Full Course: (Expired for AGD PACE and ADA CERP recognition); 16 for California Board of Dental Examiners (CBDE) for CD/CPD Credits
Courses are appropriate for: General Dentists, Oral Surgeons, Endodontists, Geriatric Dental Specialists, Dental Implant Surgeons, Prosthodontists, Dental Assistants and Dental Hygienists
Dental Pharmacology (DPH1) Topics Include: Antibacterials: Odotogenic Infections, Antibacterial Chemotherapy, Antibacterial Chemotherapy, Drug Resistance, Analgesics: Acute Pain, Selection of a Combination Analgesic, Adverse Drug Events, Local Anesthetic Agents, and more.
To view topic outline of the full or short course, select the Course Type (Full) below:
Dr. Geza T. Terezhalmy received his D.D.S. degree from Case Western Reserve School of Dental Medicine and his M.A. from The George Washington University. Currently he is a professor for the Department of Comprehensive Dentistry at the University of Texas Health Science Center at the San Antonio Dental School. He is also a clinical professor for the Department of Pharmacology at the Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences at the University of Texas Health Science Center at the San Antonio Dental School. Dr. Terezhalmy serves as a National Consultant for Dental Pharmacotherapeutics to the US Surgeon General and also to the Naval Postgraduate Dental School as a consultant in their department of Oral Medicine. He has served on the editorial boards of Quintessence International, Oral Surgery, Oral Medicine, Oral Pathology and Oral Radiology and has an extensive list of publication credits with articles appearing in The American Journal of Dentistry, The International Journal of Dental Hygiene, the Journal of Contemporary Dental Practice and the Archives of Oral Biology. Dr. Terezhalmy has served as president of the Organization of Teachers of Oral Diagnosis and of the American Academy of Oral Medicine.
The pharmacological basis of antibacterial chemotherapy.
Antibacterials: Strategies for Antibacterial Chemotherapy
Strategies development for antibacterial chemotherapy of odontogenic infections.
Antibacterial Prophylaxis
Recognizing indications and contraindications for the use of antibacterial prophylaxis.
Antibacterial Drug Resistance
Understanding the clinical relevance of antibacterial drug resistance.
Analgesics: Acute Pain
The mechanisms of acute pain.
Analgesics: Selection of an NSAID
The pharmacological basis of and factors to be considered in the selection of an NSAID.
Analgesics: Selection of a Combination Analgesic
The pharmacological basis of and factors to be considered in the selections of a combination analgesic.
Analgesics: Adverse Drug Events with the Use of Analgesics
Discussion of the potential adverse drug events associated with the use of analgesics.
Anesthetics: Management of Intraoperative Pain
Selection of the most appropriate local anesthetic agent for the management of intraoperative pain.
Anesthetics: Basic Mechanisms of Acute Pain
The basic Mechanisms of acute pain.
Anesthetics: Local Anesthetic Agents
Potential adverse events associated with the use of local anesthetic agents.
Course Objective
After completing this course the participant will have a better understanding and working knowledge of the following:
Pharmacology of Antibacterial Agents
The etiology of the odontogenic infections
The pharmacological basis of antibacterial chemotherapy
Strategies for developing strategies for antibacterial chemotherapy of odontogenic infections
Recognizing indications and contraindications for the use of antibacterial prophylaxis
Understanding the clinical relevance of antibacterial drug resistance
Pharmacology of Analgesics
The mechanisms of acute pain
The pharmacological basis of and factors to be considered in the selection of an NSAID
The pharmacological basis of and factors to be considered in the selection of a combination analgesic
Discussion of potential adverse drug events associated with the use of analgesics
Pharmacology of Local Anesthetic Agents
Selection of the most appropriate local anesthetic agent for the management of intraoperative pain
The basic mechanisms of acute pain
Potential adverse events associated with the use of local anesthetic agents
Accreditation
American Seminar Institute is an approved provider of ADA-CERP, AGD-PACE and the California Board of Dental Examiners.
California Board of Dental Examiners (CBDE)
American Seminar Institute is an approved provider for the California Board of Dental Examiners, License# 2068, Original Issuance Date: 01/27/88; Expiration Date: 01/31/18. Credits satisfy California Dental Education Requirements, as well as most State and Dental Academy requirements.
Because each individual agency/academy/state has specific requirements, it is necessary that you consult with the appropriate agency/academy/state regarding final approval of continuing education credits.
Produced: 4/01/2014 Expires for AGD Credit: 3/31/2017
For up-coming courses, please visit: Dental Courses Coming Soon. There you will find abbreviated listings of additional courses that are soon to be released.
Dental Pharmacology Seminar (DPH1)
Full Course: (Expired for AGD PACE and ADA CERP recognition); 16 for California Board of Dental Examiners (CBDE) for CD/CPD Credits
Courses are appropriate for: General Dentists, Oral Surgeons, Endodontists, Geriatric Dental Specialists, Dental Implant Surgeons, Prosthodontists, Dental Assistants and Dental Hygienists
Instructor Bio
Dr. Geza Terezhalmy, DDS, MA
Biography
Dr. Geza T. Terezhalmy received his D.D.S. degree from Case Western Reserve School of Dental Medicine and his M.A. from The George Washington University. Currently he is a professor for the Department of Comprehensive Dentistry at the University of Texas Health Science Center at the San Antonio Dental School. He is also a clinical professor for the Department of Pharmacology at the Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences at the University of Texas Health Science Center at the San Antonio Dental School. Dr. Terezhalmy serves as a National Consultant for Dental Pharmacotherapeutics to the US Surgeon General and also to the Naval Postgraduate Dental School as a consultant in their department of Oral Medicine. He has served on the editorial boards of Quintessence International, Oral Surgery, Oral Medicine, Oral Pathology and Oral Radiology and has an extensive list of publication credits with articles appearing in The American Journal of Dentistry, The International Journal of Dental Hygiene, the Journal of Contemporary Dental Practice and the Archives of Oral Biology. Dr. Terezhalmy has served as president of the Organization of Teachers of Oral Diagnosis and of the American Academy of Oral Medicine.
Conflict of Interest Disclosure: None reported
Topics
Antibacterials: Odotogenic Infections
The etiology of the odontogenic infections.
Antibacterial Chemotherapy
The pharmacological basis of antibacterial chemotherapy.
Antibacterials: Strategies for Antibacterial Chemotherapy
Strategies development for antibacterial chemotherapy of odontogenic infections.
Antibacterial Prophylaxis
Recognizing indications and contraindications for the use of antibacterial prophylaxis.
Antibacterial Drug Resistance
Understanding the clinical relevance of antibacterial drug resistance.
Analgesics: Acute Pain
The mechanisms of acute pain.
Analgesics: Selection of an NSAID
The pharmacological basis of and factors to be considered in the selection of an NSAID.
Analgesics: Selection of a Combination Analgesic
The pharmacological basis of and factors to be considered in the selections of a combination analgesic.
Analgesics: Adverse Drug Events with the Use of Analgesics
Discussion of the potential adverse drug events associated with the use of analgesics.
Anesthetics: Management of Intraoperative Pain
Selection of the most appropriate local anesthetic agent for the management of intraoperative pain.
Anesthetics: Basic Mechanisms of Acute Pain
The basic Mechanisms of acute pain.
Anesthetics: Local Anesthetic Agents
Potential adverse events associated with the use of local anesthetic agents.
Course Objective
After completing this course the participant will have a better understanding and working knowledge of the following:
Accreditation
American Seminar Institute is an approved provider of ADA-CERP, AGD-PACE and the California Board of Dental Examiners.
California Board of Dental Examiners (CBDE)
American Seminar Institute is an approved provider for the California Board of Dental Examiners, License# 2068, Original Issuance Date: 01/27/88; Expiration Date: 01/31/18. Credits satisfy California Dental Education Requirements, as well as most State and Dental Academy requirements.
Because each individual agency/academy/state has specific requirements, it is necessary that you consult with the appropriate agency/academy/state regarding final approval of continuing education credits.
Produced: 4/01/2014 Expires for AGD Credit: 3/31/2017
Additional Information
Additional Dental Continuing Education (CE/CPD) options available:
Other courses of interest may include: Infection Control, Local Anesthesia and 200 Most Common Drugs
For up-coming courses, please visit: Dental Courses Coming Soon. There you will find abbreviated listings of additional courses that are soon to be released.