Dynamic Dental Educators
4522 West Village Dr, #144, Tampa, FL 33624
Toll Free: 888.439.5632, Fax: 813.969.2901
www.DynamicDentalEd.com, Email: support@dynamicdentaled.com

Our courses do not require prior knowledge of a topic. Each course is written to present general knowledge of a subject. The content of our courses contains no advertising or solicitation of products or services and is free from commercial influence.

Our home study continuing education courses are only meant for re-licensing purposes. Limited information is provided as an overview of the subject matter and potential risks exist when attempting to incorporate techniques or procedures using limited knowledge and without supervised clinical experience. This course is not intended to be a comprehensive or authoritative source.

Florida Board of Dentistry Approved CE Provider #50-557. Dental Board of California Registered Provider #3964.

Dynamic Dental Educators is an ADA CERP Recognized Provider. ADA CERP is a service of the American Dental Association to assist dental professionals in identifying quality providers of continuing dental education. ADA CERP does not approve or endorse individual courses or instructors, nor does it imply acceptance of credit hours by boards of dentistry.

Our course content is unbiased and free from commercial influence. Everyone involved with the development of this course have no conflict of interest and have no financial relationships with the content of this course.

California Prescribing Schedule II Opioid Drugs

Course Objectives For Course Number 5084

Dynamic Dental Educators designates this activity for 3 continuing education credits.

Upon completing this course, the dental professional should be able to demonstrate knowledge of the following:

Required course for the California dentist.

• Original 05/01/23 Expires 05/31/26


• Discuss recommended protocols for treating acute and chronic pain
• Describe safe and effective opioid dosing guidelines using morphine equivalent narcotics
• Identify alternative pain therapies, including non-opioid medication and non-pharmacologic treatment
• Define pharmaceutical waste and emphasize the obligation to properly dispose of excess opioid medication
• Evaluate patients and assess risk of opioid misuse and/or susceptibility to opioid use disorder
• Describe appropriate screening and assessment tools, including Screening, Brief Intervention and Referral to Treatment (SBIRT)
• Discuss best practices for clinical management of pediatric, geriatric, pregnant, and chronic pain patients

Authors: Jessica Greene, M.A.