Immediate Life Support Level 3 (VTQ) for Dental Teams

London Waterloo Academy delivers this one-day ILS course for dentists, nurses, hygienists, therapists and practice support staff. Lectures, skill stations and cardiac-arrest simulations develop an organised team response to a deteriorating patient.

Programme and practical skills

• Recognition of deterioration using observations, pulse oximetry and the ABCDE approach.
• Adult CPR, compression-only resuscitation, barrier devices and AED use, including paediatric considerations.
• Choking in adults, children and infants, suction, oropharyngeal airways and bag-valve-mask skills.
• Oxygen equipment and mask selection, recovery position, handover and reporting.
• AED maintenance, battery and pad replacement, troubleshooting and safety.
• Recognition and management of asthma, hyperventilation, anaphylaxis, diabetes, seizures, sepsis, hypoxia and cardiac emergencies.

Attendance, certification and cost

The next advertised date is 19 January 2027, 09:00–17:00, at The Foundry, 156 Blackfriars Road, London SE1 8EN. The £195 fee includes six verifiable CPD hours and a ProTrainings certificate stated to be valid for one year. Certificates are normally ready five to seven days later. The course follows Resuscitation Council UK and ERC guidance and lists GDC development outcome C. An optional paediatric ILS certificate costs an additional £50, subject to availability. Tea, coffee, snacks and water refills are included; VAT treatment is not specified.