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Rethinking the Use of Opioids in Moderate Sedation

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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 to:

  1. In the context of dental care, explain the use and risks of opioids in minimal and moderate sedation.
  2. Describe the effects and potential effects of opioid sedatives on the respiratory system.
  3. List accepted alternatives to opioids in minimal and moderate dental sedation.

This course was issued in April 2022 and expires April 2025. The authors have no commercial conflicts of interest to disclose. This 2 credit hour self-study activity is electronically mediated.


Belmont Business Media is an ADA CERP-recognized provider. ADA CERP is a service of the American Dental Association to assist dental professionals in identifying quality providers of continuing dental education. ADA CERP does not approve or endorse individual courses or instructors, nor does it imply acceptance of credit hours by boards of dentistry. Concerns or complaints about a CE provider may be directed to the provider or to the Commission for Continuing Education Provider Recognition at ada.org/cerp. Belmont Business Media Nationally Approved PACE Program Provider for FAGD/MAGD credit. Approval does not imply acceptance by any regulatory authority or AGD endorsement. 7/1/2023 to 6/30/2026. Provider ID 317924
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Bryant W. Cornelius, DDS, MBA, MPH, is the residency program director of dental anesthesiology at The Ohio State University College of Dentistry and a board-certified anesthesiologist. A member of Decisions in Dentistry’s editorial advisory board, he serves as an attending anesthesiologist at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center and as vice president of the American Society of Dentist Anesthesiologists. He can be reached at cornelius.126@osu.edu.


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