Tennessee Guidelines for Controlled Substance Prescribing and Abuse | eMedEvents

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Tennessee Guidelines for Controlled Substance Prescribing and Abuse is organized by AchieveCE. The following course is designed to help dental professionals understand their role in fighting the current opioid crisis as well as provide best practices that dentists can use when prescribing pain medications to their patients. At the conclusion of this continuing education activity, the participant will be able to: • Describe the origins and scope of the current opioid crisis in the United States • Identify current trends in opioid prescribing in the dental profession • Identify the various types of opioid medications and their mechanisms of action • Describe how opioids affect the body and the brain • Describe the most common pain medications used in dentistry