C/O ask
bleeding gums
bad breath
sensitivity
mobility
spacing
receding gums
pain
HPC
guide
SOCRATES
SOCRATES
S ite
O nset
C haracter
R adiation
A ssociation
T ime course
E xacerbate/relief
S everity
PDH ask
regulat attender or only when in pain?
Tx today or previously for presenting complaint?
age of restorative work/dentures?
LA given before? issues?
OH habits?
MH ask
DJ HEART BBT
DJ HEART BBT
D iabetes
J aundice
H igh BP
E pilepsy
Rh Fever
TB
BBV
B leeding tendency
FH ask
presenting conditions or others?
Periodontitis? (gum disease)
Cancers?
SH ask
smoking - how long and how many, vape
alcohol - how much per week- unit
diet - snacking, sugars in teas, fizzy drinks
E/O exam
I/O exam
Dental exam
periodontal exam
visual
Probing
TTP
DRS ABC
D anger
R esponse
S hout for help
A irways
B reathing
C irculation
Response
check
gently shake and ask can you hear me?
no response -> shout
Airways
check
if blocked finger sweep and/or aspiration
gentle head tild and jaw thrust as long as no chance of neck or vertebral injury
breathing
check
ear to mouth and look at chest to see if rise and fall
10 seconds
circulation
check
assess 10 seconds by listening, feeling for air with cheek and looking for chest movement, while at same time feeling for carotid pulse
what to say to helper in CPR defib situation
phone for ambulance - inform cardiac arrest, exact location inc floor and contact number
fetch a defibrilator and bag-valve mask and oxygen
chest compressions with two hands, 5-6cm deep at 120bpm
2 breaths given from BVM with good seal after 30 compressions, repeat
defib - get help to do compressions whilst you set up
paeds BLS
SSSABCR
Safety
Stimuli response (don’t shake <2 year olds)
Shout for help (ambulance, bag-valve)
Airways (pinkie sweep)
Breathing (If not breathing, give 5 rescue breaths before continuing – no tilt chin lift)
Circulation (Brachial pulse in infants, if <60bpm then begin compressions
Reassess after 1 minute
paeds if choking
For an infant:
For a Child:
angina
chest pain due to ischaemia (lack of blood flow; lack of O2) of the heart muscle
characterised by retrosternal chest pain or discomfort (tightness/heaviness) that may radiate to the arms, shoulders and neck
stable angina
chest pain/discomfort that often occurs with activity or stress and is relieved by rest
unstable angina
lack of blood flow and oxygen that may lead to a heart attack
refer to GMP or ambulance
Myocardial infarction
heart attack occurs when blood flow to a part of you heart is blocked for a long enough time that part of the heart muscle is damaged or dies
differs from angina in that pain is more severe and persistent, not relieved by rest and can cause death of heart muscle