RESPONSIBILITIES AND REQUIREMENTS OF PRESCRIBING SCHEDULE II OPIOID DRUGS. MANDATORY COURSE FOR DENTISTS - (LIVE INTERACTIVE WEBINAR) -2 UNITS

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Webinar Date & Time:

Sunday, Jan. 12th, 2025, 8:00 AM - 10:00 AM Pacific Time (US & Canada)

Duration: 2 Hours

Course Description:

Opioid Abuse and Pain Management

At this current time the widespread abuse and usage of numerous opioids in the country has reached to an epidemic level bringing up awareness in society. At this time the effects of abuse has led to extremely tragic and dangerous outcomes on both individuals and their families. Prevention of such calamities by educating patients and changing or modifying prior prescribing methods by all providers can be helpful going forward. By incorporating proper education tools for patients and doing adequate post-operative care providers can minimize opioid abuse that is extremely prevalent at this current moment.

Topics to be covered

Understanding the scope of the problem, and how it pertains to all of us
Understanding what the role of every dentist is in addressing the problem either as a GP or specialist
Being able to identify a potential patient who is a opioid abuser, and strategies on how to deal with them
Identifying appropriate medications to prescribe for patients as substitutes for opioids in a correct manner

Presenter: Dr. Hardev M. Singh DMD, MS

Dr. Singh was awarded his dental degree from the University of Pittsburgh, School of Dental Medicine, while being a dental student he was awarded the Health Professional Scholarship Program (HPSP) from the United States Army. As a commissioned dental officer, he was awarded the Army Service Ribbon, Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, and the Army Commendation Medal. After serving the Army, Dr. Singh was an Associate Professor at Western University
providing clinical dental care with a focus on complex exodontia and pre-prosthetic surgery.

While working in academia he was the owner of a dental practice, however his passion to continue to advance himself led him to become a Periodontic resident at the prestigious Loma Linda University with the focus on advanced periodontal surgery and implant therapy. At Loma Linda he graduated as chief resident and received training from worldwide clinicians. He still holds his academic appointment at Western University as an adjunct faculty. One of the components of his residency training was not only the surgical aspect, but also the
importance of non-surgical therapy. As a resident affiliated with various hospitals, the ability to deal with patients with various systemic & pain management issues from various backgrounds provided to be extremely important during residency.

At this time, he is a Board-Certified Periodontist who works with various offices in providing periodontal therapy and implant treatment, but also believes in educating and training all staff along with helping patients. As a travelling periodontist Dr Singh works with various offices in Southern California and sees patients from all areas and works with offices and other GP’s in providing detailed
information on dealing with all post-operative management issues for mutual patients needing treatment. Dr Singh is currently an adjunct faculty at Western University and has numerous publications while collaborating with other clinicians.