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Dental & Dental
Hygiene
Journal of Dental and Craniofacial Research
ISSN 2576-392X
M a r c h 2 6 - 2 7 , 2 0 1 8
E d i n b u r g h , S c o t l a n d
Dental & Dental Hygiene 2018
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ental neglect and dental procedures often create significant discomfort
requiring a strategic approach to pain control while meeting patient
expectations for a reasonable level of comfort. This course will review the
epidemiology and history of dental prescribing habits and the use of opiates for
the control of dental-origin pain. Concepts of tolerance, dependence, and pre-
emptive analgesia will be introduced and discussed related to current treatment
strategies. Finally, recommendations for the management of common dental
procedural-induced pain will be provided. Goals and objectives for this course
include: exposure to the epidemiology of the opiate crisis and the role of dentistry
related to potential opioid abuse, An introduction to the pharmacology and
psychology of tolerance and dependence, a review of pre-emptive analgesia to
enhance success for post-procedural pain, Understanding abuse and misuse of
narcotics and other controlled substances, understanding the requirement of the
TSBDE for annual self-query through the prescription, monitoring program of the
Texas State Board of Pharmacy and provide a literature-based rationale upon
which to build pharmacologic strategies for dental procedural related pain.
Biography
Michael Ellis is a Clinical Associate Professor at TAMU College
of Dentistry and Baylor University Medical Center, USA with a
wealth of experience in themilitary, the private practice of gener-
al dentistry, prosthodontics, and oral and maxillofacial surgery,
along with a proven career in academics. He attended SMU and
Baylor College of Dentistry prior to owning a well-established
practice of general dentistry in Dallas for 6 years. Returning to
Baylor College of Dentistry, he then completed consecutive resi-
dencies in prosthodontics and oral andmaxillofacial surgery be-
fore entering into active duty in the US Army. He has served as
the Program Director and Chief in multiple advanced education
programs in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, and has managed
the most difficult of patients to include acute combat-related
injuries, critically-ill transplant and cancer patients, acute facial
trauma from motor-vehicle accidents, interpersonal violence,
sports injuries, severe odontogenic infections, facial deformities
requiring orthognathic surgery, and challenging ablative pathol-
ogy requiring multiple forms of reconstruction.
mellis@tamhsc.eduOpiate crisis? a comprehensive review
with common-sense recommendations for
the control of dental and surgical pain
Michael Ellis
Texas A&M University, USA
Michael Ellis, J Den Craniofac Res 2018, Volume: 3
DOI: 10.21767/2576-392X-C1-001