BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 METHOD:PUBLISH PRODID:-//Telerik Inc.//Sitefinity CMS 14.4//EN BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Pacific Standard Time BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20251102T020000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=1SU;BYHOUR=2;BYMINUTE=0;BYMONTH=11 TZNAME:Pacific Standard Time TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20250301T020000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=2SU;BYHOUR=2;BYMINUTE=0;BYMONTH=3 TZNAME:Pacific Daylight Time TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DESCRIPTION:Location: IMAN Cultural Center3376 Motor AveLos Angeles\, CA 90 034April 22\, 2026Time: 6 PM to 9 PMCEUs: 2 CEMeal: Food will be providedC ost:FREE to Members$95 for Non-members Register Now This 2 hour course is designed to meet the requirements of the responsibilities and requirements of prescribing Schedule II opioid drugs in the State of California. In or der to help guide better decision making for the Dental practitioners\, th e course will review the history and evolution of Opioids as a treatment i n pain management\, the pharmacology of opioids\, the regulatory requireme nts for providers and dispensers\, best practices for pain management in t he Dental Office\, management strategies for the vulnerable or substance u se disorder patient\, and the overall social impact of opioid addiction. T here are new tools emerging with non-opioid medications that can work dire ctly to reduce habit forming prescriptions. There are also adjunct medicat ions and affiliated health professionals that can reduce the need for opio ids by altering operative and post operative outcomes. The overall goal is to provide additional tools outside of opioids for the practitioner to cr eate more informed decisions\, with custom pain management plans that fit the patient and help reduce the impact of the opioid epidemic on our popul ation. Topics to be covered:Opioids as analgesics Understand pain manageme nt principlesUnderstand opioid sparing principles Learn of adjunct medicat ions that assist in pain managementUnderstand the ideal modes of pain mana gement in Dentistry Learn of patient experiences with this form of pain ma nagementExamine potential of opioid dependence vs addictionHow to prepare a pre\, intra\, and post operative pain management planUpon completion par ticipant will know: Practices for Pain Management in DentistryRegulatory R equirements for Prescribers and Dispensers Dental Office Procedures for Ma naging Vulnerable or Substance Use Disorder PatientsRecognize at risk popu lations for opioid addictionProvide knowledge of alternatives to opioidsUn derstand how to use and navigate the CARES systemUnderstand how opioids ca use addictionUnderstand how opioids work on painUnderstand regulatory requ irementsBe able to use new anesthetics for long term pain controlBe able t o prescribe alternative medications to opioids Bio: Dr. Frydman is a Pro fessor of Clinical Dentistry in the Division of Periodontology at the Herm an Ostrow School of Dentistry of USC and serves as the Director of Continu ing Education at the Herman Ostrow School of Dentistry of USC. Dr. Frydman received his dental degree from UCLA and graduated from the Advanced Peri odontology Program at USC\, where he has since been a faculty member. Dr. Frydman has served on the Education Committee for the AAP\, serves as a Bo ard Examiner for American Board of Periodontology and has served on multip le Task Forces for ABP and AAP. Dr. Frydman is involved locally with peer review\, has served as a reviewer for the State Board\, and is an onsite e xaminer for Moderate Sedation Permits. Dr. Frydman teaches courses in peri odontology\, implant therapy\, and clinical moderate sedation for the Adva nced Periodontology residents. Dr. Frydman lectures nationally and is a Di plomate of the American Board of Periodontology. DTEND:20260423T040000Z DTSTAMP:20260415T223624Z DTSTART:20260423T010000Z LOCATION: SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Responsibilities and Requirements of Prescribing Schedule II Opioid Drugs UID:RFCALITEM639118893846437634 X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

Location: \;IMAN Cultu ral Center
3376 Motor Ave
Los Angeles\, CA 90034

April 22\, 2026
Time: \;6 PM to 9 PM
CEUs: \;2 CE
Meal: \;Food will be p rovided

Cost:
FREE to Members
$95 for Non -members

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Register Now

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This 2 hour co urse is designed to meet the requirements of the responsibilities and requ irements of prescribing Schedule II opioid drugs in the State of Californi a. In order to help guide better decision making for the Dental practition ers\, the course will review the history and evolution of Opioids as a tre atment in pain management\, the pharmacology of opioids\, the regulatory r equirements for providers and dispensers\, best practices for pain managem ent in the Dental Office\, management strategies for the vulnerable or sub stance use disorder patient\, and the overall social impact of opioid addi ction. There are new tools emerging with non-opioid medications that can w ork directly to reduce habit forming prescriptions. There are also adjunct medications and affiliated health professionals that can reduce the need for opioids by altering operative and post operative outcomes. The overall goal is to provide additional tools outside of opioids for the practition er to create more informed decisions\, with custom pain management plans t hat fit the patient and help reduce the impact of the opioid epidemic on o ur population.

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Bio:

Dr. Frydman is a Professor of Clinical Dentistry in the Div ision of Periodontology at the Herman Ostrow School of Dentistry of USC an d serves as the Director of Continuing Education at the Herman Ostrow Scho ol of Dentistry of USC. Dr. Frydman received his dental degree from UCLA a nd graduated from the Advanced Periodontology Program at USC\, where he ha s since been a faculty member. Dr. Frydman has served on the Education Com mittee for the AAP\, serves as a Board Examiner for American Board of Peri odontology and has served on multiple Task Forces for ABP and AAP. Dr. Fry dman is involved locally with peer review\, has served as a reviewer for t he State Board\, and is an onsite examiner for Moderate Sedation Permits. Dr. Frydman teaches courses in periodontology\, implant therapy\, and clin ical moderate sedation for the Advanced Periodontology residents. Dr. Fryd man lectures nationally and is a Diplomate of the American Board of Period ontology.

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