Act 124 - Evidence Based Analgesia and Opioid-Sparing Strategies for Dental Professionals
Presented by Elliot V. Hersh, DMD, MS, PhD, a Professor of Pharmacology/Oral Surgery at the University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine who has published more than 175 scientific articles, abstracts and book chapters in the areas of dental pharmacology, drug interactions, analgesics and local anesthesia. His clinical research in the areas of acute postsurgical pain control and local anesthesia played an important role in FDA approval of many products. Dr. Hersh does not have any relevant financial relationships to report.
This lecture will fulfill PA's Act 124 CE requirement for PA licensed dentists with a DEA registration.
Dr. Hersh will identify the potential problem in prescribing opioids for dental postsurgical pain and other painful dental conditions; discuss the behavior of the "drug seeking patient" and the prescription opioid abuse problem. The biochemical and physiological mechanisms behind post-surgical dental pain will be reviewed. The lecture also will include a discussion of various double-blind randomized controlled trials on the efficacy of various analgesic agents following the surgical removal of impacted third molar teeth. The final portion of the course will focus on meta-analysis data for various analgesics in both dental pain and other post-surgical pain models. "In other words...which analgesics consistently lead the pack and which are consistently dogs."
Upon completion of the course, the participant will:
- Discuss what can happen with even short-term exposure to opioids.
- List various peripheral chemical mediators that contribute to post-surgical dental pain.
- Compare the analgesic efficacy of NSAIDs to single entity oral opioids in randomized placebo controlled double-blind oral surgery pain studies.
- Compare the short-term side effect profile of NSAIDs versus opioids.
- Discuss the potential opioid-sparing effect of combining an NSAID with acetaminophen and of employing 0.5% bupivavaine plus 1:200,000 epinephrine post-surgically.
- Discuss meta-analysis data on the numbers needed treat (NNT) to obtain one additional patient with at least 50% maximum pain relief beyond the placebo treatment.
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Wednesday, February 5, 2025
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| Time: |
7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
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| Virtual Platform: |
Zoom Webinar |
Fees:
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$30 – PDA/ADA member dentist
$100 – Nonmember dentist
$30 – hygienists, EFDAs or non-licensed team members
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CE Credits:
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2 credit hours required for dentists with a DEA number.
Appropriate for hygienists and EFDAs.
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Registration deadline:
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Registration deadline is 1:00 p.m. on February 5, 2025
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Cancellation policy: No refunds.
What to expect for this virtual course:
Beginning January 29, attendees will receive an email with a link to provide their name and email address to register with Zoom and receive a personalized link to join the webinar. Each attendee must watch the program on their own device and use a device that allows you to view and hear the presentation. Please note that the emails with the link to join the webinar will come from Rebecca Von Nieda (no-reply@zoom.us). We will track attendance and award CE credit. If we do not have your name on the attendance report generated after the virtual meeting, you will not receive credit for the course.
To register online please follow these steps:
Non-dentist dental team members who are not attending the course with a dentist should contact Rebecca Von Nieda via email regarding online registration.
1. Sign in to the website. Every dentist has a record. For most dentists, your website default username is your first initial, last name and four-digit year of birth with no spaces. The password is lowercase ada and your ADA number. If you need assistance with your username and password, please contact Rebecca via email.
2. Click the Register Myself button. Pricing will be applied based on your member status.
3. To register non-dentist (hygienists, assistants or non-licensed guests) attendees for the course, click +Add a Guest under "My Registration Status:" to add your guest. If you have previously attended a PDA program with a non-dentist guest, that person may appear as an existing contact. Please use unique email addresses for all attendees.
4. Click Proceed to Checkout to review your order and enter your credit card information.
5. Click Submit Order to complete your registration. You will receive a confirmation email.
Pennsylvania Dental Association 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.
PDA designates this activity for two (2) continuing education credits.