Opioid Abuse
Virtual
Hosted by: Dentistry - Continuing Dental Education

This self-study course is designed to meet the DEA requirements for the Medication Access and Training Expansion (MATE) Act. 

The course provides content consistent with DEA requirement for the MATE act and includes learning topics and materials related to prevention, recognition, and care of people with substance use disorders. It includes the categories of substance use disorders, effective treatment planning, pain management and substance misuse.

The DEA requires health care professionals who prescribe controlled substances to complete a one-time-only eight hours of training on the treatment and management of patients with opioid or other substance use disorders.

Topics include:
• treatment and management of patients with opioid or other substance use disorders
• categories of substance use disorders
• effective treatment planning
• pain management and substance misuse

Course Objectives
• understand the treatment and management of patients with opioid or other substance use disorders
• be able to define categories of substance use disorders
• knowledge of effective treatment planning
• understand the laws governing the prescribing of drugs
• show an understanding of pain management and substance misuse


INSTRUCTIONS:
After registering and making payment, in addition to payment receipts, within 10 minutes you will receive 2 emails:
- registration confirmation email
- post-test email
1. In the course confirmation email, access the study materials using the link provided.
2. Review the course study materials.
3. In the course post-test email, access the post-test using the link provided and answer questions to attain a 75%+ grade to pass.
4. Upon successfully passing the post-test, your CE credit/attendance verification will be made available within an hour through another email with a link.

Est. 11/15/24
Course ID: 08-2291-24834 
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UCLA School of Dentistry, Continuing Dental Education is an ADA CERP Recognized Provider.

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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.