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Continuing Dental Education

Which Medication Now? – Considerations for Dental Pain Management and Navigating Substance Use Disorders – a live webinar

Kimberly Sanders, PharmD

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This course is part of the Association for Continuing Dental Education Joint Live Webinar Series.

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This course is part of the Association for Continuing Dental Education Joint Live Webinar Series*

Course Description

This course is aimed at providing 1.5 hours in total of CE which can be credited towards the DEA-MATE mandated hours for new or renewal application of DEA license. The course is intended to provide review of medication-related considerations for pain management and substance use.

The course will discuss updates on dental pain guidelines and review of pharmacotherapy management of dental pain. It will also review most common pharmacotherapy treatments for different substance use disorders and their implications for dental care. Additional review of risk mitigation strategies and how to engage with other healthcare providers (including pharmacies) to discuss controlled substance prescribing patterns will be included.

Course Objectives

As a result of attending this course, participants should be able to:

  • Discuss updated national pain guidelines for acute dental pain
  • Discuss pain management considerations for patients with various co-morbidities
  • Describe risk mitigation strategies that can be applied in dental practice

Instructor

Dr. Kimberly SandersKimberly Sanders is a clinical assistant professor in the Division of Practice Advancement and Clinical Education at the UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy. She also has a shared appointment as an assistant professor in the UNC Adams School of Dentistry. Sanders earned her Doctor of Pharmacy degree from Purdue University. She completed a one-year pharmacy practice residency at the University of Cincinnati Medical Center as well as a two-year academic postdoctoral research fellowship in pharmacy practice model advancement at UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy. She is a board certified pharmacotherapy specialist. She is primarily involved in maintaining a partnership between the schools of pharmacy and dentistry through initiatives to develop, implement, and evaluate clinical pharmacy services in dental practice clinics as well as teaching on medication management related matters to oral health. She has precepted pharmacy learners in the dental setting as well as collaborates with dental and social work faculty to provide interprofessional clinical experiences. She also serves on North Carolina’s Dental Opioid Workgroup led by the NC DHHS Oral Health Section and actively provides continuing education presentations on opioid prescribing and medication-related topics to dental providers across the state.

Disclosures:

  • Dr. Sanders has no relevant financial relationships to disclose.
  • The staff of the University of Washington Office of Continuing Dental Education have no relevant financial relationships to disclose.

Course Logistics

DATE:
Friday, November 15, 2024

LOCATION:
Online Webinar

TARGET AUDIENCE:
All dental professionals

TIMES:
8:00am – 9:30am Pacific time

TUITION:
$59/Participant

CREDITS:
1.5 hours


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*The University of Washington in conjunction with the Association for Continuing Dental Education (ACDE), along with 37 of its member schools jointly presents the “ACDE Webinar Series”

This series features university-based key opinion leaders presenting numerous topics on multiple dates and times. Presentations are available to meet every dental health care professional’s schedule and interests.


Conflict of Interest
In accordance with the ADA CERP Standard V., everyone involved in planning or presenting this educational activity will be required to disclose any relevant financial relationships with commercial interests and this information will be made available to participants at the start of the course.

As a continuing education provider, University of Washington Continuing Dental Education is responsible for ensuring the content, quality and scientific integrity of all continuing dental education activities for which credit is provided. The School is also responsible for taking steps to protect against and/or disclose any conflict of interest of the faculty/instructors presenting those courses.

Cancellation and Refunds
For this live webinar, a registration refund will be issued for cancellations received by Friday, November 15, 2024. Registration will remain open until the webinar begins – NO REFUNDS will be accepted once the webinar has begun. Cancellations must be received in email to dentalce@uw.edu The cancellation request must include: the name of the course, name of the person registered, name of the person requesting the cancellation, and the reason for the cancellation.

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Dental education institutions have an obligation to disseminate new knowledge related to dental practice. In so doing, some presentations may include controversial materials or commercial references. Sponsorship of a continuing education course by the University of Washington does not necessarily imply endorsement of a particular philosophy, procedure, or product by this institution.

The University of Washington Continuing Dental Education cautions continuing dental education participants that there are potential risks of using limited knowledge when incorporating new techniques and procedures into the practice of dentistry, especially when the continuing education course has not provided supervised clinical experience and/or competency tests in the techniques or procedures.

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The University of Washington is an ADA CERP Recognized Provider.
ADA CERP is a service of the American Dental Association to assist dental professionals in identifying quality providers of continuing dental education. ADA CERP does not approve or endorse individual courses or instructors, nor does it imply acceptance of credit hours by boards of dentistry.

This continuing education activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the standards of the ADA Continuing Education Recognition Program (ADA CERP) through joint efforts between the University of Washington and ACDE member schools.

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The University of Washington is a member of the Association for Continuing Dental Education.

University of Washington designates this activity for 1.5 continuing education credits.