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Non-Surgical Root Canal Therapy

NS-7 - Refining Pain Management: Augmenting Analgesia with Nonpharmacologic Anxiety Reduction

Friday, April 4, 2025
1:15 PM – 2:30 PM EST
Location: Hynes Convention Center, Floor 2, Room 210
Earn 1.25 CE Credits

    Speaker(s)

  • Alan S. Law, D.D.S., PhD (he/him/his)

    Endodontist
    The Dental Specialists
    Department of Endodontics, University of Minnesota
    Woodbury, Minnesota

    Disclosure(s): No financial relationships to disclose

  • Natanya Padachey, D.D.S., Dipl Endo

    Endodontist, Clinical Assistant Professor
    University of British Columbia
    Vancouver , British Columbia, Canada

    Disclosure(s): Dentsply Sirona: Honorarium (Ongoing), Key Opinion Leader (Ongoing), Speaker/Honoraria (includes speakers bureau, symposia, and expert witness) (Ongoing)

    • Session Host(s)

  • Rob Roda, DDS MS (he/him/his)

    Attending
    NYU Langone AEGD Program
    Scottsdale, Arizona

    Disclosure(s): Dentsply: Speaker/Honoraria (includes speakers bureau, symposia, and expert witness) (Ongoing)

Disclosure(s):
Alan S. Law, D.D.S., PhD: No financial relationships to disclose
Natanya Padachey, D.D.S., Dipl Endo: Dentsply Sirona: Honorarium (Ongoing), Key Opinion Leader (Ongoing), Speaker/Honoraria (includes speakers bureau, symposia, and expert witness) (Ongoing)
Rob Roda, DDS MS: Dentsply: Speaker/Honoraria (includes speakers bureau, symposia, and expert witness) (Ongoing)
This session will explore the critical connection between anxiety and pain in the context of root canal treatment, highlighting the importance of understanding this relationship to enhance patient outcomes. Participants will learn how heightened anxiety can amplify pain perceptions during and after dental procedures, complicating the patient experience. By examining nonpharmacologic evidence-based strategies for anxiety reduction, the course will provide practical techniques that dental professionals can implement to alleviate patient distress. This proactive approach not only promotes a more comfortable treatment environment but also enhances the efficacy of pain management, ultimately leading to improved patient satisfaction and overall treatment success.

Learning Objectives:

  • Discuss how dental anxiety and other psychosocial factors contribute to the endodontic patient experience and outcomes.
  • Describe how practitioners can identify patient anxiety and other psychosocial factors that might contribute to a negative patient’s experience and outcomes.
  • Describe techniques practitioners can use to decrease patient anxiety and improve the patient experience during and following endodontic treatment.