MATE Act Training
The GDA has you covered!
In June 2023, the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) has passed a new law requiring all medical practitioners that have a DEA license to get 8 hours of training related to treating patients with substance use disorders. See more on this in the FAQ section below or click here to check out a useful video.
In May and June 2023, the GDA hosted a 4-part webinar series with J. William "Bill" Claytor, Jr. DDS, MAGD (Executive Director - North Carolina Caring Dental Professionals) to help GDA members meet this requirement. Those recordings are now available 24/7 to watch on-demand. Purchase the entire series or courses a la carte.
GDA MATE Act Opioid Webinar Series Pricing
- $200 - GDA Members
- $300 - Non-members
Course Goals & Objectives
- Describe reasonable standard of care for pain management before, during and after dental care.
- Explore methods on effectively communicating information on the proper use of opioids and other controlled substances for post-op discomfort and pain management.
- Identify patients who may be using opioids, cannabis, or other drugs and how to manage them.
- Provide information that will help the practitioner understand the importance and impact opioids potentially can have on our patient population and dental practice.
- The neurobiology of addiction (substance use disorders) and criteria for the different levels of SUDs according to the DSM-V.
- Use of validated screening tools for SUD and risk factors for substance use, including mental disorders.
- Diagnosis and assessment of individuals who screen positive for SUDs.
- Discuss the FDA-approved medications for SUDs (opioids, alcohol and tobacco), including the impact of unique, individual physiology and metabolism on medication pharmacodynamics.
- Consideration of polysubstance use and co-occurring mental disorders.
- Patient and family education on safety and overdose prevention (diversion control; safe storage; use of naloxone).
- Discuss the effects stress, anxiety, burnout, perfectionism, and substance abuse can have on our mental health and how it may affect our lives.
- Explore the impact and potential interactions associated mental health illness and substance use disorders.
- Define burnout and its applicability to the dental office with recommended solutions addressing the Six (6) Burnout Mismatches found in our offices and personal lives that may lead to substance use.
- The assessment of patients with acute, subacute, or chronic pain focusing on acute dental pain management.
- Components of developing an effective treatment plan, including general principles underlying nonpharmacologic and pharmacologic analgesic therapy, as well as the importance of multidisciplinary treatment interventions.
- Recognizing signs of OUD in the setting of prescribed opioids and how to manage dental patients presenting with these conditions.
- Practical information specific for the dentist on managing a person in recovery (abstinence) and a person still using illicit drugs requiring an opioid for dental pain management.
- Describe reasonable standard of care for pain management before, during and after dental care.
- Identify patients who may display drug-seeking behavior and how to manage them
- Explore methods on effectively communicating information on the proper use of opioids and other controlled substances for post-op discomfort and pain management.
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About Our Presenter
J. William "Bill" Claytor, Jr. DDS, MAGD
Executive Director - North Carolina Caring Dental Professionals