Owner Dental Office Compliance of New England LLC Needham, Massachusetts
Synopsis : Under the Controlled Substances Act and the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA)’s regulations, Dentists must maintain specific records of controlled substances they maintain, prescribe, administer, and/or dispense in order to prevent diversion and abuse of these substances. Additionally, Dentists must take certain measures to secure any controlled substances maintained on their premises. Failure to adhere to these requirements may result in criminal prosecutions, fines and even short prison sentences. This course describes the applicable requirements.
Learning Objectives:
At the conclusion of this presentation, participants should be able to:
Complete and maintain DEA Forms for ordering controlled substances
Develop and maintain both Initial Inventories and Biennial Inventories of controlled substances maintained on the premises
Properly dispose of controlled substances
Guard against diversion of controlled substances by screening employees with access and implementing other required security requirements
