Cardiac Arrhythmias course for Dental Practitioners

This session provides an overview of some of the clinically important cardiac arrhythmias you may come across as a dental practitioner.

Learning Objectives

By the end of this session you will be able to:

• Describe the cardiac conduction system
• Interpret ECGs of different types of cardiac arrhythmia
• List the cardiac arrhythmias that may present in dental practice
• Recognise the impact of cardiac arrhythmias on the provision of dental care
• Recommend methods of treating cardiac arrhythmias

Cardiac arrhythmias are important causes of morbidity and mortality.

In this session, we will outline the basic principles of cardiac arrhythmias and provide a brief overview of ECG interpretation.