FDC2023 Session Directory
Update on Medical Management Medications
Course Code: C55
Speaker: Dr. Russell Walther, DDS, MD
CE Hours: 4.00
Start: Saturday, July 1, 2023, 8:00 AM
End: Saturday, July 1, 2023, 12:00 PM
Track: ORAL SURGERY, ORAL PATHOLOGY
Audience: Dentists, Dental Student
Speaker: Dr. Russell Walther, DDS, MD
CE Hours: 4.00
Start: Saturday, July 1, 2023, 8:00 AM
End: Saturday, July 1, 2023, 12:00 PM
Track: ORAL SURGERY, ORAL PATHOLOGY
Audience: Dentists, Dental Student
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REGISTRATION CATEGORY |
EARLY 4/14 |
REGULAR |
ONSITE 6/16 |
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DENTIST - FDA/ADA MEMBER |
$79 |
$89 |
$99 |
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NON-MEMBER DENTIST |
$89 |
$99 |
$109 |
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DENTAL STUDENT |
$59 |
$69 |
$79 |
Description:
This lecture will review and update dentists regarding pertinent and common medical management concerns. Specifically, frequent medical conditions altering treatment in the office will be reviewed, including hypertension, antiplatelets and anticoagulants and medications placing patients at risk for medication-related osteonecrosis of the jaw. The second half of the lecture will review narcotics management and prescribing controlled substances. This course does not satisfy the Florida Board of Dentistry's Prescribing Controlled Substances course requirement. Please refer to course OP1-2 on Friday, June 30 from 2-5 p.m. for that mandatory course.
This lecture will review and update dentists regarding pertinent and common medical management concerns. Specifically, frequent medical conditions altering treatment in the office will be reviewed, including hypertension, antiplatelets and anticoagulants and medications placing patients at risk for medication-related osteonecrosis of the jaw. The second half of the lecture will review narcotics management and prescribing controlled substances. This course does not satisfy the Florida Board of Dentistry's Prescribing Controlled Substances course requirement. Please refer to course OP1-2 on Friday, June 30 from 2-5 p.m. for that mandatory course.
Learning objectives:
Participants will be able to:
- understand when and why not treating a patient is appropriate.
- know how to manage anti-platelets and anti-coagulants in a dental setting.
- understand how the indication for anti-coagulation and anti-platelet therapy alters the decision to hold or continue medications perioperatively.
- understand the pharmacology, epidemiology and standard laws and rules related to controlled substances in Florida.
- properly prescribe controlled substances and recognize specific risks related to opioid addiction.
Speaker: Dr. Russell Walther, DDS, MDAbout the speaker: Dental degree, Texas A & M University Baylor College of Dentistry; medical degree, University of Florida (UF) College of Medicine; oral and maxillofacial surgery and general surgery internship, UF; certified, American Board of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery; private practice, Tallahassee, FL.
Disclosure: Neither I nor members of my immediate family have any financial relationships with commercial entities that may be relevant to this presentation.
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