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• The Opioid Crisis: Evidence-Based Analgesia for Post-Surgical Dental Pain

  • When
    December 03, 2024
  •  
    7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
  • Location
    Online

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  In this presentation, Dr. Mike Mermigas will bring his expertise as both a general dentist and pharmacist to explain the biology of pain and addiction, the options available to practitioners to address dental pain, and the counterindications that practitioners need to take into account in their medication prescribing. This course will satisfy the biennial relicensure requirement for opioids and safe prescribing for those that have a DEA number to prescribe controlled substances. 

  AGD Subject Code: 340 Anesthesia and Pain Management

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• PEAK Caribbean Meeting

  • Start
    January 30, 2025
  •  
    8:00 AM
  • End
    February 01, 2025
  •  
    12:00 PM
  • Location
    Paradisus Palm Real Punta Cana

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  The PAGD PEAK Mastertrack will head to Punta Cana in the Dominican Republic for its Caribbean meeting in 2025. The meeting at the all-inclusive Paradisus Palma Real Resort features seven-day and four-day stays. The educational section of the meeting is from 8:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. on Thursday-Saturday, leaving plenty of time for sun and fun.

  
  

  To receive the PAGD group rates or attend the education, all registrants must register through the travel agent, Amy Pupino-Carbonelli (traveldreams@att.net  or 954-971-3535). Booking through the travel agent is what allows PAGD to compensate the speaker. Those booking through other means or staying off the resort will not be permitted to attend the course.

  To register:

  1. Make arrangements in your room of choice and length of stay with Amy.
  2. Book your flight into Punta Cana airport (PUJ).
  3. Register for the course.

  Course Information

  Comprehensive Care with Dr. Laura Harkin

  Day 1: Our ultimate goal in practice is to help our patients preserve their natural dentition for life, and our commitment to delivering high-quality, preventative and restorative dentistry supports that! Comprehensive care can only be rendered successfully with proper identification of disease processes, the use of protocols and tools to mitigate or slow deterioration, and patient ownership of their oral health. Learning to diagnose and manage risk factors is an important step in ensuring predictable dentistry for both you and your patient. 

  AGD Subject Codes

  • 490 Periodontics – 1 hr
  • 550 Practice Management and Human Relations – 1hr
  • 730 Oral Medicine, Oral Diagnosis, Oral Pathology - 1 hr
  • 780 Esthetics/Cosmetic Dentistry – 1 hr

  Day 2: We may recognize the signs, symptoms, and structural loss caused by occlusal disease in our patients, but how do we address it? When should we restore a case in centric relation (CR)? When should we equilibrate prior to restoration? Finally, what are the newest advancements in digital scanners and clear aligner therapy which serve as adjuncts to improve alignment/occlusion prior to restoration? We will specifically explore the iTero Lumina and Invisalign in this session.

  • 180 Myofascial Pain/Occlusion – 2 hr
  • 250 Operative (Restorative Denistry) – 1 hr
  • 370 Orthodontics – 1 hr

  Day 3: Follow Dr. Harkin through several of her own, case studies from initial examination to restorative plan development, presentation and case acceptance, execution, and, finally, maintenance. Learn how to manage large, multi-specialty cases in a busy practice with the support of a hard-working team. Discussion regarding tissue management, material selection, and clinical tips/tricks will weave throughout today’s presentation.

  • 250 Operative (Restorative) Dentistry – 2 hr
  • 550 Practice management and Human Relations – 1 hr
  • 610 Fixed Prosthodontics – 1 hr

  
  

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