need to complete some prereading for the program.

Are There Any Course Prerequisites?

• There are zero prerequisites for this program.
• The BLS is included with the course. No pretest is required.