MATE Act: Controlled Substance Education Requirement for DEA Registration

MATE Act: Controlled Substance Education Requirement for DEA Registration is organized by Nova Southeastern University College of Dental Medicine (NSUCDM) and will be held on Nov 08, 2025 at Nova Southeastern University, Health Professions Division/Terry Building, Davie, Florida, United States of America.

Description:
Substance abuse is at an all-time “high” in this country with an estimated 1 out of every ten Americans addicted to prescription or illicit drugs. As a dental professional, you must awaken to the reality that many of your patients have substance-use disorders and that your examination findings of advanced caries, severe hyposalivation and poor plaque control are often the effects of depressant, stimulant and opioid abuse. Learn how to recognize the clues of substance abuse from a routine dental examination, discuss your concerns and suspicions with patients, develop and deliver safe and effective dental treatment, and manage pain with non-opioid medications.

These sessions will review and update dentists regarding pertinent and common medical management concerns. Specifically, frequent medical conditions altering treatment in the office will be reviewed, including hypertension, antiplatelets and anticoagulants and medications placing patients at risk for medication-related osteonecrosis of the jaw. The second half of the sessions will review narcotics management and prescribing controlled substances.

Objectives:

• Identify the prescription and illicit drugs that patients are most likely to abuse (depressants, stimulants, and opioids).
• Recognize the physical, behavioral, and oral clues associated with depressant, stimulant and opioid abuse during a routine dental examination.
• Discuss substance abuse with patients comfortably and competently.
• Recognize evidence-based practices for managing dental pain without using analgesics with addictive potential.
• Develop treatment plans based upon caries-risk assessment by drug-use patterns

At the completion of this programs attendees will be

• Understand when and why not treating patient is appropriate
• Understand the pharmacology, epidemiology and standard laws and rules related to controlled substances in Florida
• Properly prescribe controlled substances and recognize specific risks related to opioid addiction