The ADA Practical Guide to Substance Use Disorders and Safe Prescribing

By Michael O'Neil

Subjects: Dentist-Patient Relations, Dental care, Drug Prescriptions, Substance-Related Disorders, Standards, Dental Care, Drug and Narcotic Control, Dental Offices, Organization & administration

Description: Dentists have been inundated by patients with an array of complicated medical conditions and pain/sedation management issues. This is in addition to a variety of legal regulations dentists must follow regarding the storage and recordkeeping of controlled substances. Avoid unknowingly putting your practice at risk by becoming victim to a scam or violating a recordkeeping requirement with The ADA Practical Guide to Substance Use Disorders and Safe Prescribing. This Practical Guide is ideal for dentists and staff as they navigate:; Detecting and deterring substance use disorders (SUD) and drug diversion in the dental office (drug-seeking patients); Prescribing complexities; Treating patients with SUD and complex analgesic and sedation (pain/sedation management) needs and the best use of sedation anxiety medication; Interviewing and counselling options for SUD; Federal drug regulations Commonly used illicit, prescription, and over-the-counter drugs, as well as alcohol and tobacco, are also covered. Special features include:; Clinical tools proven to aid in the identification, interviewing, intervention, referral and treatment of SUD; Basic elements of SUD, acute pain/sedation management, and drug diversion; Summary of evidence-based literature that supports what, when and how to prescribe controlled substances to patients with SUD; Discussion of key federal controlled substance regulations that frequently impact dental practitioners; Checklists to help prevent drug diversion in dental practices; Chapter on impaired dental professionals; Case studies that examine safe prescribing and due diligence. - Publisher.