Dental Fall Weekend CE Lecture

2024 UF College of Dentistry Dental Fall Weekend
Featuring Post Operative Pain Management

Saturday, November 16th 2023

Gator Dentists Reconnect

We look forward to hosting the 2024 reunion at this year’s Dental Fall Weekend. It's a time to celebrate as classmates reconnect!

The UF College of Dentistry is excited to host the graduating classes for the 2024 reunion cycle. Go Gators!

*All are welcome to attend the CE lecture.

The class reunion cocktail reception will be from 6-8 pm on Friday, November 15th at the Harn, and the tailgate will be on Saturday, November 16th in BMS, starting 3 hours prior to kickoff.
Reception and Tailgate for Dental Gator Graduates and Family Only.

Description

This 1.5 hour course offers an exploration of post-operative pain management, designed for healthcare professionals seeking to enhance their understanding and application of pain control strategies. Attendees will gain knowledge of the physiology of pain, non-pharmacologic pain management techniques, and pharmacologic pain management.

Objectives

1. Physiology of pain:
   Course attendees will be able to…
   • understand the mechanism of neurobiological pathways of pain transmission
   • differentiate various types of pain and the timeline of pain.
   • describe the endogenous pain modulation system.
2. Non pharmacologic pain management:
   Course attendees will be able to…
   • understand the various pain management strategies and how they interact with the physiology of pain.
   • describe best practice home care instructions for pain management.
   • understand non pharmacologic intervention for pain management based on oral care.
3. Pharmacologic pain management:
   Course attendees will be able to…
   • understand recent guidelines for the use of opioids
   • determine the necessity and appropriateness of opioid pain management
   • understand non-opioid pain management.

Speaker

Department:

DN-ORAL SURGERY

Jason Buschman DDS,MEd

CLIN AST PROF

• “I declare that neither I nor any member of my family has a financial arrangement or affiliation with any corporate organization offering financial support or grant monies for this continuing dental education program greater than $999, nor do I have a financial interest greater than $1,000 in any commercial product(s) I will discuss in the presentation.”

Registration Information

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