Dentistry and Opioid Prescribing

Fulfill your state-mandated requirements on opioid education with a course or minimizing opioid use and safe prescribing practices and pain management. The course discuss the history of the opioid epidemic and how general dentists as prescribers can help alleviate the issue and implement risk management strategies on prescribing going forward to help reduce potential addiction.

The objectives for the program are:

• Recognize the scope and cause of the problem
• Recommendations for when to prescribe opioids or alternatives
• Understanding potential civil or criminal liability for prescribing opioids
• Factors to consider before prescribing

Cost for attending: $20 for AGD members, $30 for nonmembers.

AGD Subject Code: 340 Anesthesia and Pain Management

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Michael Kaner, DMD, JD, MAGD is a practicing dentist with 37 years experience.A graduate of Tufts University School of Dental Medicine,he completed a GPR in Allentown,PA and has been in private practice in Feasterville,PA for the past 36 years. He has attained Fellowship and Mastership in the AGD and is an attorney as well, licensed in California and the District of Columbia.