CPD Masterclass: Therapeutics in Dentistry, Pain & Pain Mgmt

There will be a review of the best means to take a “pain history” and the processes involved in identifying the correct diagnosis as well as considered the differential diagnoses. There will also be a review of the therapeutic approaches, in particular the medications used for the management of varying types of complex oro-facial pain encountered in clinical practice. The session will finish with a review of the best approaches to managing acute dental related pain and post-operative pain in the era of rising concerns about the appropriate use of narcotic analgesics in dental practice.

Learning outcomes

An appreciation of: Pain biology Improved understanding of the complexity of pain arising from the stomatognathic system An approach to the diagnosis and consideration of the differential diagnosis of pain arising from the stomatognathic system Therapeutic approaches to managing complex oro-facial pain Review of the “opioid crisis' and the implications for the safe and appropriate prescribing of analgesic agents in dental practice

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