The Heroin Epidemic: Prescription Drug Abuse and Your OMS Practice
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The nation is under the grip of an epidemic of abuse and addiction to opioids such as heroin, morphine and prescription pain relievers. An estimated 26 million to 36 million people abuse opioids worldwide, with 2.1 million people in the U.S. suffering from substance use disorders related to prescription opioid pain relievers in 2012 and an estimated 467,000 addicted to heroin.
OMS practices throughout the country are seeing an increased presence of abuse and addiction impacting patient care. This 60-minute webinar offers a close look at the gravity of this problem and how OMSs can partner in fighting the epidemic.
This course is included in AAOMS’s current CE online offerings that appear to count toward the eight hours required by the MATE Act to other session descriptions.
Learning Objectives
At the conclusion of this program, participants should be able to:
- Discuss the depth of the problem of heroin and prescription drug abuse in society.
- Recognize signs of addiction in patients, co-workers and family.
- Identify the challenges in providing care to patients who are addicts or former addicts.
Deepak G. Krishnan,DDS, FACS
Cincinnati, OH
Relevant Conflict of Interest Disclosure: No Relevant Conflict of Interest Disclosures were reported.
An Internet-based CME Activity
Original Release Date: May 10, 2017
Review Date: November 2, 2024
Expiration Date: November 2, 2027
Estimated time to complete this educational activity: 1.0 hours
Method of participation: Self-Study
Deepak G. Krishnan, DDS, FACS
Associate Professor, Division Chief
University of Cincinnati Medical Center
Deepak Krishnan, DDS, BDS, FACS, is an associate professor of surgery at the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine where he is the Residency Program Director of Advanced Training Program in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery. He is also the Chief of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center. Dr. Krishnan is an examiner and director of the American Board of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery (ABOMS) and serves as the organization's representative on both the AAOMS Committee on Education and Training and the ADA Residency Review Committee OMS.
Disclosure(s): No relevant financial relationships to disclose.
Continuing Education Provider Approval
The American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons 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 credit hours by boards of dentistry.
The American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons designates this activity for 1.0 continuing education credit(s).
AGD - Accepted Program Provider
FAGD/MAGD Credit
11/1/22-12/31/26
Provider ID# 214680
The American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons (AAOMS) is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
The American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons designates this internet-based enduring material for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
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