The following simulation programs have been endorsed – through Aug. 1, 2025 – as an equivalent program to the AAOMS National Simulation Program. Completion of one of these equivalent courses – or the AAOMS Office-Based Emergency Airway Management (OBEAM) course – fulfills the necessary simulation training to maintain AAOMS membership.
ADSA Simulation Course (https://www.adsahome.org/las-vegas-sim)
Dental Simulation Specialists (http://dentalsimulationspecialists.com/course.html)
Management of Medical and Airway Emergencies in the Dental Practice by Emergency Medical Consultants (https://emcmedicaltraining.com/dental-courses/#airway)
Ohio Dental Society of Anesthesiology: Advanced Airway and Emergency Airway Management
Rutgers School of Dental Medicine: Office-based Emergency Airway Management: A Simulation Course
U.S. Army: Office Based Emergency Airway Management Course
Course accessible to surgeons in the Department of Defense only
Location: Andersen Simulation Center, Joint Base Lewis McChord, Wash.
Questions? Contact the course director Col. Marc M. Serra, DDS, FACS, Deputy Director of Surgical Simulation, at [email protected].
Verification of compliance of successful anesthesia simulation training should be completed through the Office Anesthesia Evaluation (OAE) program.
Note: Organizations or companies offering simulation courses may fill out this application to be considered as an AAOMS simulation equivalency program.
