This course will:

•    Create awareness of strategies to address substance abuse issues, including risk assessment, diversion, safe use, appropriate prescribing protocols, storage and disposal of controlled substances
•    Reframe the way we look at addiction to better understand our culture’s desire to medicate 
•    Present alternatives to opioids in managing pain
•    Explore the impact of trauma on individuals, families, and communities
•    To provide information on Illinois regulations and federal laws concerning the prescribing of opioid controlled substances
•    Understand best practices of using the Illinois Prescription Monitoring System.

ISDS is not ADA CERP accredited; therefore, this course does not meet the DEA MATE requirements.

ISDS is an approved continuing education (CE) sponsor in the State of Illinois. Courses offered by ISDS, including this one, are approved for CE credit under the Illinois Dental Practice Act for license renewals, including both dentists and dental hygienists.