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DESCRIPTION:Address: 8600 Balcones Club Drive\, Austin\, Texas\, United Sta
 tes\nContact: Sara Carter\nEmail: sara.carter@capitalareadental.org\nWebsi
 te: https://myaccount.ada.org/s/events?comSiteId=a2E8V00000Ndf77UAB#\nPhon
 e: 512-335-1405\n\nBalcones Country ClubTuesday\, June 16\, 20265:30 - 8:3
 0pmFree Happy Hour for Meeting Registrants!The Opioid Epidemic and Dentist
 ry:  Current Issues and Implications for Patient CareSpeaker: DR. Arthur H
 . Jeske\, Ph.D.\, D.M.D.REGISTER --&gt\; HERECourse OverviewThe Opioid Epi
 demic now claims well over 100\,000 lives per year in the United States bu
 t there is now an indication that the upward trajectory of overdose deaths
  is abating.  The complexity of the epidemic has increased\, however\, due
  to the use of adulterants and new classes of addictive substances.  Healt
 h care professionals\, including dentists\, dental hygienists and dental a
 ssistants\, should understand the evolving pattern of illicit drug use in 
 the U.S.\, as well as the types of drugs being diverted and abused\, to pr
 ovide safe dental treatment to patients who may be affected by addiction. 
  This program updates dental professionals on the current status of the Op
 ioid Epidemic\, current strategies for the management of acute dental pain
 \, and related topics\, including the management of opioid intoxication.  
   Key Topics &amp\; Learning Objectives: By the end of this course\, parti
 cipants will be able to:•	Review the scope and current status of the opioi
 d epidemic and related issues\; •	Select screening tools for the identific
 ation of dental patients with substance used disorders\;•	Review appropria
 te drug therapies for managing acute dental pain with and without opioids\
 ; •	Understand the fundamental management of opioid overdose. 2 Hours of C
 EREGISTER --&gt\;  HERE
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LOCATION:8600 Balcones Club Drive\, Austin\, Texas\, United States
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SUMMARY:June 16\, 2026 General Meeting
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X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<strong>Address:</strong> 8600 Balcones Club D
 rive\, Austin\, Texas\, United States<br><strong>Contact:</strong> Sara Ca
 rter<br><strong>Email:</strong> <a href="mailto:sara.carter@capitalareaden
 tal.org">sara.carter@capitalareadental.org</a><br><strong>Website:</strong
 > <a href="https://myaccount.ada.org/s/events?comSiteId=a2E8V00000Ndf77UAB
 #">https://myaccount.ada.org/s/events?comSiteId=a2E8V00000Ndf77UAB#</a><br
 ><strong>Phone:</strong> 512-335-1405<br><br><p>Balcones Country Club</p><
 p>Tuesday\, June 16\, 2026</p><p>5:30 - 8:30pm</p><p>Free Happy Hour for M
 eeting Registrants!</p><p><strong>The Opioid Epidemic and Dentistry:&nbsp\
 ; Current Issues and Implications for Patient Care</strong></p><div></div>
 <div><p><strong>Speaker: </strong>DR. Arthur H. Jeske\, Ph.D.\, D.M.D.</p>
 <h2><strong>REGISTER --&gt\;&nbsp\;</strong><strong><a href="https://myacc
 ount.ada.org/s/events?comSiteId=a2E8V00000Ndf77UAB" target="_blank">HERE</
 a></strong></h2></div><div><div><strong>Course Overview</strong></div></di
 v><p>The Opioid Epidemic now claims well over 100\,000 lives per year in t
 he United States but there is now an indication that the upward trajectory
  of overdose deaths is abating.&nbsp\; The complexity of the epidemic has 
 increased\, however\, due to the use of adulterants and new classes of add
 ictive substances.&nbsp\; Health care professionals\, including dentists\,
  dental hygienists and dental assistants\, should understand the evolving 
 pattern of illicit drug use in the U.S.\, as well as the types of drugs be
 ing diverted and abused\, to provide safe dental treatment to patients who
  may be affected by addiction.&nbsp\; This program updates dental professi
 onals on the current status of the Opioid Epidemic\, current strategies fo
 r the management of acute dental pain\, and related topics\, including the
  management of opioid intoxication.&nbsp\; &nbsp\;</p><p>&nbsp\;</p><div><
 div><strong>Key Topics &amp\; Learning Objectives:</strong></div></div><p>
 &nbsp\;</p><p>By the end of this course\, participants will be able to:</p
 ><div>•	Review the scope and current status of the opioid epidemic and rel
 ated issues\;&nbsp\;</div><div>•	Select screening tools for the identifica
 tion of dental patients with substance used disorders\;</div><div>•	Review
  appropriate drug therapies for managing acute dental pain with and withou
 t opioids\;&nbsp\;</div><div>•	Understand the fundamental management of op
 ioid overdose.</div><div><br></div><p>&nbsp\;</p><div><div><strong>2 Hours
  of CE</strong></div><div><strong></strong></div><div><br></div></div><div
 ><br></div><div><p><strong style="background-color: rgba(0\, 0\, 0\, 0)\; 
 color: rgba(119\, 119\, 119\, 1)\; font-size: 20px\; text-align: inherit\;
  text-transform: inherit\; word-spacing: normal\; caret-color: auto\; whit
 e-space: inherit">REGISTER --&gt\;  </strong><a href="https://ebusiness.ad
 a.org/login/loginpo3.aspx?returnURL=/Meetings/DefaultPo3.aspx&amp\;PO3ORGA
 PICODE=TXCAD202105S166" target="_blank" style="font-size: 20px\; text-alig
 n: inherit\; text-transform: inherit\; word-spacing: normal\; white-space:
  inherit"><strong></strong></a><strong style="background-color: rgba(0\, 0
 \, 0\, 0)\; color: rgba(119\, 119\, 119\, 1)\; font-size: 20px\; text-alig
 n: inherit\; text-transform: inherit\; word-spacing: normal\; caret-color:
  auto\; white-space: inherit"><a href="https://myaccount.ada.org/s/events?
 comSiteId=a2E8V00000Ndf77UAB" target="_blank">HERE</a></strong></p></div>
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