BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 METHOD:PUBLISH PRODID:-//Telerik Inc.//Sitefinity CMS 14.4//EN BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Eastern Standard Time BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20251102T020000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=1SU;BYHOUR=2;BYMINUTE=0;BYMONTH=11 TZNAME:Eastern Standard Time TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20250301T020000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=2SU;BYHOUR=2;BYMINUTE=0;BYMONTH=3 TZNAME:Eastern Daylight Time TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DESCRIPTION:"Pills\, Pain\, and Patients: What the Dental Team Needs to Kno w" - Tom Viola\, MA\, BSDH\, RDHCEUs: 1Course Description:Dental pain walk s through the door every single day—and pain medications are often part of the plan. Although not every professional in the dental office writes pre scriptions\, they are on the front lines of patient care: reviewing health histories\, spotting red flags\, answering questions\, and sometimes bein g the first to notice when something isn’t right. This course breaks down both non-opioid and opioid analgesics in a way that’s practical\, relevant \, and designed specifically for the whole dental team. We’ll explore how these medications work\, when they’re typically used\, what can go wrong\, and what we need to watch for. From common side effects to serious safety concerns like drug interactions\, misuse\, and overdose\, this course foc uses on what we need to know to protect our patients and feel confident wh en dental pain management becomes part of the conversation.Learning Object ives:Understand how non-opioid and opioid pain medications work and why th ey’re used in dental care.Recognize common dental analgesics and their typ ical roles in managing mild\, moderate\, and severe dental pain.Identify s ide effects\, contraindications\, and interactions that matter in the dent al office.Spot warning signs of medication misuse\, adverse reactions\, an d potential overdose.Dates:Tuesday\, April 7th at 12:00PM-1:00PMWednesday\ , August 5th at 12:00PM-1:00PMThursday\, October 1st 1:00PM-2:00PMREGISTER HERE DTEND:20260407T170000Z DTSTAMP:20260407T035000Z DTSTART:20260407T160000Z LOCATION: SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Lunch Sessions: Pills\, Pain\, and Patients: What the Dental Team N eeds to Know UID:RFCALITEM639111306000641964 X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:
"Pills\, Pain\, and Patients: What th e Dental Team Needs to Know" \;- Tom Viola\, MA\, BSDH\, RDH

CEUs: \;1

Course Description:

Dental pain walks through the door every single day—and pain medicati ons are often part of the plan. Although not every professional in the den tal office writes prescriptions\, they are on the front lines of patient c are: reviewing health histories\, spotting red flags\, answering questions \, and sometimes being the first to notice when something isn’t right. Thi s course breaks down both non-opioid and opioid analgesics in a way that’s practical\, relevant\, and designed specifically for the whole dental tea m. We’ll explore how these medications work\, when they’re typically used\ , what can go wrong\, and what we need to watch for. From common side effe cts to serious safety concerns like drug interactions\, misuse\, and overd ose\, this course focuses on what we need to know to protect our patients and feel confident when dental pain management becomes part of the convers ation.

Learning Objectives:

  • Understand how non-opioid and opioid pain medications work and why they’re used in dental care.
  • Recognize common dental analgesics and their typical roles in managing mi ld\, moderate\, and severe dental pain.
  • Identify side effects\, co ntraindications\, and interactions that matter in the dental office.
    • < li>Spot warning signs of medication misuse\, adverse reactions\, and poten tial overdose.

Dates:

Tuesday\, April 7th&nbs p\;at 12:00PM-1:00PM

Wednesday\, August 5th \;at 12:0 0PM-1:00PM

Thursday\, October 1st \;1:00PM-2:00PM

REGISTER HERE

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