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Responsible Dental Prescriber - Analgesic prescribing part 2: beyond the basics - WEBINAR

June 29, 2022

Description

This course is intended to satisfy SBDE rules 111.1 and 104.1 as of this date. This portion of the course will emphasize risks associated with analgesics that are often underappreciated. Understanding these risks will allow the practitioner to better select from all the tools in the analgesic toolbox to provide maximum pain control with minimum risk. Practice situations will be used to illustrate the points raised in the discussion.

Objectives

After completing the course, the participant will:

Understand how and when NSAIDs increase the risk of stroke and myocardial infarction

Understand how and when NSAIDs increase the risk of renal failure

Understand how and when NSAIDs increase the risk of liver failure

Understand how and when NSAIDs increase the risk of gut complications

Presenter(s)

Ernest B. Luce, D.D.S.
- ERNEST B. LUCE, D.D.S., received his D.D.S. degree from the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston in 1985. In June of 1986, he completed a one year General Practice Residency at The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio. Upon completion of the residency, Dr. Luce joined the Department of General Dentistry at The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio. Currently he is a Clinical Associate Professor at the Health Science Center, and he also maintains a part time private practice in general dentistry in San Antonio.
  
  His teaching duties include didactic presentations as well as clinical supervision of graduate general dentistry residents. Dr. Luce served as Head of the Graduate Division of the Department of General Dentistry and Program Director for the General Practice Residency at The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio from 1993 to 1999. He also served as the Department Chairman for the Department of Hospital Dentistry, University Hospital, in San Antonio during that same time period. You may contact this author at luce@uthscsa.edu

Time

Check-in: 5:30pm
Program time: 6:00 - 8:00 PM

Location

Webinar/Virtual Course

Tuition

Credit

Hours: 2

Registration

For help or questions about this program, you can contact us at:
Phone: (210) 567-3177
Email: smile@uthscsa.edu

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