PLANNED FOR

All dental professionals: individual dentists, dental hygienists, state help programs committee members, licensure board members,
dental school faculty and students, dental office team members, spouses and other members of the dental family
who are interested in the prevention, recognition and treatment of alcohol and other drug misuse and abuse.

OBJECTIVES

1. Articulate the pathophysiology of addictive illness and recognize it as a primary chronic progressive disease with genetic,
   psychosocial and environmental factors influencing its development and manifestations.

2. Broaden your understanding of the pharmacological and behavioral effects of drugs of abuse.

3. Explain the role of emotional intelligence in the creation of healthy personal and family recoveries.

4. Know the components of the intervention process and the steps for developing a successful intervention.

5. Broaden your understanding of addressing the needs of the whole dental community - individual, family members, 
   staff members and colleagues.

6. Understand the components of a recovery program, relapse intervention and the rational for group treatment and
   12-Step involvement.

7. Promote substance abuse education in dental schools and develop implementation strategies.

8. Enhance peer assistance activities and provide an opportunity for personal renewal and networking.

ADVISORY COUNCIL

Guy Furnish, D.M.D.; Joan M. Lewis, D.D.S.; John Lindroth, D.D.S.; John Murray, D.D.S.;
Wayne McElhiney, D.D.S.; Patrick J. Sammon, Ph.D.; JoAnn Scofield, M.S., RDH; Curtis Vixie, D.D.S.