2025/02/04: Cannabis Awareness
Presented by: Stacy Bobak, RDH, Certified Cannabis Educator
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Product Description
Cannabis Awareness for the Dental Healthcare Professional: The Patient’s Perspective
CE Hours: 4 (online)
Dates:
Part 1: Tuesday, February 4th - 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM EST
Part 2: Tuesday, February 11th - 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM EST
Course Description:
Stacy Bobak, RDH and Certified Cannabis Educator presents “Cannabis Awareness for the
Dental Healthcare Professional”. This course offers a unique perspective from the medical
cannabis patient’s point of view and includes everything you need to know to help you continue
the conversation with your clients.
Cannabis was stigmatized for many years. This course will dismantle the misinformation and
help you understand the facts about why some people consume cannabis for health and
wellness, how cannabis works in the body, and how to implement safety considerations and
harm-reduction principles in your dental practice. Whether you’re familiar with cannabis or not,
you’ll walk away with new terminology to help you incorporate cannabis education into your
daily practice.
Course Learning Objectives:
1. History of the plant and cannabis legalization in Canada.
Learn how this plant evolved and why it is considered a medicinal plant (among other
uses). Get a high-level overview of the current legal framework in Canada.
2. Identify and describe the Cannabis Sativa plant’s medicinal properties.
Learn the basics of drug-type cannabis plant botany. Explore the plant parts including
seed, stalk, leaf, flower, trichomes, and cannabinoids in order to understand where the
medicinal properties of this plant come from.
3. Describe the function of the endocannabinoid system
Learn the basics of this body system which explains how and why cannabis has an effect
on the human body.
4. Oral Management Implications
Learn to identify the treatment implications of recreational and medicinal cannabis.
Consider the difference between recreational and medicinal when it comes to client
knowledge and learn to assess the client for signs of intoxication.
5. Utilize a cannabis-specific questionnaire to help differentiate between a medical
cannabis patient and a recreational consumer and determine the associated risk level
for dental treatment.
Review the Cannabis Consumption Survey (questionnaire) and breakdown the rationale
behind each question in order to best identify the potential risk for dental treatment
and to help create learning goals for your client. Identify cannabis as an evidence-based
option for medication for certain symptoms and conditions.
What Your Colleagues Are Saying About This Course:
- Very organized and informative course that covered a very important topic as more of our patients are consuming cannabis medically and recreationally. I highly recommend this course. ~ Megan
- Stacy Bobak is very informative and interesting to listen to and I am now able to apply this information into my day to day practice. ~ Karen
- Very informative and interesting! I feel more prepared and comfortable to discuss my client’s cannabis use with my increased knowledge. ~ Susan G.
- The presentation was informative, well presented and I would recommend it to anyone. ~ Susan H.
- Very informative since this is an area where few people are certified. It is a bonus that the presenter is also a dental hygienist. ~ Leta
- This course was very detailed and informative. Will definitely be taking more courses with rdhu. ~ Nicole