PC-003 - Rising Above the Opioid Prescribing Crisis in Dentistry

Sunday, March 20, 2022

2:00pm – 3:00pm EST

CE: 1 Hr.

Presenter(s)

Leticia Guajardo-Morales, D.D.S.

University of Texas School of Dentistry at Houston

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Edmund Braly, DDs FACS

University of Oklahoma - College of Dentistry

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Rachel M. Uppgaard, D.D.S.

Clinical Associate Professor University of Minnesota

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Joli C. Chou

Thomas Jefferson University - Sidney Kimmel College of Medicine

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Richard D'Innocenzo, D.M.D., M.D.

Boston University Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine

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Vincent Chee, D.D.S

Loma Linda University School of Dentistry

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Ana Cristina Andrada, D.D.S, DMSc

Virginia Commonwealth University School of Dentistry

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Sanjay Chand, M.D.

University of Detroit Mercy School of Dentistry

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Kerin Burdette, DDS, MPH, FAAPD

Texas A&M College of Dentistry

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Analysis of opioid prescribing in dental schools and state regulations provides each speaker the opportunity to contribute pertinent information regarding how their institutions are addressing the opioid crisis in the United Sates. Although there are many efforts to decrease opioid prescribing among dentists, the morbidity and mortality from opioid misuse, abuse and overdose continues to rise, creating a health care crisis. These short presentations will empower dental educators to analyze diversified routes of education in opioid safety and pain management, provide collaboration, and lift ethical prescription projects among dental institutions.

Learning Objectives:

Describe current opioid prescribing methods among different dental institutions.
Recognize obstacles encountered while developing an opioid prescribing protocol.
Outline management options for operative and postoperative pain.
Describe current opioid prescribing methods among different dental institutions.