Pharmacology and Internal Medicine

CEUs: 3

Course Description: This is a case-based program designed to satisfy NJ licensure requirements for three hours devoted to pharmacology and internal medicine. Illustrated in case presentations, the program will address: Patient evaluation and risk stratification through H&P; Brief reviews of major disease processes, dental management of those affected; Brief reviews of pharmacology of local anesthetics and selected anxiolytics; Critical drug interactions in dental practice; Antibiotic prophylaxis and evidence-based use of antimicrobials; Prescription writing, use of the PMP and opioid-sparing analgesia.

Learning Objectives:

• Discuss medications commonly administered and prescribed in dental practice and their appropriate use
• Conduct an H&P appropriate for a dental setting and describe its use in risk stratification and treatment planning
• Identify management strategies for post-operative analgesia that limit or eliminate a reliance on opioids
• Effectively utilize the NJPMP when indicated, as part of a competent prescription writing protocol

Speaker: Dr. Hillel Ephros