Mastering Medical Emergencies: The Ultimate Low-Cost Guide to Developing Competence
The two most important things you can do to be prepared for a patient's medical emergency in your operatory (and protect your practice...
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Stephen W. Harden
Dec 30, 20232 min
The best FREE dental career-saving tool of 2024...Â
A FREE tool these five dentists wish they'd had on their "worst day ever." Dentist "A"Â Â took 40 minutes to call 911 after his patient...
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Stephen W. Harden
Nov 25, 20234 min
Nine FREE dental emergency preparation tools you must have
Nine FREE reources every dentist needs to prepare for a medical emergency in their practice.
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Stephen W. Harden
Nov 15, 20232 min
This one FREE resource protects more dentists' careers...
...than anything I've seen. Read on to learn how to get it. It's a chair-side cognitive aid for use during ANY patient emergency to...
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Stephen W. Harden
Oct 12, 20237 min
The Magic Career-Saving Power of Conducting Mock Drills
Dr. Smith had no idea when the case began, that when it was over, his career would be in ruins, and he would be the subject of a criminal...
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Stephen W. Harden
Oct 7, 20233 min
How to avoid getting your dental license suspended after a patient emergency
Here are 4 tools (3 of them FREE) to help you ensure your license never gets suspended. Let's look at this tragic event and see how these...
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Stephen W. Harden
Sep 22, 20232 min
How to prepare for medical emergencies
Medical emergencies do NOT make appointments. They. Don't. Care. ...if you and your dental team are ready for them. How can you be...
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Stephen W. Harden
Aug 22, 202317 min
The BEST way to prepare and use an Emergency Response Plan in a dental office
Patient emergencies occur, according to the ADA, in dental offices about 3000 times per year. It is not a question of if an emergency...
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Stephen W. Harden
Aug 18, 20233 min
Mock Drills are the gold standard for developing competence in managing medical emergencies
The single most important thing you can do to be prepared for a patient's medical emergency in your operatory (and protect your practice...
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Stephen W. Harden
Aug 10, 20233 min
What do great dentists & TOPGUN pilots have in common?
More than you think! Before I became a "dental emergency preparedness guru" (LOL), I was a fighter pilot (and later, an airline pilot). ...
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Stephen W. Harden
Jul 20, 20232 min
Why You Can't Practice for an Emergency When You are Responding to One
How many times have you and your dental team conducted a mock emergency drill in the last year? If the answer is zero, your patients,...
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Stephen W. Harden
Jul 16, 20233 min
5 reasons you need a chair-side Quick Reference Checklist during office emergencies
Here are 5 reasons that cognitive aides in the form of Quick Reference Checklists (QRC) are critical to improved performance and outcomes...
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Stephen W. Harden
Jul 15, 20233 min
Proof that Quick Reference Checklists work in dental offices
Many dentists wonder if Quick Reference Checklists (QRCs) are truly effective in helping dental teams to prepare for a patient emergency...
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Stephen W. Harden
Jul 14, 20232 min
Shocking facts about anaphylaxis in dental offices
New research examined how prepared dental teams are to handle a patient with anaphylaxis. You won't believe the results. Before you...
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Stephen W. Harden
Mar 18, 20223 min
What Do You Mean You've Called 911?
How emergency checklists can improve dental patient safety and prevent dental patient deaths. "I never thought I would go into a dental...
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Stephen W. Harden
Mar 18, 20223 min
Do Emergency Checklists Prevent Costly New Regulations?
Can a $129 emergency checklist prevent a significant increase in the cost of dental care? Due to six deaths following complications...
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Stephen W. Harden
Oct 1, 20212 min
OMG! My Patient is Not Breathing
Members of the dental team, including hygienists, have a duty of care to provide an effective and safe service to their patients. Dental...
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Melissa Page Jones
Sep 9, 20213 min
Checklists Can Prevent Career-Ending Mistakes
A simple checklist could save your practice! Did you know that checklists have their own "day?" They do. National Checklist Day is...
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Stephen W. Harden
Feb 23, 20213 min
Emergency Readiness is Your Responsibility
Medical emergencies can and do happen: Is your practice ready? Rather than asking if a medical emergency will happen in your practice,...
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Stephen W. Harden
Aug 12, 20202 min
How Dental Assistants Can Protect Dentistry
Stories about dental patients who die or who are harmed as a result of poorly managed emergencies, especially while under sedation or...
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