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Course Description
Only 65% of the US population sees a dentist on a regular basis. Dentists are the experts in diagnosing and managing oral pain, but primary, urgent, and emergency care providers are often called upon to help patients with oral pain. This course will teach you to distinguish between the most common causes of oral pain, differentiate the origins of the pain, and apply interprofessional pain management techniques.
Intended Audience
- Physicians
- Physician Assistants
- Pharmacists
- Registered Nurses
- Advanced Practice Registered Nurses
- Dentists
Learning Objectives
At the completion of this activity, healthcare providers will be able to:
- Distinguish between the most common causes of oral pain
- Differentiate between pain of odontogenic origin and extra oral facial pain
- Explain the best pain management protocols for tooth pain, post-operative dental pain, and temporal mandibular joint disorder pain
- Apply interprofessional decision-making principles to assess and manage oral pain, taking into consideration the patient's medical history, medications, and treatment preferences
Details
- Credit/Contact Hours
- 1
- Pharmacotherapy Hours
- 1
- Faculty
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- Grant Hunsicker, DDS
General Dentist, Hunsicker Family Dental - Megan Arbour, PhD, RN, CNM, CNE
Associate Professor, Frontier Nursing University
- Grant Hunsicker, DDS
- Development Team
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- Trisha Moreno
- Language
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- English
- Release Date
- August 1, 2023
- Expiration Date
- August 1, 2026
- Instructional Methods
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- Assessment Review with Rationale
- Case Studies
- Ungraded Self Assessment-Lesson Recall
- Video Narration
- Assessment
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- Autograded and Quiz Retakes Allowed
- Daily CE Broker Reporting for Registered Boards
- Graded Final Quiz
- Passing 80%+
State/Local Approvals
- Approved/Accepted By
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- Alabama Board of Dental Examiners
- Arkansas State Board of Nursing
- Bahamas Medical Council
- District of Columbia Board of Nursing
- Florida Board of Dentistry
- Florida Board of Medicine
- Florida Board of Nursing
- Florida Board of Nursing - Certified Nursing Assistants
- Florida Board of Osteopathic Medicine
- Florida Board of Pharmacy
- Florida Physician Assistants
- Georgia Board of Nursing
- Georgia Composite Medical Board - Physician Assistants
- Georgia Composite Medical Board - Physicians & Telemedicine
- Kansas State Board of Nursing
- Kentucky Board of Dentistry
- Kentucky Board of Nursing
- Louisiana Board of Dentistry
- Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners - Physicians & Surgeons
- Michigan Board of Dentistry
- Michigan Board of Nursing
- Michigan Board of Pharmacy
- Mississippi Board of Nursing
- Mississippi State Board of Medical Licensure
- New Hampshire Medical Society
- New Mexico Board of Nursing
- New Mexico Medical Board
- North Dakota Board of Nursing
- Oklahoma Board of Medical Licensure and Supervision - Medical Doctors
- Oklahoma Board of Medical Licensure and Supervision - Physician Assistants
- South Carolina Board of Dentistry
- South Carolina Board of Medical Examiners
- South Carolina Board of Nursing
- State Medical Board of Ohio
- Tennessee Board of Dentistry
- Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners
- Tennessee Board of Osteopathic Examination
- Virginia Board of Dentistry
- West Virginia Board of Registered Nurses
- Wisconsin Medical Examining Board
- Wyoming Board of Nursing
CE Accreditation
- Accrediting CEs
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Jointly provided by Partners for Advancing Clinical Education (PACE) and Premiere Education.
In support of improving patient care, this activity has been planned and implemented by Partners for Advancing Clinical Education (PACE) and Premiere Education. PACE is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team. Nursing Continuing Professional Development
The maximum number of hours awarded for this Nursing Continuing Professional Development activity is 1 contact hour(s).
Designated for 1 contact hour(s) of pharmacotherapy credit for Advance Practice Registered Nurses.Physician Continuing Education
PACE designates this enduring material for a maximum of 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Pharmacy Continuing Education
PACE designates this continuing education activity for 1 contact hour(s) (0.1 CEUs) of the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education.
Universal Activity Number - JA4008073-9999-23-160-H01-P
Type of Activity: KnowledgeUpon successfully completing the post-test with a score of 80% or better and the activity evaluation form, transcript information will be sent to the NABP CPE Monitor Service within 4 weeks.
Continuing Dental Education
Postgraduate Institute for Medicine 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 the credit hours by boards of dentistry. Concerns or complaints about a CE provider may be directed to the provider or to the Commission for Continuing Education Provider Recognition at ADA.org/CERP.
Partners for Advancing Clinical Education designates this activity for 1 continuing education credit(s).
Concerns or complaints about a CE provider may be directed to the provider, or to the Commission for Continuing Education Provider Recognition at ADA.org/CERP.
Interprofessional Continuing Education
- Instructions for CE Credit
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Participation in this self-study activity should be completed in approximately 1 hour(s). To successfully complete this activity and receive CE credit, learners must follow these steps during the period from August 1, 2023 through August 1, 2026:
- Review objectives and disclosures
- Study the educational content
- Successfully complete activity assessment(s)
- Complete the activity evaluation
You must receive an assessment score of at least 80% and respond to all evaluation questions to receive a certificate.
Disclosures
- Disclosures
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Disclosure of Conflicts of Interest
PACE requires planners, faculty, and other individuals who are in a position to control the content of this activity to disclose all financial relationships they may have with ineligible companies. All relevant financial relationships are thoroughly vetted and mitigated according to PACE policy. PACE is committed to providing learners with high-quality accredited CE activities and related materials that promote improvements or quality in healthcare and not a specific proprietary business interest of an ineligible company.
Faculty: The faculty reported the following financial relationships or relationships to products or devices they have with ineligible companies:
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Grant Hunsicker, DDS
General Dentist, Hunsicker Family Dental
• has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies to disclose -
Megan Arbour, PhD, RN, CNM, CNE
Associate Professor, Frontier Nursing University
• has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies to disclose
Planners & Managers & Translators: The PACE & Premiere Education planners and others have no relevant financial relationship(s) to disclose with ineligible companies.
Disclosure of Unlabeled Use
This educational activity may contain discussion of published and/or investigational uses of agents that are not indicated by the FDA. The planners of this activity do not recommend the use of any agent outside of the labeled indications.
The opinions expressed in the educational activity are those of the faculty and do not necessarily represent the views of the planners. Please refer to the official prescribing information for each product for discussion of approved indications, contraindications, and warnings.
Disclaimer
Participants have an implied responsibility to use the newly acquired information to enhance patient outcomes and their own professional development. The information presented in this activity is not meant to serve as a guideline for patient management. Any procedures, medications, or other courses of diagnosis or treatment discussed or suggested in this activity should not be used by clinicians without evaluation of their patient’s conditions and possible contraindications and/or dangers in use, review of any applicable manufacturer’s product information, and comparison with recommendations of other authorities.
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Grant Hunsicker, DDS