The following Pain Management Training for Dental Healthcare Professionals is designed to educate dental healthcare professionals (DHCP) on how to assess patients suffering from oral or dental pain, while also covering common types of dental pain medications used.
What you will learn:
- Introduction to dental pain management
- Common questions to ask when assessing oral pain
- Common types of dental pain
- Orofacial pain of non-odontogenic origin
- Analgesia
- Nonopioid analgesics
- Precautions and side effects
- Drug interactions
- Therapeutic uses
- COX-2 inhibitors
- Acetaminophen
- Opioid analgesics
- Considerations for specific opioids
- Selecting analgesic regimens
- Indications for antibiotic therapy
Course length: 1 hour & 30 minutes; CEU: 1.5.
The information contained in these trainings was derived from publications of NIH, OSHA, EEOC, DOL, OCR, FDA, CDC, NIAID, ATSDR, HHS or WHO (Government Sourced Material). None of the planners, authors or instructors for this activity have any relevant financial relationships to disclose. The Government Sourced Material used by AMC is available for no charge on their associated websites. The use of the Government Sourced Material by AMC does not imply endorsement or recommendation by NIH, OSHA, EEOC, DOL, OCR, FDA, CDC, NIAID, ATSDR, HHS or WHO or by the United States Government, of AMC, its enterprise, its facility, its services or its products. © 2025 American Medical Compliance, no copyright claimed in Government Sourced Material. If you are not completely satisfied with this course within 30 days you will receive a full refund.