This activity is designed to provide healthcare professionals with essential knowledge and skills to effectively evaluate and manage dental infections, a common presentation in the medical setting, particularly in emergency departments. Dental infections, with dental abscesses being the most frequent culprits, can pose significant challenges for medical practitioners. This course will cover the origins of dental infections, often from necrotic pulp, periodontal pockets, or pericoronitis, and how they can spread to affect facial structures. Historical context will also be provided, shedding light on the gravity of dental infections in the past and highlighting the remarkable improvements in dental hygiene, modern dentistry, and antibiotic use that have made them rarely life-threatening today.The course will address the various reasons patients seek medical attention for dental infections, such as financial constraints, limited access to dental care, dental anxiety, and misconceptions about antibiotic therapy. In such cases, medical practitioners play a pivotal role in managing dental infections, even though their knowledge in this area may be limited. By the end of this CME, participants will be equipped to identify early-stage dental infections, offer crucial oral health education, and make informed referrals to dental practitioners, ultimately improving patient outcomes. This educational program will empower medical professionals to confidently navigate the evaluation and management of dental infections and highlight their indispensable role in addressing this common medical concern.
- Provider:StatPearls, LLC
- Activity Link: https://www.statpearls.com/ArticleLibrary/viewarticle/20354
- Start Date: 2023-09-01 05:00:00
- End Date: 2023-09-01 05:00:00
- Credit Details: IPCE Credits: 1.0 hours
AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™️: 1.0 hours
Dentistry: 1.0 hours
Nursing: 1.0 hours
Pharmacy: 1.0 hours - MOC Credit Details: ABS - 1.0 Point; Credit Type(s): Accredited CME (ABS)
ABPATH - 1.0 Point; Credit Type(s): Lifelong Learning (ABPATH)
ABIM - 1.0 Point; Credit Type(s): Medical Knowledge (ABIM)
ABS - 1.0 Point; Credit Type(s): Self-Assessment (ABS)
ABP - 1.0 Point; Credit Type(s): Lifelong Learning and Self-Assessment (ABP)
ABOHNS - 1.0 Point; Credit Type(s): Self-Assessment (ABOHNS) - Commercial Support: No
- Activity Type: Enduring Material
- CME Finder Type: Online Learning
- Fee to Participate: Variable
- Measured Outcome: Learner Knowledge, Learner/Team Competence
- Provider Ship: Directly Provided
- Registration: Open to all
- Specialty: Adolescent Medicine, General Otolaryngology, General Pediatrics, General Surgery, Head & Neck/Oral, Infectious Diseases/Medical Microbiology, Internal Medicine, Pediatric Infectious Diseases