Opioid Prescribing and Opioid Abuse Training for Dental Healthcare Providers

This course is designed to provide Dental Healthcare Providers (DHCP) guidelines for prescribing opioids, such as opioid risks, dosage amount, and how to prevent an overdose. Course length: 1 hour; Continue Education Unit (CEU): 1.What you will learn:Introduction to prescription opioidsSide effects of prescription opioidsOpioid misuse and death statisticsOpioid use in dentistryRecommendations to improve practiceOpioid selection and dosageAssessing risks of opioid useDeciding whether to initiate or continue opioid therapyCalculating total daily dosages of opioidsOpioid overdose basicsSigns and symptoms of an opioid overdoseChallenges faced in dentistryThe information contained in these trainings was derived from publications of OSHA, OCR, FDA, CDC, NIAID, ATSDR, HHS or WHO (Government Sourced Material). None of the planners, authors or instructors for this activity have any relevant financial relationships to disclose. The Government Sourced Material used by AMC is available for no charge on their associated websites. The use of the Government Sourced Material by AMC does not imply endorsement or recommendation by OSHA, OCR, FDA, CDC, NIAID, ATSDR, HHS or WHO or by the United States Government, of AMC, its enterprise, its facility, its services or its products.© 2023 American Medical Compliance, no copyright claimed in Government Sourced Material.