Dental teams can help decrease opioid misuse through risk assessment, patient education, and treatment referrals. EDUCATIONAL OBJECTIVES After reading this course, the participant should be able to: Describe how the COVID-19…

Using buffered articaine offers several clinical advantages in dental pain management. EDUCATIONAL OBJECTIVES After reading this course, the participant should be able to: Describe the properties and pharmacokinetics that make…

Clinicians should consider nonopioid analgesics when managing adolescent postoperative pain — especially given these patients’ risk for inappropriate substance use. EDUCATIONAL OBJECTIVES After reading this course, the participant…

The risks associated with opioids can be greater than the benefits, so dentists should consider alternative strategies during minimal or moderate sedation. EDUCATIONAL OBJECTIVES After reading this course, the participant should be able…

This hybrid agent offers distinct benefits over other local anesthetic drugs. EDUCATIONAL OBJECTIVES After reading this course, the participant should be able to: Discuss articaine’s hybrid ester and amide formulation, and this…

The conventional block, Vazirani-Akinosi block, and the Gow-Gates block can all be utilized to provide profound anesthesia in the mandible. EDUCATIONAL OBJECTIVES After reading this course, the participant should be able to:…

This analysis of research into opioid prescribing in dentistry leads to evidence-based recommendations for reducing or eliminating opioid use in dental pain management. EDUCATIONAL OBJECTIVES After reading this course, the participant…

An overview of this ancient technique and the most common oral conditions that can be treated with acupuncture therapy. EDUCATIONAL OBJECTIVES After reading this course, the participant should be able to: Describe the basic…

CE Sponsored by Colgate Understanding the etiology 
of dentinal hypersensitivity can help practitioners implement patient-specific preventive and therapeutic measures. EDUCATIONAL OBJECTIVES After reading this course, the participant…