Seymour Dental Blog

Medical Emergency in the Dental Surgery 2026 -Part 4 – Sedation update and Ozempic

Sedation A cocktail of certain medications is delivered by the anesthetist into a vein, usually near the wrist. The doctor monitors the patient and, with the aid of a&nbs ...

Medical Emergency in the Dental Surgery 2026 -Part 3 – Oxygen update

Medical Emergency in the Dental Surgery 2026 -Part 2 – CPR update

Doing CPR is not easy. There’s the stress of doing it. Finding the correct site to do the compressions. How hard you need to compress. How fast you need to go. Not easy ...

Medical Emergency in the Dental Surgery 2026 – Part 1 – Airway Management

Every February the Seymour Dental Team have an onsite hands-on Medical Emergency in the Dental Surgery course that runs for 5 hours. Keep the brain alive. Above all ...

Medical Emergency in the Dental Practice 2025 – Anaphylaxis and Adrenaline

CALL THE AMBULANCE! Anaphylaxis is a fast-moving condition that needs to be monitored closely. The swelling and inflammatory response to the allergens (range from be ...

Medical Emergency in the Dental Practice 2025 – Defibrillator and Heart Rhythm

Is the defibrillator the answer to a perceived cardiac arrest?  No, doing continual chest compressions is the answer. Remember, the brain restarts the heart ...