http://thedentaltool.com Dental Industry News & Resources Tue, 01 Apr 2008 04:07:56 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Well, this one came out of left field today. This afternoon the American Heart Association issued a press release promoting hands-only CPR or what some have called compression-only CPR. What is somewhat startling about this is not the recommendation of compression-only CPR in itself (which has been a subject of ... http://thedentaltool.com/2008/03/31/american-heart-association-promotes-hands-only-cpr/ On Tuesday, December 18th, the Chicago Tribune reported on the death of a Chicago area elementary school principal, Ms. Georgette Watson. Early reports say that she experienced a sudden cardiac arrest while undergoing an ordinary root canal. Ms. Watson had been sedated for the procedure although the type of sedation ... http://thedentaltool.com/2007/12/18/dental-medical-emergencies-rare-but-tragic/ Last Friday at the 2007 Holiday Dental Conference I had an opportunity to speak with a true professional, Ms. Sheri McGill. Ms. McGill, a licensed Dental Hygienist, is Owner/President of the leading dental staffing agency in Charlotte, Dental Staffing of the Carolina's, Inc. In addition to their location in Charlotte, ... http://thedentaltool.com/2007/11/13/conversation-with-sheri-mcgill-of-dental-staffing-of-the-carolinas-inc/ I had an opportunity to go to the 2007 Holiday Dental Conference at the Charlotte Convention Center on Friday. The exhibit hall was small (50 or so exhibitors) compared to other conferences I have been at. However, in fairness, this is considered a continuing education conference, and at that is ... http://thedentaltool.com/2007/11/10/charlotte-holiday-dental-conference/ Well. After being in labor for a few months now we finally gave birth to our new baby, DDS Training, a dental emergency medical training company providing BLS, ACLS, and continuing education for dental professionals only. Our little Dental CPR & ACLS pride and joy was born near Charlotte, North ... http://thedentaltool.com/2007/11/10/hello-dental-world-weve-arrived/