A Customized Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) Program Exclusively for Dental Professionals.

The Canadian Heart Association’s PALS for Dental Professionals program integrates the BLS skills with the advanced knowledge needed to participate in or manage a pediatric resuscitation event effectively in your dental practice. The program emphasizes the importance of effective patient monitoring, early and continuous, high-quality CPR, and high-performing teams. 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 pediatric dental world, and the course requirements have been adjusted for the pediatric dental environment.

Who Should Attend A PALS for Dental Professionals Program?

The Canadian Heart Association’s PALS For Dental Professionals program is designed for Dentists & Healthcare Professionals who work in a Dental Environment with pediatric patients. 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 PALS medical knowledge and skills in a dental environment.

What Will You Learn During The PALS for Dental Professionals Program?

You will…

• Utilize the BLS, Primary, and Secondary Assessments. 
• Perform high-quality BLS, including emphasizing early chest compressions and integrating early defibrillation.
• Recognize and manage pediatric patients experiencing a respiratory event
• Recognize and manage pediatric patients experiencing a shock event
• Recognize and manage pediatric patients experiencing an arrhythmia event
• Recognize and manage pediatric patients experiencing a cardiac arrest until the transfer of care.
• Manage a pediatric patient who obtains a return of spontaneous circulation.
• Model effective communication as a team member or team leader.
• Evaluate your team’s resuscitative efforts during a cardiac arrest utilizing a continuous assessment of CPR quality, monitoring the patient’s physiologic response, and delivering real-time feedback to your team
• Recognize the impact and importance of team dynamics on overall team performance.
• Discuss how the use of a rapid response team or medical emergency team may improve pediatric patient outcomes.

 How Will I Be Evaluated? 

During the Canadian Heart Association’s PALS 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 successfully complete the program and earn your PALS 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 PALS for Dental Professionals Provider Certificate, valid for two years.

• The ACLS Dental Edition has 4 hour of online learning & 4 hours of classroom learning. It can be delivered in one day.

Are There Any Course Prerequisites?