It's All About The Medical History!: Essential Pharmacology for Busy Dental Professionals
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Course Description: Mysteries Behind the Medical Histories! (2 hrs) What potential complications lurk behind the patient's medical history that may impact dental therapy, alter treatment plans and perhaps even result in medical emergencies? Armed only with a summary of past and current disease states and a list of current medications, will you be able to decipher the clues, solve the mystery and employ innovative treatment strategies to save the day? This program will provide an overview of the dental implications of the medications, supplements and substances of abuse most frequently used by patients. This course will provide practical tools dental professionals can apply every day to assist them in interpreting the information contained in a patient's medical history and understanding the impact on dental treatment planning and patient care. Appropriate Prescribing Practices for Opioid Analgesics in the Dental Office (2 hrs) Management of acute dental pain is accomplished with the use of non-opioid and opioid analgesics. However, this normally occurs outside the dental office, away from the immediate supervision of the clinician, who is often faced with the difficult task of managing patient pain while also avoiding adverse outcomes for both the patient and their communities. Thus, it is critical for clinicians to be able to accurately identify the need for pain control, individualize patient care based on this need as well as associated risks, assess the efficacy of analgesic agents prescribed and monitor for their appropriate use. This program will provide participants with an overview of the pharmacology of pain control and the effective management of acute dental pain using non-opioid and opioid analgesics. Special emphasis will be given to appropriate prescribing practices for opioid analgesics. Pharmacology and Therapeutics of Local Anesthesia: An Overview & Update (4 hrs) Due to their potential for producing life-threatening systemic adverse reactions, a thorough knowledge of the pharmacological and clinical properties of local anesthetic agents is essential for their safe and effective use. This program will provide participants with an overview of the pharmacology and therapeutics of local anesthetic agents. Special emphasis will be given to those agents commonly administered in dental practice and patient management techniques necessary with specific disease states.
Subject areas
This course counts toward the state boards and subject areas below.
Alabama Board of Dental Examiners
Dental Hygienist
Dentist
Florida Board of Dentistry
Dental Hygienist
Dental Residency Permit
Dental Teaching Permit
Dental Temporary Certificate
Dentist
Health Access Dentist
Louisiana Board of Dentistry
Dental Hygienist
Dentist
Michigan Board of Dentistry
Dental Assistant
Dental Hygienist
Dental Therapist
Dentist
New Hampshire Board of Dental Examiners
Dental Hygienist
Dentist
Ohio State Dental Board
Dental Hygienist
Dentist
Volunteer Certificate
South Carolina Board of Dentistry
Dental Hygienist
Dental Instructor
Dental Specialist
Dental Technician
General Dentist
Hygienist Instructor
Orthodontic Technician
Volunteer Dentists
Volunteer Hygienists
Tennessee Board of Dentistry
Dental Assistant
Dental Hygienist
Dentist
Virginia Board of Dentistry
Dental Hygienist
Dentist
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Course Objectives
At the completion of this course the participants should be able to:
- Describe medication-induced and systemic illness-induced xerostomia and specific clinical technologies dental professionals may employ to combat its negative effects.
- Explore innovative treatment options available with injectable and topical anesthetics for managing pain in medically complex patients.
- Identify the clinical signs and symptoms of undiagnosed systemic illness which may be present during routine oral examination.
- Discuss the medications, supplements and substances of abuse most frequently encountered on a patient’s medical history and their impact on dental therapy.
- Describe the pharmacology and mechanism of action of non-opioid and opioid analgesics, as well as their potential for abuse.
- Explain the intended role of non-opioid and opioid analgesics in the treatment of dental pain, as well as situations which may preclude their use.
- Describe strategies useful in developing a pain management plan that is individualized for a patient’s needs and underlying medical conditions.
- Understand appropriate prescribing practices to utilize in everyday clinical situations.
- Differentiate between the two major classes of local anesthetic agents with respect to their distribution, metabolism and routes of excretion
- Explain the basic concepts of neurophysiology and nerve conduction and the mechanism of action of local anesthetic agents
- Discuss the rationale for the use of vasoconstrictors in local anesthetic solutions and their potential effects in common organ system disease states
- Specify the various local anesthetic agent combinations most commonly used in dentistry and the rationale for their use in specific clinical situations
- Discuss general adverse effects, contraindications and patient care considerations with the use of local anesthetics.
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