BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 METHOD:PUBLISH PRODID:-//Telerik Inc.//Sitefinity CMS 14.4//EN BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Eastern Standard Time BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20251102T020000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=1SU;BYHOUR=2;BYMINUTE=0;BYMONTH=11 TZNAME:Eastern Standard Time TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20250301T020000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=2SU;BYHOUR=2;BYMINUTE=0;BYMONTH=3 TZNAME:Eastern Daylight Time TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DESCRIPTION:"Pills\, Pain\, and Patients: What the Dental Team Needs to Kno w" - Tom Viola\, MA\, BSDH\, RDHCEUs: 1Course Description:Dental pain walk s through the door every single day—and pain medications are often part of the plan. Although not every professional in the dental office writes pre scriptions\, they are on the front lines of patient care: reviewing health histories\, spotting red flags\, answering questions\, and sometimes bein g the first to notice when something isn’t right. This course breaks down both non-opioid and opioid analgesics in a way that’s practical\, relevant \, and designed specifically for the whole dental team. We’ll explore how these medications work\, when they’re typically used\, what can go wrong\, and what we need to watch for. From common side effects to serious safety concerns like drug interactions\, misuse\, and overdose\, this course foc uses on what we need to know to protect our patients and feel confident wh en dental pain management becomes part of the conversation.Learning Object ives:Understand how non-opioid and opioid pain medications work and why th ey’re used in dental care.Recognize common dental analgesics and their typ ical roles in managing mild\, moderate\, and severe dental pain.Identify s ide effects\, contraindications\, and interactions that matter in the dent al office.Spot warning signs of medication misuse\, adverse reactions\, an d potential overdose.Dates:Tuesday\, April 7th at 12:00PM-1:00PMWednesday\ , August 5th at 12:00PM-1:00PMThursday\, October 1st 1:00PM-2:00PMREGISTER HERE DTEND:20260805T170000Z DTSTAMP:20260817T102751Z DTSTART:20260805T160000Z LOCATION: SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Lunch Sessions: Pills\, Pain\, and Patients: What the Dental Team N eeds to Know UID:RFCALITEM639225592710410516 X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

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Course Description:

Dental pain walks through t he door every single day—and pain medications are often part of the plan. Although not every professional in the dental office writes prescriptions\ , they are on the front lines of patient care: reviewing health histories\ , spotting red flags\, answering questions\, and sometimes being the first to notice when something isn’t right. This course breaks down both non-op ioid and opioid analgesics in a way that’s practical\, relevant\, and desi gned specifically for the whole dental team. We’ll explore how these medic ations work\, when they’re typically used\, what can go wrong\, and what w e need to watch for. From common side effects to serious safety concerns l ike drug interactions\, misuse\, and overdose\, this course focuses on wha t we need to know to protect our patients and feel confident when dental p ain management becomes part of the conversation.

Learning Objectives :

Understand how non-opioid and opioid pain medications work an d why they’re used in dental care.
Recognize common dental analges ics and their typical roles in managing mild\, moderate\, and severe denta l pain.
Identify side effects\, contraindications\, and interactio ns that matter in the dental office.
Spot warning signs of medicat ion misuse\, adverse reactions\, and potential overdose.

Dates :

Tuesday\, April 7th \;at 12:00PM-1:00PM

Wednesday\, Augu st 5th \;at 12:00PM-1:00PM

Thursday\, October 1st \;1:00PM-2 :00PM

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