Th6011 - Hurts So…Swell! Management of Acute Dental Pain, Guidelines for Appropriate Opioid Prescribing and Abuse Awareness
Date/Time: 3/20/2025 9 - 11 a.m.
Type: Lectures Handouts: No
Dentist Fee: $105.00 Other Fee: $75.00
Audience: Dentists, Hygienists, Assistants, Office Staff, Lab techs, Spouses, Students
Keyword(s): Dental Assisting
Endodontics
Geriatric Medicine
Health and Wellness/Nutrition
Hygiene
Legal/Malpractice
Oral Surgery
Pain Management
Pediatric Dentistry
Pharmacology
Required for License Renewal (GA)
Opiods...when are they necessary? Examine strategies for effectively managing dental pain with opioid and non-opioid analgesics, review guidelines for appropriately prescribing opioid analgesics, and explore techniques for identifying and managing potential opioid analgesic abuse. In this lecture we will explain the pharmacology and mechanism of action of opioid and non-opioid analgesics, describe the latest evidence-based clinical practice guidelines for the pharmacologic management of dental pain, and discuss appropriate prescribing practices for opioid analgesics to utilize in everyday clinical situations.