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Rethinking Standing Orders for Opioids to Manage Pain in Adolescents and Young Adults Requiring Third Molar Extraction

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Overview / Abstract:

It has long been a habit of dentists and oral and maxillofacial surgeons to prescribe narcotics following surgeries such as third molar extraction, with many prescribing as many as 20-30 tablets. A recent study of 105 patients who underwent third molar extraction saw 8 surgeons prescribing 1,773 opioid units, with only 38.4% of those units being consumed during the study period. As dental postsurgical pain is mainly driven by inflammation, NSAIDs are an effective non-opioid alternative to treatment, and applying a multimodal analgesia approach provides pain relief at multiple inputs on the nociceptive pathway, reducing the need for opioids.

The first installment of this CME Outfitters Briefcase series on non-opioid pain management focuses on how to choose safe and effective pain management strategies for dental postsurgical pain by aligning pain management practices to evidence-based recommendations for a rational, multimodal approach to analgesia.

Learning Objectives

At the end of this CE activity, participants should be able to:
-Apply evidence and guideline recommendations supporting non-opioid pain management to treatment decision-making.

Expiration

Sep 02, 2021

Discipline(s)

Dental CDE

Format

Webinar / Webcast / Video

Credits / Hours

0.50

Accreditation

Dental Board of California

Presenters / Authors / Faculty

Mani Saraghi, DMD, DADBA
Diplomate, American Dental Board of Anesthesiology
Director, Dental Anesthesiology Residency Program
Jacobi Medical Center
Assistant Professor of Dentistry
Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Bronx, NY

Activity Specialities / Related Topics

Pharmacology, Pain Management, Education / Teaching, Dentistry General

Sponsors / Supporters / Grant Providers

Supported by an educational grant from Johnson & Johnson, administered by Johnson & Johnson.

Keywords / Search Terms

CME Outfitters opioids, pain management, Third Molar Extraction, non-opioid pain management, analgesia Free CE CME

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