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California Dental Practice Act, Infection Control Regulations and Opioid Utilization in Dental Practice

October 27, 2024 @ 9:00 am 4:30 pm PDT

Description 
California Dental Practice Act
This seminar meets the California Dental Board Requirement for mandatory continuing education on the Dental Practice Act.

Infection Control Regulations
Update your knowledge of the most important issues in clinical safety. Are you clear on how to handle ordinary and extraordinary infectious diseases? This class blends science with reality; reviewing CDC Guidelines and State regulations for Infection Control. Updates include challenges such as aerosol transmitted diseases (ATD’s) and evolving / resistant pathogens.

Opioid Utilization in Dental Practice: Clinical Rationalization, Regulatory and Requirements for Prescribing
Update your knowledge of the most important issues in utilization of opioids in dental practice. The focus of this session is on a) Highlights of the 2022 CDC guidelines on opioid use in acute pain management b) Pharmacology, ADRs, and clinical justification of when to utilize opioids to control pain during and post-dental procedures, and c) Regulations on opioid prescribing.

Cost: $195

Audience

All Dental Professionals

Speaker(s)

CHRISTIAN JOHNSTON, JD; NANCY DEWHIRST, RDH, BS; ALIREZA HAYATSHAHI, PHARMD, BCPS, BCIDP, AAHIVP, APH

CE Units

7 CE Units

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