# A Contemporary Mini-Review of Interprofessional Education and Technology-Assisted Management of Dental Emergencies in the Emergency Department

## TL;DR

This mini-review explores how technology and interprofessional education can improve dental emergency care in hospital emergency departments.

## Contribution

The study provides a contemporary literature update on technology-assisted and interprofessional approaches to managing dental emergencies in emergency departments.

## Key findings

- Only three relevant papers were identified, with two focusing primarily on dental emergencies in emergency departments.
- Low-quality evidence was found, highlighting simulation-based education, tele-dentistry, and artificial intelligence as emerging approaches.
- The review identifies a significant gap in research on technology-assisted and interprofessional methods for dental emergency management.

## Abstract

Background: Dental emergencies are increasing in frequency. Numerous studies have reported minimal knowledge and/or skills by emergency department staff regarding dental emergencies. The COVID-19 pandemic has prompted a paradigm shift in emergency dental care management away from traditional management approaches. However, there have been no reviews of contemporary literature pertaining to either technology-assisted or interprofessional education and dental emergency management in the emergency department setting. This mini-review aimed to synthesise current evidence of interprofessional education, utilising technology-assisted modalities, for the management of dental emergencies in hospital emergency departments. Methods: A comprehensive search was carried out across four electronic databases, Medline, Embase, CINAHL, and Google Scholar from 2018 to 2025. Results: A total of three papers were identified and included in the mini-review. Two of the three papers addressed the subject of dental emergencies in the emergency department as a primary finding. Discussion: Included papers were of low-quality evidence and referenced simulation-based education, tele-dentistry, and artificial intelligence as contemporary approaches relating to dental emergency management. Conclusions: This mini-review revealed minimal advances in contemporary approaches relating to both the use of technology-assisted modalities and interprofessional education for the management of dental emergencies within the hospital emergency department setting. This review provides a timely literature update for both the medical and dental professions and identifies a large gap in research surrounding this topic.