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Treating Patients with Substance Abuse Disorder
Educational Objectives
After completing this webinar, participants will be able to:
- Learn how to minimize the risk of relapse.
- Recognize potential medications that may interfere with dental treatment.
- Identify signs of cross-tolerance.
Abstract
At a time when both dentistry and medicine are galloping ahead at break-neck speed, it is critical for the dental professional to understand developments in medicine that can critically impact care of their patients.
The American Dental Association released its latest report on Substance Abuse Disorders. So, what’s changed?
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Author Bio
Dr. Leslie Fang
Dr. Leslie Shu-Tung Fang is the John R. Gallagher III and Katherine A. Gallagher Endowed Chair in Clinical Excellence at Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School.
A world-renowned physician, educator, businessman, and speaker, Dr. Fang received his Ph.D. in Physiology and Biophysics from the University of Illinois and his Doctorate of Medicine from Harvard Medical School. He is board-certified in both Nephrology and Internal Medicine and has been repeatedly honored as one of “America’s Top Doctors” and “The Best Doctors of Boston.”
While maintaining an active international practice in Internal Medicine and Nephrology in Boston, Dr. Fang also serves as a key teacher at Harvard Medical School and in Postgraduate Courses in Medicine. He has received numerous awards for excellence in teaching and is a highly sought-after educator. At the Massachusetts General Hospital, he was Firm Chief of the Walter Bauer Firm and was the Chairman of the Internship Selection Committee in Medicine for 13 years. At Harvard Medical School, he was on the Clinical Clerkship Committee and on the Faculty Council.
As a businessman, Dr. Fang has been associated with: FerruMax, MEDAcorp, Leerink Swann, Exit Strategy, Channel Three, LVI Global, WorldCare International, SpectraMed among many others.
Widely respected in the medical, dental, and academic communities, Dr. Fang is frequently a featured speaker at medical and dental conferences. He has authored many medical texts, teaching series, and reference manuals. In dentistry, his textbooks Principles and Practice of Oral Medicine and Oral Medicine Secrets have received rave reviews. He co-authored an interactive DVD from the EndoMagic Interactive Teaching Series, Antibiotics in Dentistry, a top-selling DVD in the Series. His latest publication The Ultimate Cheat Sheets, a Practical Guide for the Dentist, has been named Educational Product of the Year by Clinicians’ Report every year from 2007 to 2015. In 2016, The Ultimate Cheat Sheets was named a Classic by Clinicians’ Report.
A highly sought-after international speaker, Dr. Fang is on-stage over 100 times a year, teaching Medicine and Dentistry, and often acts as a bridge between the two disciplines. He was also named in the “Top 100 Clinicians in Continuing Education” by Dentistry Today in 2008.
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Commercial Disclosure
This free Dental Learning presentation is made possible through the continued support of DOCS Education. Dr. Leslie Fang is a consultant and/or speaker for the following companies and/or organizations: Dental Learning, DOCS Education. Dr. Leslie Fang may receive an honorarium as compensation from the CE Supporter of this presentation and/or from Dental Learning for the time involved in preparing and delivering this online presentation.
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