Cannabis, Cancer & Chronic Pain: Exploring the Connections
Friday, May 10, 2024
7:30 AM – 9:00 AM
Location: 323-325
CE Credits: 1.5
Do you know how many of your patients living with cancer or suffering with chronic pain use various forms of cannabis regularly? Is cannabis therapeutic for cancer or pain management and if so, is it evidence-based data? Dental professionals need a robust understanding of the potential pros and cons within the oral cavity of chronic cannabis usage. Various forms of cannabis, and methods of usage yield different pharmacological and clinical outcomes. This course unpacks oral implications for new and chronic cannabis users and equips clinicians with strategies to help protect the oral environment.
Learning Objectives:
Examine evidence surrounding therapeutic use of cannabis in the management of cancer and chronic pain
disease.
Explore the short and long-term oral implications of cannabis usage.
Explore the myriad of vehicles for cannabis usage and its impact on the oral environment.