Responsibilities and Requirements for Prescribing Schedule II Opioid Drugs

Self-Study Course - available everyday 24/7
This CA Mandatory course for dentists is a Self-Study course - updated for 2025

Course Fee: $20
CDE Credit: 2

A Board-approved course on the responsibilities and requirements of prescribing Schedule II opioids. (CCR, tit. 16, §1016, subs. (b)(1)(D).) This course fulfills the mandatory requirement (effective Jan 1, 2023) for licensed CA dentists.

Topics include:

• the practices for pain management in dentistry
• regulatory requirements for prescribers and dispensers
• dental office procedures for managing vulnerable or substance use disorder patients

Instructor

Sherwin Arman, DMD, MPH

Course Objectives

• understand the practices for pain management in dentistry
• define regulatory requirements for prescribers and dispensers
• show knowledge to implement dental office procedures for managing vulnerable or substance use disorder patients

Policies - Cancellation and Refund

UCLA School of Dentistry, Continuing Dental Education 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.