Oro-facial pain patients make most General Practitioners as well as Specialists cringe. However, caring for these unfortunate individuals can be personally rewarding and advantageous for the practice. With a basic understanding of different types of pain and how to differentiate them, most patients can be quickly and effectively diagnosed. This presentation will focus on the most common non-tooth ache pain conditions presenting to the GP. This session will review the basic physiology of pain, and offer a simplified practical approach to dealing with the patient who presents in pain.
Learning Objectives:
- To quickly and confidently diagnose most common oro-facial pain conditions encountered in dental practice.
- To provide an algorithm for the treatment of these conditions. allowing them to decide whether to treat or to refer and to whom.
- Make attendees aware of different diagnostic and imaging techniques and when to use them.