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: May 14, 2022
Expiration Date: May 14, 2025
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
Deepak Krishnan is an American Board certified Oral & Maxillofacial Surgeon and the chief of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery at the University of Cincinnati. and Cincinnati Children's Hospital and Medical Center. He is an associate professor of Surgery at the College of Medicine at the University of Cincinnati in Ohio, USA, where he teaches and practices. He is a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons (ACS).
Deepak obtained his dental degree from Bangalore University, India and trained in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery at Emory University’s College of Medicine in Atlanta, Georgia. Upon completion of the residency, Deepak pursued further fellowship training in Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery focusing on orthognathic surgery at Dalhousie University, Halifax, Canada.
Deepak’s clinical interests are in Orthognathic and reconstructive surgery, maxillofacial trauma, pediatric maxillofacial surgery, ambulatory anaesthesia, and clinical research and simulation.
He currently serves on the Committee of Education and Training (CET) of the AAOMS and is the chair of the special committee on Emerging leaders in OMS. He is also a consultant to the AAOMS Committee on Anesthesia (CAN).
He is a past-president of the Ohio State Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons and the president of the Ohio Dental Society of Anesthesiology. He serves on the examination committee for the American Board of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery. He is the secretary and treasurer of the American College of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons (ACOMS).
Disclosures: No relevant financial relationships were disclosed.
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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