Practice Excellence Theater

Team Building Track

No Fee Lecture

6303 - Pharmacologic Management of Acute Dental Pain

Created in partnership with the ADA Council on Dental Practice

Audience: D,S,T,G
Fee: No Fee Lecture

Lead Presenter(s)

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  Richard Harold, DMD, JD

  Associate Professor
  Tufts University School of Dental Medicine
  Hull, Massachusetts, United States

  Disclosure: Nothing to Disclose

Proper implementation of prescription-writing skills is a critical aspect of patient care in today's climate of opioid abuse and enhanced prescribing regulations. This course will discuss the scope and responsibilities of prescription-writing privileges as it applies to the practice of dentistry. Pharmacologic pain management options available to dentists will be reviewed, including opioids and non-opioids.

Learning Objectives:

• Effectively manage acute dental pain by using appropriate prescribing guidelines
• Examine the pharmacology of opioid and non-opioid analgesics
• Identify and counsel patients at risk for substance abuse