Courses

Meharry Medical College in joint providership with the Washington AGD through its affiliation with DOCS Education has created a new 8-hour course* that fulfills the new one-time opioid course requirement for DEA registration. The course will cover a range of topics related to opioid prescribing and pain management required by the Medication Access and Training Expansion (MATE) Act, including the risks and benefits of opioids, safe pharmacological management of dental pain and screening, treating and management of patients with substance abuse disorders, patient counseling and education, and more. It is worth 8 CE.

As the country ages, sedation dentists are facing new challenges; patients have more diseases, take more prescription drugs, and carry more surgical implants. In this 3 module 4 hour CE course, Drs. Fang and Feck show you how to assess patients accurately so you can safely treat them.

4 CE hours

Oral sedation dentistry is a team sport, and investing in their training virtually ensures a thriving practice and happy patients. Your team will learn everything necessary to implement sedation dentistry so you can concentrate on the clinical side of dentistry. In this course, your team will be equipped to provide an even higher quality of care for your patients.

15 CE hours

Learn how nitrous oxide can be reincorporated into your daily practice to offer relief to anxious patients, and how to safely utilize this treatment while protecting your health and the health of patients and staff. Dr. Carol Wilson will offer tips to increase nitrous oxide success in your office, unravel myths, and deliver practical facts that will make any provider more confident in offering this simple form of mild sedation to the anxious dental patient. This course is worth 1.5 CE.

1.5 CE hours

Adolescents represent a rapidly expanding demographic yet profoundly underserved dental population. Learn to offer sedation care to those aged 13 to 18 with this course, which stresses the unique physiological and psychological needs of teenagers. This course is taught by a leading pediatric dentist who uses a lecture and discussion format.

7 CE hours

This Light Sedation online course qualifies for Oregon’s nitrous oxide permit renewal requirements*. It provides 4 hours of CE credit that is issued with a digital certificate upon successful completion and a minimum exam score of 75%.