M.A.T.E. Module 4: Going beyond the initial perfect post-operative analgesic recipe

Credit Details
This electronically delivered self-instructional program is designated for 2.5 hours of AGD PACE CE credit by Farran Media. AGD Code: 340.

This course does not qualify for ADA CERP CE credit.

The fee to view this course is $36. This cost includes the fee to take the exam and claim your CE credits.

Synopsis:
Providing dental care to anxious, fearful and medically-complex patients continues to be a major challenge facing dentists. Despite advances in management techniques and treatment delivery, patients’ preexisting opinions and experiences contribute to dental anxiety, fear and avoidance. Feelings of apprehension create psychological obstacles that prevent dental patients from seeking and receiving care and once they do, the dentist is then faced with treating their oral health needs in the face of multiple chronic diseases, medications, herbal supplements and more. The simple approach to, “drilling and filling” has just been cranked up a few more notches.

This foundational program reviews the basics of pharmacology with a particular focus on the postoperative dental realm. The goal of making dental pharmacology interesting and useful at chairside beginning on Monday morning will be emphasized in accordance with the DEA Medication Access and Training Expansion (MATE) Act which follows the recently published follows the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Clinical Practice Guideline for Prescribing Opioids for Pain. Analgesic differentiation will be clearly described in order to enhance your opportunity to match the right drug at the right dose for the right patient and the right procedure – especially since the definition of pain is, “whatever the patient says it is.” After all, our goal is to make sure all dental appointments are not just successful for your patient, but also for you and your staff.

Educational Objectives:
Upon completion of this course, you should be able to:

• Understand the additional opportunities to the perfect analgesic recipe to keep (almost) all of your patients out of pain – first time, every time
• Explain why narcotic-containing analgesics should not be routinely prescribed for post-operative dental pain
• Discuss the importance of consulting one’s state Prescription Drug Therapy Monitoring Program
• Discuss the role of naloxone and dental considerations

Description of Speaker:
Dr. Mark Donaldson holds a baccalaureate degree from the University of British Columbia (UBC) and a Doctorate in clinical pharmacy from the University of Washington. He is currently the associate principal of clinical pharmacy for Vizient's Advisory Solutions in Whitefish, Montana. He serves as a clinical professor at the University of Montana's Department of Pharmacy and a clinical associate professor at OHSU's School of Dentistry, with affiliate faculty status at UBC. Donaldson has 28 years of experience delivering international lectures on dental pharmacology and therapeutics. He has published extensively and serves on the editorial board for the Journal of the American Dental Association. Additionally, he is board certified in healthcare management and has been recognized for his contributions, receiving the AGD's "Dr. Thaddeus V. Weclew Award" in 2016 and the Canadian Dental Association's "Special Friend of Canadian Dentistry Award" in 2019 for his exceptional support and service to the dental profession.

Disclosure:
At the time of the release of this course, the lecturer/speaker declares that in the past 12 months they have had no financial interest, arrangement, or affiliation with any dental companies.

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