Medical emergencies can be alarming to any clinicians, but these situations can be managed well if proper preparation has been made. The objectives of this study are to evaluate USIM dental graduate’s knowledge in dealing with medical emergencies in dental practice, to assess perceived level of competency of USIM dental graduate’s in dealing with medical emergencies in dental practice and to determine the need for further improvement in medical emergencies undergraduate training. A standardised questionnaire form consisting of demographic data, experience, knowledge and perceived level of competency of dental practitioner in dealing with medical emergencies were distributed to USIM dental graduate.123 respondents answered the online questionnaire. Around 58.5% of them had experienced medical emergencies during dental treatment. All of them answered correctly on management of hypoglycaemia but only 44.7% answered correctly on management of unresponsive patient and 65% answered correctly on position of syncope patient. Most of the respondents were not confident in administrating intravenous medication (46.3%), handling foreign body aspiration (24.4%) and using Automated External Defibrillator (AED) (38.2%). This study can be used to guide further improvement in medical emergency training for undergraduates and enhancing the proficiency level of the USIM dental graduates.

Medical emergencies in dental practice is not uncommon and it can be alarming to any clinician but it managed well with proper preparation beforehand. This study is aimed to evaluate private dental practitioner's knowledge in dealing with medical emergencies in dental practice, to assess perceived level of competency of private dental practitioners in dealing with medical emergencies in dental practice and to determine private dental practitioners need for further improvement in medical emergencies training. A standardised questionnaire form consisting of demographic data, experience, knowledge and perceived competency in management of medical emergencies in dental practice was used. Most respondent answer correctly regarding medication indicated in angina attack (92.6%), meanwhile the question on first action in dealing with unresponsive patient got the least correct answer (25%). Most of the respondent felt incompetent in conducting certain procedures especially in administration of intravenous drugs where. Majority of the practitioners (66.2%) felt competent in performing measurement of vital signs. Nonetheless, all respondents showed the desire to obtain further knowledge in medical emergencies management. The results of this study can provide an insight for further improvement in medical emergencies management including the necessary skills and knowledge required by dental practitioners in order to deliver a safe and reliable dental practice.