Ronald Perry, DMD, MS, FACD, FAGD, FICD, FADI
Tufts University School of Dental Medicine
Dr. Ronald Perry has a long career in dentistry both in practice and in teaching. Currently he is the Director of the International Student Program in the Department of Comprehensive Care at the Tufts University School of Dental Medicine and a Professor of Dental Medicine
Presenting at the Nexus Summit:
Background: The opioid crisis requires coordinated effort from health professions educators to provide students from all disciplines with the tools and skills to recognize potential opioid abuse and to effectively mitigate risks associated with controlled substances. Health practitioners must also be able to educate patients at elevated risk, recognize the signs and symptoms of opioid overdose, and administer naloxone when clinically indicated. Since the professional roles of physicians, dentists and pharmacists regularly intersect clinically around the assessment and treatment of pain,…