Improve Your Opioid Prescribing and Pain Management Strategies Feb 8, 2018 We've pulled together two upcoming course options for your regarding opioid prescribing and pain management strategies: February 10, 2018 - VCU - Safe Opiate Prescribing and Effective Pain Management in the Dental Office (Richmond) February 14, 2018 - Improving Opioid Prescribing: The CDC Guideline for Prescribing Opioids for Chronic Pain and Considerations for Dentistry (WEBINAR) Remember, any dentist who prescribes Schedules II - IV controlled substances is required by the Virginia Board of Dentistry to obtain TWO credit hours of education on pain management by March 31, 2019. Learn more on this regulation.