Human Patient Simulation for Teaching Medical Emergencies in the Dental Office

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OPEN ACCESSFebruary 17, 2011Human Patient Simulation for Teaching Medical Emergencies in the Dental Office Lisa Bilich, RDH, MS, Brenda Bray, BPharm, MPH Lisa Bilich, RDH, MS Eastern Washington University Google Scholar More articles by this author , Brenda Bray, BPharm, MPH Washington State University College of Pharmacy Google Scholar More articles by this author https://doi.org/10.15766/mep_2374-8265.8259 SectionsAbout ToolsDownload Citations ShareFacebookTwitterEmail AbstractAbstractSimulation in dentistry has been used to guide students through clinical experiences they may encounter in the dental field. Human patient simulation (HPS) utilizes a high-fidelity manikin in a realistic healthcare environment to portray a scenario involving a patient with a specific disease state and/or other medical, social, or behavioral conditions. HPS can benefit dental/dental hygiene curricula through improving communication, making a scenario lifelike and applicable to practice, and allowing students to practice critical thinking and experience low-occurrence, high-risk medical emergencies that may occur in the dental office. HPS can be more effective than case-based study because the situation can be modified to a particular clinic/office. Benefits to the students are that HPS addresses many different learning styles, engages students in active learning, includes prompt feedback through debriefing, and provides interaction and cooperation among students and faculty. The manikin has the ability to speak, answer questions, and respond appropriately to students' handling of the emergency, which addresses visual, auditory, verbal, and kinesthetic learning styles. Active learning is key to HPS due to the fact that students are able to apply what they have learned in a didactic setting and are encouraged to think reflectively during the debriefing portion of the scenario. We have prepared this resource to assist educators in the process of incorporating HPS into their dental/dental hygiene curricula. The included faculty guide focuses on the use of HPS in assessing students' ability to manage a medical emergency. We conduct medical emergency scenarios as part of the curriculum in our dental hygiene program. The purpose of this presentation is to provide information for other faculty based on our experiences. Results include positive feedback from two cohorts of dental hygiene students who have completed the “medical emergencies in the dental office” simulation as a required part of their curriculum. Students reported improved confidence and knowledge of medical emergencies. Educational Objectives By the end of this presentation, learners will be able to: Describe the benefits of utilizing human patient simulation (HPS) scenarios for medical emergencies encountered in the dental office.Explain how to integrate HPS into dental and/or allied dental curricula.Utilize templates provided to design appropriate dental HPS scenarios, including debriefing/grading keys. Sign up for the latest publications from MedEdPORTAL Add your email below FILES INCLUDEDReferencesRelatedDetails FILES INCLUDED Included in this publication: Faculty Guide.docx MedEdPORTAL DH.pptx MedEdPORTAL template for scenario- example.docx Debriefing clip.mp4 Dental blur.mp4 To view all publication components, extract (i.e., unzip) them from the downloaded .zip file. Download editor’s noteThis publication may contain technology or a display format that is no longer in use. Copyright & Permissions© 2011 Bilich and Bray. This is an open-access publication distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike license.KeywordsIntro to Clinical DentistryCritical ThinkingGraduate Medical Education Disclosures None to report. Funding/Support None to report. Loading ...