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Live Webinar: Responsibilities and Requirements of Prescribing Schedule II Opioid Drugs

Saturday, March 16, 2024
09:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.

Add to Calendar 2024-03-16 09:00:00 2024-03-16 11:00:00 Live Webinar: Responsibilities and Requirements of Prescribing Schedule II Opioid Drugs Dr. Andrew Young, DDS, MSD As of January 1, 2023, dentists are required to successfully complete two units of continuing education on opioid prescribing as a condition to renewing their license with the Dental Board of California. This live webinar satisfies the license renewal requirement. Narcotics can provide substantial pain relief and when used judiciously, on a case-by-case basis, can be a valuable tool. You will first learn about the inflammatory, neurological and psychological processes that contribute to the great range of pain responses your patients encounter. This foundational knowledge will feed a discussion of preoperative, perioperative and postoperative approaches for more effective pain management, which when used together can prevent a need for narcotics in most cases. But there are times when you will prescribe narcotics. Dr. Young will explain how narcotics work and how they compare to each other and to other forms of pain control, in addition to dosing, how dependence and addiction occur and how that differs by age and by psychological make-up. He will also cover the controlled-substances prescribing laws, and how to recognize and address addiction and drug-seeking behavior. You Will Learn To implement practices for pain management in dentistry To understand the regulatory requirements for prescribers and dispensers To establish dental office procedures for managing vulnerable or substance use disorder patients Who Should Attend This required course is designed for dentists and specialists. Format: Live, interactive webinar via ZoomCredits: This activity is designated for 2 units of continuing education credit. Faculty Andrew Young, DDS, MSD earned his DDS from UCSF, completed a General Practice Residency with the Department of Veterans’ Affairs in McClellan, CA, and earned his MSD in orofacial pain from Rutgers School of Dental Medicine, New Jersey. He is board certified with the American Board of Orofacial Pain and a fellow of the American Academy of Orofacial Pain. He is director of Orofacial Disorders at the Dugoni School of Dentistry where he oversees the orofacial pain education, research and patient care. He also heads the school’s evidence-based dentistry curriculum. 155 5th St, San Francisco, CA 94103, USA Arthur A Dugoni School of Dentistry Arthur A Dugoni School of Dentistry America/Los_Angeles public

Dr. Andrew Young, DDS, MSD

As of January 1, 2023, dentists are required to successfully complete two units of continuing education on opioid prescribing as a condition to renewing their license with the Dental Board of California. This live webinar satisfies the license renewal requirement.

Narcotics can provide substantial pain relief and when used judiciously, on a case-by-case basis, can be a valuable tool. You will first learn about the inflammatory, neurological and psychological processes that contribute to the great range of pain responses your patients encounter. This foundational knowledge will feed a discussion of preoperative, perioperative and postoperative approaches for more effective pain management, which when used together can prevent a need for narcotics in most cases.

But there are times when you will prescribe narcotics. Dr. Young will explain how narcotics work and how they compare to each other and to other forms of pain control, in addition to dosing, how dependence and addiction occur and how that differs by age and by psychological make-up. He will also cover the controlled-substances prescribing laws, and how to recognize and address addiction and drug-seeking behavior.

You Will Learn

To implement practices for pain management in dentistry
To understand the regulatory requirements for prescribers and dispensers
To establish dental office procedures for managing vulnerable or substance use disorder patients

Who Should Attend

This required course is designed for dentists and specialists.

Format: Live, interactive webinar via Zoom
Credits: This activity is designated for 2 units of continuing education credit.

Faculty

Andrew Young, DDS, MSD earned his DDS from UCSF, completed a General Practice Residency with the Department of Veterans’ Affairs in McClellan, CA, and earned his MSD in orofacial pain from Rutgers School of Dental Medicine, New Jersey. He is board certified with the American Board of Orofacial Pain and a fellow of the American Academy of Orofacial Pain. He is director of Orofacial Disorders at the Dugoni School of Dentistry where he oversees the orofacial pain education, research and patient care. He also heads the school’s evidence-based dentistry curriculum.