Manuscript Addresses Continuing Education & Management of Acute Dental Pain

A recent manuscript was published in BioMed Central Oral Health focusing on the relationship between continuing education and dental pain. The study in the manuscript, “Evaluation of a continuing education course on guideline-concordant management of acute dental pain,” found that the continuing education course increased learners’ knowledge about the guidelines and shared decision making. Former PCOH Board Member/Board Chair Dr. Deborah Polk, University of Pittsburgh, was the lead author on this project in addition to consultants from the Association of State
and Territorial Dental Directors (ASTDD).

Click here to read the manuscript.

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