CDC Clinical Practice Guidelines: Prescribing Opioids
February 5 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Feb. 5, Opioid Education for Dentists and Oral Surgeons presented by Colorado Consortium for Prescription Drug Abuse Prevention. Apply credits to your DORA requirements.
CDC Clinical Practice Guidelines: Prescribing Opioids for Oral and Dental Pain
(1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit)
Learning Objectives Include:
• Examine opioid prescribing patterns among dentists and the association between prescribing rates, the development of an opioid use disorder, and opioid overdose deaths;
• Explain the disease of chronic of pain, pain modulation, and the role of endogenous opioids and endorphins in pain and opioid use disorders; and
• Delineate alternatives to opioid prescribing that decrease acute pain levels in dental procedures.
When: Feb. 5, Noon – 1:00 p.m.
Speaker: Dr. Don Teater
Format: Zoom Presentation
Register Here: https://ucdenver.zoom.us/meeting/register/8MukLC3WRtOTU7OjzlsTOw
