Internet Course:
Update in Orofacial Pain |
Convenient – Contemporary – Interactive |
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This innovative, Internet-based course in orofacial pain is a formal educational program that enables the dentist to learn the latest in orofacial pain diagnosis and management in the convenience of his/her home or office. The course focuses on the diagnosis and management of patients with neuropathic, neurovascular and myofascial pain with an emphasis on pharmacotherapy. Now in its tenth year, this course has received excellent reviews by past participants. Faculty members are recognized nationally and internationally as leaders in the field of continuing education in orofacial pain.
Students will be able to download an up-to-date course syllabus written by faculty members. Different topics will be explored in detail using home-study guideline questions, case presentations and interactive discussions between participants and faculty on the bulletin board. A take-home examination will be given at the end of the course and the results graded. |
Objectives: |
- To provide a scientific foundation for understanding orofacial pain.
- To enhance the clinician’s ability to diagnose and manage patients with orofacial pain.
- To enable the clinician to interact with his/her medical/dental colleagues on a knowledgeable basis.
- To help the participants prepare for orofacial pain board examinations.
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| Requirement: |
Participants are to send a copy of their dental school diploma to:
UMDNJ-Continuing Dental Education
110 Bergen Street, Room B701
PO Box 1709
Newark, NJ 07101-1709
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Faculty: |
Department of Diagnostic Sciences
Division of Orofacial Pain |
RICHARD A. PERTES, DDS - Course Director
Clinical Professor
For more course information: rpertes@aol.com |
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| Program Information: (Limited Enrollment) |
| Dates: |
October 26, 2009 through April 2010 |
| Location: |
On-line |
| Tuition: |
$1,895 USD for Dentists |
| Credits: |
48 credit hours (upon completion of post-test) |
| Course Code: |
10-D0830 |
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Please feel free to contact us if you need help with your on-line account.
E-mail: cde@umdnj.edu — Phone: 973-972-6561
(Office hours are Monday to Friday, 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.) |
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SYLLABUS
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| PAIN ANATOMY |
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Functional Neuroanatomy |
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The Trigeminal System |
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B. |
Pain Transmission in the Spinal Cord |
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The Central Nervous System (CNS) |
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Autonomic Nervous System |
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Process of Neurotransmission |
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| PAIN MECHANISMS |
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Processing of Nociceptive Pain |
II. |
Mechanisms of Neuropathic Pain |
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| PRINCIPLES OF PHARMACOLOGY |
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Pharmacokinetics - How Drugs Move Through and Affect the Body |
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Absorption, distribution, metabolism, excretion |
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Pharmacodynamics - Mechanisms of Drug Action |
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Drug-receptor interaction, drug interaction, dosing regimens, placebo effects |
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B. |
Patient factors: body weight and composition, age, pregnancy, diet, medical conditions |
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C. |
Drug factors influencing drug effects |
III. |
Adverse Drug Effects |
IV. |
Blood Chemistry for orofacial pain patients |
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| PHARMACOTHERAPY FOR OROFACIAL PAIN |
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Mechanisms of action, indications and usage, and adverse reactions and side effects for each class of drug listed below will be described. |
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Classes of Drugs: |
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Non–narcotic analgesics |
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Narcotic (opioid) analgesics |
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Corticosteroids |
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Skeletal muscle relaxants |
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Antianxiety drugs |
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Antidepressants |
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Anticonvulsants |
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Local anesthetics |
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Topical medications |
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| NEUROPATHIC PAIN DISORDERS |
I. |
Common characteristics of neuropathic pain |
II. |
Episodic (paroxysmal) neuralgias |
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A. |
Trigeminal Neuralgia |
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B. |
Glossopharyngeal Neuralgia |
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Occipital Neuralgia |
III. |
Continuous Neuralgias |
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Atypical Odontalgia |
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B. |
Traumatic Neuroma |
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Traumatic Trigeminal Neuralgia |
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Herpes Zoster/Postherpetic Neuralgia |
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Burning Mouth Syndrome |
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Trigeminal Nerve Injuries |
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| NEUROVASCULAR DISORDERS |
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General characteristics, clinical signs and symptoms, pathophysiology, differential diagnosis, pharmacological and nonpharmacological management of each primary headache disorder listed below will be discussed. |
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Primary Headache Disorders. |
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Migraine. |
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Migraine without aura. |
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Migraine with aura. |
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Tension-type. |
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Episodic. |
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Chronic. |
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Cluster and Variants . |
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Episodic cluster. |
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Chronic cluster. |
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Chronic paroxysmal hemicrania. |
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Chronic Daily Headache. |
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Posttraumatic, Headache, Cranial Arteritis, Ominous Headaches. |
IV. |
Evaluation of the Headache Patient. |
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| MUSCULOSKELETAL PAIN DISORDERS |
I. |
Concepts of Muscle Pain |
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Masticatory Muscle Pain Disorders |
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Fibromyalgia |
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Disorders of the TMJ |
V. |
Sleep Disturbances and Musculoskeletal Pain |
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| PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECTS OF PAIN |
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Acute vs. Chronic Pain. |
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Psychogenic Pain. |
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Mental Illness and Chronic Pain. |
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Major psychiatric disease. |
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B. |
Somatoform disorders. |
IV. |
Effects of chronic pain on the patient |
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Coping strategies and behavioral interventions for chronic pain |
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Depression and Chronic Pain |
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| EVALUATION OF THE OROFACIAL PAIN PATIENT |
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History Taking |
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Physical Examination Procedures |
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A. |
General head and neck evaluation |
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B. |
Musculoskeletal examination |
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C. |
Intraoral evaluation |
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D. |
Cranial Nerve Screening |
III. |
Diagnostic Anesthetic Blocks |
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