Triaging the Facial Pain Patient: The Non-Odontogenic Toothache

Credit Details
This electronically delivered self-instructional program is designated for 2 hours of CE credit by Farran Media.
AGD Code: 200.

The fee to view this course is $36. This cost includes the fee to take the exam and claim your CE credits.

Synopsis:
The most common reason a patient will present to their physician or dentist for care is pain. As clinicians, one of the most difficult yet undervalued procedures we will perform is the diagnosis of the disease processes. 22% of the population has suffered from orofacial pain more than once in the past 6 months. In order to effectively treat the facial pain patient, a systematic approach to examination must be a part of the diagnostic process. The results of the examination must then be evaluated and weighted based on a comprehensive understanding of pain mechanisms.

This course will provide the clinician with an overview of pain definitions, classifications, and presentations commonly seen in the orofacial region. At the conclusion of this course, the clinician should feel comfortable with the diagnostic process necessary to adequately screen, treat or refer this often misdiagnosed group of patients.

Educational Objectives:
Upon completion of this course, you should be able to:

• 1) Be familiar with the classifications of pain
• 2) Understand and recognize pain presentations in the orofacial region
• 3) Utilize diagnostic procedures to better differentiate pain processes
• 4) Understand referral patterns of pain in the stomatagnathic system
• 5) appropriately exam the pain patient

Description of Speaker:
Dr. Steven D. Bender earned his Doctorate of Dental Surgery degree from Baylor College of Dentistry, in 1986. He has completed postgraduate dental education at the L.D. Pankey Institute and the Dawson Center for Advanced Dental Study. He studied orofacial pain and temporomandibular disorders at the Parker E Mahan Facial Pain Center at the University Of Florida College Of Dentistry under the mentorship of Doctors Henry Gremillion and Parker Mahan. Since 2001, Dr. Bender has maintained a private practice devoted to pain management of the head and face, as well as dental sleep medicine. He has earned Fellowship in the American Academy of Orofacial Pain, the American Headache Society and the International Academy of Oral Oncology.

Disclosure:
Dr. Bender declares that neither he nor any member of his family have a financial arrangement or affiliation with any corporate organization offering financial support or grant monies for this continuing dental education program..

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