{"id":63336,"date":"2025-12-03T08:54:47","date_gmt":"2025-12-03T13:54:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/dental\/?page_id=63336"},"modified":"2026-05-19T14:12:21","modified_gmt":"2026-05-19T18:12:21","slug":"basic-life-support-certification-for-health-care-professionals-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/dental\/basic-life-support-certification-for-health-care-professionals-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Basic Life Support Certification for Health Care Professionals"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span>Return to\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/dental\/ce\/courses\/\">Course Catalog<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Friday, July 24th, 2026 | 9 a.m. \u2013 11 a.m.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><span><\/span><em>This is a hands-on course. Limited attendance.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a class=\"button\" href=\"https:\/\/busdm-event.bumc.bu.edu\/ce\/register.cgi?course=433&amp;restricted=No\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Register Now<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<h5><strong>Overview<\/strong><\/h5>\n<p>This recertification course reviews CPR for patients of all ages (including ventilation with a barrier device, a bag-mask device, and oxygen), relief of a foreign body airway obstruction (FBAO), and use of an automated external defibrillator (AED) in compliance with the Massachusetts law 234 CMR for the dental industry.<\/p>\n<p>People who currently hold a BLS certification card and who may provide health care to patients in or outside of a hospital setting, as well as those required to take a health care provider course for employment, will benefit from this class.<\/p>\n<p>The two-hour program incorporates multiple learning styles: videotape demonstration, instructor led discussions, and peer practice sessions. All participants who successfully complete the course, including the written examination and skills\u2019 demonstration, will receive a BLS for Healthcare Providers course completion card, which is valid for two years.<\/p>\n<h5><strong>Course Objectives<\/strong><\/h5>\n<p>At the end of the course, participants will be better able to:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Describe the links in the AHA Chain of Survival<\/li>\n<li>Describe the steps of CPR for an adult, child, and infant<\/li>\n<li>Do CPR using barrier device and bag-mask ventilation<\/li>\n<li>Perform one and two rescuer CPR for all ages<\/li>\n<li>Perform rescue breathing mouth to barrier<\/li>\n<li>Know how and when to use an AED on victims greater than eight years of age<\/li>\n<li>Perform skills for relief of a FBAO in the responsive and unresponsive victim of all ages<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h5><strong>Teaching Method<\/strong><\/h5>\n<p>Lecture and participation<\/p>\n<h5><strong>Recommended for<\/strong><\/h5>\n<p>General dentists, specialists, dental auxiliaries<\/p>\n<h5><strong>Additional Information: <\/strong><\/h5>\n<p><span data-teams=\"true\">Parking is available at a discounted rate\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<table width=\"538\" border=\"1\" style=\"border-color: #000000;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"146\" style=\"border-color: #000000; width: 146px;\"><strong>Date<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"392\" style=\"border-color: #000000; width: 146px;\">Friday, July 24th, 2026<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"146\" style=\"border-color: #000000; width: 146px;\"><strong>Time<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"392\" style=\"border-color: #000000; width: 146px;\">9am \u2013 11am<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"146\" style=\"border-color: #000000; width: 146px;\"><strong>Price<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"392\" style=\"border-color: #000000; width: 146px;\">$125<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"146\" style=\"border-color: #000000; width: 146px;\"><strong>CEUs<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"392\" style=\"border-color: #000000; width: 146px;\">2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"146\" style=\"border-color: #000000; width: 146px;\"><strong>AGD code<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"392\" style=\"border-color: #000000; width: 146px;\">142<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><strong><a class=\"button\" href=\"https:\/\/busdm-event.bumc.bu.edu\/ce\/register.cgi?course=433&amp;restricted=No\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Register Now<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Return to\u00a0Course Catalog Friday, July 24th, 2026 | 9 a.m. \u2013 11 a.m. This is a hands-on course. 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