California Responsibilities & Requirements of Prescribing Schedule II Opioids References

Safe & Compliant Opioid Prescribing for Dentists

Dentists play a critical role in the opioid crisis — often being the first to prescribe opioids to adolescents and young adults after surgical procedures. That’s why the California Dental Board now requires two hours of continuing education on the responsibilities and requirements of prescribing Schedule II opioids for license renewal.

Our new self-paced, online CE course fulfills this requirement while also aligning with national standards from the CDC, DEA, and ADA. In just two hours, you’ll learn:

• Evidence-based pain management strategies that emphasize non-opioid options

• California and federal regulations, including CURES and e-prescribing requirements

• How to identify and manage patients at risk for misuse or substance use disorder

• When and how to prescribe naloxone, and how to counsel patients on storage and disposal

This course is designed not only to meet compliance requirements but also to strengthen your ability to protect patients, your practice, and the community.

👉 Upon completion, you’ll receive a certificate of completion to keep for your records and share with your employer. (Note: We will not send or retain copies with the state board — your documentation is your responsibility.)

Enroll today and turn compliance into confidence.

• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (2022). CDC Clinical Practice Guideline for Prescribing Opioids for Pain — United States. Retrieved from https://www.cdc.gov/opioids/providers/prescribing/guideline

• U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration. (2023). Practitioner’s Manual: An Informational Outline of the Controlled Substances Act. Retrieved from https://www.deadiversion.usdoj.gov/pubs/manuals/pract/index.html

• U.S. Food and Drug Administration. (2023). Opioid Medications & REMS Program. Retrieved from https://www.fda.gov/drugs/information-drug-class/opioid-medications

• Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. (2023). Opioid Overdose Prevention and Response Toolkit. Retrieved from https://www.samhsa.gov/resource-search/ebp/opioid-overdose-prevention

• National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIH). (2023). Opioid Facts for Clinicians. Retrieved from https://nida.nih.gov/publications/opioid-fact-sheet

• Dental Board of California. (2023). Continuing Education Requirements for License Renewal. Retrieved from https://www.dbc.ca.gov/licensees/continuing_education.shtml

• California Department of Justice. (2023). CURES: Controlled Substance Utilization Review and Evaluation System. Retrieved from https://oag.ca.gov/cures

• California State Legislature. (2018). AB 2760 (Wood) — Naloxone Co-Prescribing Requirement. Retrieved from https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billTextClient.xhtml?bill_id=201720180AB2760

• California Department of Consumer Affairs. (2023). Prescribing, Dispensing, and Administering Controlled Substances Guidelines. Retrieved from https://www.dca.ca.gov

• National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIH). (2023). Pain Management in Dentistry. Retrieved from https://www.nidcr.nih.gov/

• U.S. Department of Health & Human Services. (2023). Naloxone Guidance and Overdose Prevention Initiatives. Retrieved from https://www.hhs.gov/opioids