Dental Pain: Anesthesia, Incision, and Drainage of Oral Abscess (I&D) and Prescribing Workshop

Thursday, August 27, 2026, 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM, Gainesville, FL, Gainesville, FL

This workshop, targeted to Emergency Medicine providers, will discuss an evidence-based framework to the management of patients with non-traumatic dental pain. Participants will also receive hands-on instruction in providing dental anesthesia and performing incision and drainage of oral abscesses. The first part of the session will involve a lecture on relevant anatomy, evidence-based management of atraumatic dental pain, and overview of anesthesia and I&D techniques. Subsequently, a clinical decision support tool for dental pain management, incorporating practice guidelines, will be introduced. In the final portion of the workshop, participants will receive hands-on instruction from a Dentist or Oral Surgeon involving landmarking for anesthesia administration on the skull, landmarking on peers, anesthesia on a mannequin, and incision and drainage technique on a patient-simulating model.


AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ (2.00 hours), Non-Physician Attendance Certificate (2.00 hours)

1. Recognize updated evidence-based prescribing indications for antibiotics and analgesics for patients with acute dental pain and pulpal and periapical emergencies
2. Successfully administer maxillary and mandibular local anesthesia using standard techniques on a high-fidelity model and evaluate patient pain control.
3. Perform incision and drainage procedures for intra-oral abscesses on a high-fidelity model
4. Apply a clinical decision support tool for dental pain

The University of Florida College of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

 

Credit Designation

The University of Florida College of Medicine designates this Live Activity for a maximum of 2.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

For activity related questions, please contact
Name: Michael Marchick
Email: [email protected]

For CME general questions, please contact
Email: [email protected]

Mitigation of Relevant Financial Relationships

University of Florida College of Medicine adheres to the ACCME’s Standards for Integrity and Independence in Accredited Continuing Education. All individuals in a position to control a CME activity's content, including faculty, planners, reviewers, and/or others, must disclose all financial relationships with ineligible companies (commercial interests). Conflict of interest information for the CME Advisory Committee members can be found on the following website: https://cme.ufl.edu/disclosure. No one else in a position to control content has any financial relationships to disclose. All relevant financial relationships have been mitigated.