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Triaging and Treating Dental Conditions in the ED | November 6, 2023

Date of Presentation: November 6, 2023

Type: Past Presentation  

Audience: Clinical  

Program: Emergency Medicine with Rural and Indigenous Communities/IHS  

Keywords: #anesthetic  #block  #dental  #ed  #emergency  #ntdp  #pain  

In this presentation, Dr. Tim Ricks, DMD, & Dr. Tamana (Bunny) Begay, DDS, provide an overview of triaging and treating dental conditions in the Emergency Department (ED). They seek to describe the impact of non-traumatic dental pain (NTDP) on patients, EDs, and urgent care centers, review the ED Protocol for NTDP, and further skills related to anesthetic block administration to facilitate referrals to dental programs.

Recording:

Presented by:

Dr. Tim Ricks, DMD, MPH, FICD, FACD, FPFA | Dr. Tamana (Bunny) Begay, DDS

Dr. Tim Ricks, DMD, MPH, FICD, FACD, FPFA, is a Dental Public Health Specialist with the Indian Health Service (IHS) Division of Oral Health & an IHS Oral Health Promotion/Disease Prevention Consultant.

Dr. Tamana (Bunny) Begay, DDS, is the Dental Director at the Gallup Indian Medical Center in Gallup, NM (Navajo Area).

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Date added: October 25, 2023