Vermont Dental ​Conference

Program #9 Responsibilities and Requirements of Prescribing Schedule II Opioid Drugs

Ronni Brown, DDS, MPH, FADI
Audience Code: D, H, A, O          3 CEUs/Clinical Lecture

Opioid misuse and overdose are at an epidemic level in the state and the country, driven by a myriad of factors including COVID, poverty, homelessness, mental illness, and professional overprescribing of opioids. This course aims to address the complex issues associated with substance use disorders and the role of dental professionals in addressing the opioid crisis by screening for substance use disorders, referring patients for sobriety and recovery support, and providing evidence-based pain management. This course satisfies the biennial mandatory course requirement of 2-hours of opioid training for Vermont dental licensees and 2-hours of the DEA MATE requirement for registrant renewal.


Learning Objectives:

  • Identify patients at risk or with a substance use disorder
  • Implement evidence-based strategies of dental pain management, including the use of non-opioid alternatives
  • Comply with state and federal laws and regulations as prescribers and dispensers of Schedule II opioids, including how to use the Vermont Prescription Monitoring System.

*This program meets the dental opioid training criteria credit requirement for VT license renewal.