(7102) Acute Dental Pain Management Guidelines

Saturday, October 10, 2026

8:30am - 10:00am ET

CE: 1.5

Speaker(s)

Olivia Urquhart, M.P.H. (she/her/hers)

Associate Director Health Care Guidelines
University of Pennsylvania, Center for Integrative Global Oral Health
Raleigh, North Carolina, United States
Tara Aghaloo, D.D.S., M.D., Ph.D.

Professor, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
UCLA School of Dentistry
Sherman Oaks, California, United States

Disclosure(s):

Olivia Urquhart, MPH: No financial relationships to disclose

Tara Aghaloo, DDS, MD, PhD: No financial relationships to disclose

Take command of one of dentistry's most common patient presentations. Explore the ADA's evidence-based clinical pathways that transform variable pain management practices into consistent, predictable protocols. Gain practical tools for implementing guideline-recommended regimens, communicating confidently with patients and delivering superior pain control outcomes.

Learning Objectives:

Describe the evidence base and methodology underpinning the ADA clinical practice guidelines for the pharmacologic management of acute dental pain across all age groups.
Apply the ADA guideline recommendations and clinical pathways to select appropriate regimens for patients presenting with acute dental pain.
Understand how shared-decision making can be applied in the context of acute dental pain management with the aid of digital tools.