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Airway Management for Dental Professionals (AMDP) — Adult

Choose Airway Education Designed for Dental Professionals

An 8-hour adult provider program for dentists, registered dental hygienists, and registered dental assistants.

Review current program information, certificate details, and available course options without confusing professional education with regulatory requirements.

Current program facts

  • 8-hour provider program
  • Audience includes DDS, RDH, and RDA professionals
  • Current in-person certificate information is listed below
  • 8-Hour Provider Program
  • For DDS, RDH & RDA Professionals
  • Adult Edition Program Certificate Listed

Program information for dental professionals

DentistRegistered Dental AssistantRegistered Dental Hygienist
  • 8-hour provider program
  • Dental professional audience
  • Current dates in the course finder

Airway education is harder to evaluate when the details are not written for dental settings

Dental professionals need to know whether a program fits their practice context.

They also need clear information about audience, time commitment, certificates, and registration.

Professional and workplace requirements vary. A course page should support an informed education decision without making regulatory or employer-acceptance promises.

You may be asking:

  • Is this program intended for my dental role?
  • How much time will the program require?
  • Which certificates are currently listed?
  • Do I need to verify requirements with my regulator or employer?
  • Which dates and delivery options are currently available?

You deserve precise course information before committing time and registration fees.

Unclear dental relevance

Generic healthcare course descriptions may not clearly identify dental audiences, time commitments, or certificate details.

Uncertainty about fit

You may be unsure whether the program is relevant to your role or how it relates to requirements set by another organization.

Education information should be precise

Dental professionals deserve a clear course decision without unsupported compliance or acceptance claims.

The real obstacle is unclear course information

Your commitment to professional education is not the problem.

The decision becomes harder when a page includes:

  • Hospital-centred descriptions with limited dental context
  • Unclear audience or program length
  • Education claims mixed with regulatory questions
  • Missing certificate or registration details

Clear facts make it easier to decide what to verify and what to do next.

The decision should be clearer.

CHA helps you separate course facts from professional requirements

We understand that dental professionals need relevant program information while balancing practice schedules and independently verifying professional requirements.

The Canadian Heart Association is a Canadian not-for-profit focused on resuscitation and related healthcare education, built by Canadian healthcare professionals for Canadian healthcare professionals.

  • Clear course information.
  • Respect for professional judgement.
  • No unsupported compliance claims.

Make an informed AMDP decision

  1. 1

    Confirm Course Fit

    Review the dental audience, 8-hour program length, and current certificate information.

  2. 2

    Verify Requirements

    Confirm any regulator, employer, insurer, or workplace requirement with the organization that sets it.

  3. 3

    Choose an Option

    Open the course finder to review current dates, delivery details, and registration information.

Who this program currently identifies

Dentists (DDS)

Registered Dental Hygienists (RDH)

Registered Dental Assistants (RDA)

Move from uncertainty to an informed next step

Before reviewing the program

  • Unclear dental audience
  • Questions about program length and certificates
  • Course information mixed with regulatory questions

After reviewing the program

  • Clear DDS, RDH, and RDA audience information
  • 8-hour provider-program and certificate details in one place
  • A defined next step for independent verification and registration

Practice schedules are busy, and unclear course information creates avoidable friction

A clear audience, time commitment, certificate summary, and verification boundary help you decide what to confirm before registering.

Professional requirements should be verified with the organization that sets them.

Questions dental professionals may ask

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During the Canadian Heart Association’s Airway Management for Dental Professionals Program, you will be given access to an integrated online evaluation system. It is through the use of this system that you will be evaluated. Evaluation happens in real-time within the program. You can access the system using your smartphone. Using this interactive evaluation system, we can guarantee that you will successfully complete the program and earn your Airway Management for Dental Professionals & ACLS for Dental Professionals Program Certificates.

The current course record identifies dentists (DDS), registered dental hygienists (RDH), and registered dental assistants (RDA).

The current provider-program length is 8 hours.

The current in-person provider record lists a Canadian Heart Association BLS Provider Certificate with a 1-year validity period and an Airway Management for Dental Professionals — Adult Edition Certificate with a 2-year validity period.

Requirements vary. Verify acceptance or requirements directly with the regulator, employer, insurer, or workplace that sets them before registering.

Prerequisites are not currently published in the course record. Confirm current requirements before registering.

Review the current course listing for available dates, locations, and delivery formats.

Ready to Review AMDP Adult Course Options?

Confirm current dates, delivery details, and registration information for the 8-hour provider program.

Clear information.

An informed decision.

A practical next step.

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