Mental Health Awareness, Substance Use Disorders, Burnout & MATE Courses
Recent awareness surrounding mental health, burnout, and substance use disorders have created changes in state dental practice act CE requirements. Additionally, the Drug Enforcement Agency has also instituted changes for those professionals who are registered with the DEA to complete a total of 8 hours of training on opioids and other substance use disorders, as well as the safe pharmacological management of dental pain.
Athena Dental Solutions, LLC is excited to provide the Medication Access and Training Expansion also known as MATE as well as a "Substance Use Disorders, Mental Health, and Burnout Issues in Dentistry " Course which meets the NCSBDE requirement for dentists and hygienists. Both of these courses will be taught by Dr. Bill Claytor and will be offered in a virtual platform.
Upcoming Courses & Descriptions
"Substance Use Disorders, Mental Health, and Burnout Issues in Dentistry"
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Brief Course Description - Mental health issues are often viewed as isolated events in an individual while often associated with the individual as being "weak" or not able to stand the pressure. Drug and alcohol problems are often thought of as separate issue from mental health maladies while in fact, nothing may be further from the truth. Often stressors can lead to mental health issues or use of drugs, alcohol or BOTH. Mental illnesses can also lead to drug/alcohol abuse and drug/alcohol abuse can also lead to mental illnesses.
Stress, anxiety, depression, and professional burnout, in conjunction with workforce shortages, can all contribute to and magnify the difficulties in today's treatment environment to varying degrees causing fear and uneasiness.
This course will address what we as dental professional must do and modify to educate and protect ourselves, our patients, and our profession from the effects of mental health illnesses. Dr. Claytor will discuss ways to practice dentistry in a healthy manner so that we can provide dentistry and protect our profession that we so dearly love and have the privilege to practice.
Please click here for more information on this course including a full description and course objectives. Each participant will be required to pass a post test to be awarded CE credit.
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"Medication Access and Training Expansion (MATE)"
Brief Course Description - (This course will be offered in four separate two-hour virtual sessions for a total of 8 CE hours). Section of 1263 of the "Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2023, also known as the Medication Access and Training Expansion (MATE) Act, requires new or renewing Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) registrants, as of June 27, 2023, to have completed a total of at least 8 hours of training on opioid and other substance use disorders, as well as the safe pharmacological management of dental pain.
This course will concentrate on prevention, recognition, and care of people with substance use disorders, including those with concurrent pain and/or psychiatric and medial co-morbidities.
Please click here for more information on this course including a full description and course objectives. Each participant will be require to pass a post test to be awarded CE credit.
Athena Dental Solutions, LLC 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. Concerns or complaints about a CE provider may be directed to the provider or to the Commission for Continuing Education Provider Recognition at CCEPR.ada.org.
Athena Dental Solutions, LLC is designated as a Locally Approved PACE Program Provider by the Academy of General Dentistry. The formal continuing education programs of this program provider are accepted by the AGD for Fellowship/Mastership and membership maintenance credit. Approval does not imply acceptance by a state of provincial board of dentistry or AGD endorsement. The current term of approval extends from 11/4/2021 to 11/2/2023. Provider ID# 410714.
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