Ultimate Cheat Sheets Video Companion Series
hosted byDOCS EducationUltimate Cheat Sheets Video Companion Series is organized by DOCS Education.
Course Description:
At a time when both dentistry and medicine are galloping ahead at break-neck speed, it is critical for the dental professional to understand developments in medicine that can critically impact care of their patients.
This is a 13-module video course. It contains 13.5 hours of lectures delivered by Dr. Leslie Fang. Each module features a one-page summary for quick reference. The modules in the course can be purchased together in a bundle, or individually. This course supports both The Ultimate Cheat Sheets and the 3-CE online course The New ADA Policy on Opioid Prescriptions.
• 13 modules detailing the scientific data supporting the recommendations in The Ultimate Cheat Sheets
• Lectures address all of the controversial issues raised in The Ultimate Cheat Sheets
• Lectures address all of the new developments in Medicine as it impacts Dentistry
• 1 to 1.5 CE credits awarded for each module from a PACE approved provider
• Special discounts for all 13 modules
• Special discounts for DOCS members
Modules:
The full 13-module video course is worth 13.5 Credit Hours.
Each module is also available as an individual course. To view, click the module number below for details.
• Module One: Drugs that All Dentists Need to Learn to Use & Optimizing use of Analgesics to Avoid Excessive Reliance on Opioids
• Module Two: Local Anesthetics and the Controversy about Use of Vasoconstrictors in Medically Complicated Patients
• Module Three: 2018 ADA Policies and Recommendations on Substance Abuse Disorder
• Module Four: Antibiotic Prophylaxis for Valvular Heart Disease & Practical Issues for Antibiotic Premedication
• Module Five: Resolving the Angst Around Antibiotic Premedication for Prosthetic Joints, Finally & Use of Antibiotics with Dental Implants
• Module Six: Changing Your Way of Managing Odontogenic Infection
• Module Seven: Coumadin and NOACs: The Rapid Emergence of the new Oral Anticoagulants
• Module Eight: New Anti-Platelet Agents: Brilliant and Efficient and their Impact on Your Practice
• Module Nine: MRONJ instead of BRONJ: Yet another Beachhead? Implication for Dentists
• Module Ten: Update in Coronary Artery Disease and its Impact on Dentistry & Congestive Heart Failure: The Number One Heart Disease and the Dental Implications
• Module Eleven: Diabetes Mellitus: New Modalities of Intervention and Their Impact on Dentistry
• Module Twelve: New Developments in Viral Hepatitis and the Impact on Dentistry
• Module Thirteen: Master the New ADA Antibiotic Guidelines
Objectives:
Module 1
• Drugs that all Dentists Need to Learn to Use
• Are these drugs safe?
• how drugs can lengthen a patient’s QTc interval—predisposing him or her to arrhythmia
• Optimizing use of Analgesics to Avoid Excessive Reliance on Opioids
• how to help patients experiencing significant pain with the moderate use of analgesics
Module 2
• Understand why you must know the functional status of a patient, specifically those using vasoconstrictors, before using local anesthesia.
Module 3
• Learn how to minimize the risk of relapse
• Recognize potential medications that may interfere with dental treatment
• Identify signs of cross-tolerance
Module 4
• Learn the updated guidelines for managing patients with valvular heart disease
• Learn how to identify patients best served and most likely to respond to antibiotic prophylaxis
• Learn to answer questions about antibiotic premedication
• Uncover hidden nuances in the administration of antibiotic medication
Module 5
• Discover how the ADA guidelines came into being
• Learn the appropriateness of antibiotic use on dental implant patients
• Learn to balance the benefits and risks of using antibiotics on dental implant patience
Module 6
• How to select the best antibiotic for an odontogenic infection
• How to determine the correct dosing schedule for the antibiotic
Module 7
• In this module, you’ll learn how to make treatment plans for patients on new, oral anticoagulant drugs
Module 8
• Learn why more patients are using anti-platelets
• Learn how to provide treatment for patients on Brilinta and Effient
Module 9
• Learn how to apply risk stratification to patients on angiogenesis inhibitors
• Learn how to develop trust with patients, while asking more cancer-related questions
Module 10
• How to manage patients with stents
• What kind of drug is placed in a dual therapy stent (DTS)?
• What research says about performing dental intervention after a heart attack
• How vascular health affects oral health (and vice versa)
Module 11
• Good oral health provides tremendous benefits to diabetics
• How diabetes correlates with other diseases
• patients with insulin pumps often are taking additional medication.
• how to prepare a patient wearing an insulin pump for advanced dental work.
Module 12
• The good news about viral hepatitis infection rates
• How a sharp decline in viral hepatitis will affect your protocol
Module 13
• What is the role of antibiotics for patients who present with dental pain and swelling? This is nuanced and can be very confusing.
• How can you determine if an infection is localized or a spreading infection in immunocompetent patients?
• How can suboptimal or unneeded dental prescriptions cause harm?
• What are the 18 new drug-resistant superbugs recently identified by the CDC?
• How and why should definitive conservative dental treatment should be prioritized?
• What are the causes of acute dental pain and swelling as an untreated condition progresses through the stages from dental caries to necrosis?
• How do symptomatic irreversible pulpitis (SIP) with or without symptomatic apical periodontitis (SAP) present?
• What does “delayed antibiotics” (delayed prescription) mean?
• How does the antibiotic dosing schedule affect patient compliance?
• Which antibiotic would you use if a patient were allergic to penicillin?
• Why is QTc Prolongation an issue? Which drugs can prolong QTc?
• Why is Metronidazole called the “piggyback antibiotic?”
Additional details will be posted as soon as information is available.