• Marsha E Rubin and Heidi J Hansen.
• Dr. Rubin is Assistant Professor of Surgery, Division of Dentistry, Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, Weill Cornell Medicine, as well as Director of Dentistry, New York Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medicine and Chief of Dental Medicine, New York Presbyterian Queens; Dr. Hansen is Assistant Professor of Surgery, Division of Dentistry, Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, Weill Cornell Medicine and Program Director, General Practice Residency, New York Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medicine.
• J Dent Educ. 2017 Nov 1; 81 (11): 1345-1350.

AbstractDentists can encounter life-threatening medical emergencies during the provision of routine dental care and must therefore be comfortable with the management of these emergencies. High-fidelity simulation has been used routinely in medical and surgical training and is a recognized and effective educational and assessment tool. The aim of this study was to develop and evaluate a new high-fidelity simulation training course in medical emergency management for residents in the General Practice Residency program at New York Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medicine. In academic years 2014-16, first-year GPR residents were required to take a simulation course covering medical emergency scenarios that are commonly encountered in the dental office. The course involved a team approach to emergency management with active participation by faculty and residents and with each training session followed by feedback and a formal review of the emergencies covered. Evaluation was achieved through completion of questionnaires by the residents following each session. A total of 14 residents (seven in each year) participated, completing 78 questionnaires in the two-year period. They gave the course an overall rating of 4.91 on a scale from 1 to 5, indicating strong agreement with the utility of the course as a learning tool in medical emergency management training. This course is now fully integrated into the GPR educational program at this institution and is a successful component of the emergency medicine curriculum.

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