Online Dental CE

Dentists have an important role to play in the opioid crisis. It is estimated that over 40% of a young adult’s first prescription of an opioid comes from a dentist. This group of patients are the most susceptible to developing an addiction to these drugs. This CE webinar will discuss the various issues of pain management and control with a focus at eliminating the need for opioids. It starts with initial management of pain by effective local anesthetic administration. The utilization of local anesthetic agents such as articaine have been shown to reduce the initial pain. This is then augmented with longer acting agents combined with non-steroidal and acetaminophen systemic administration. By using strategies currently available in practice dentists can work to be part of the solution to the opioid epidemic. (read more)

Adjusting and cutting into Zirconia crowns should be a simple process but little mistakes can give catastrophic results. Knowing the differences in burs and the proper way to adjust zirconia crowns can make the difference between a positive result or the need for a remake. (read more)