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Patients Prescribed Opioids After Extractions Report Worse Pain
The use of opioids to soothe the pain of a pulled tooth could be...
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Public Toolkit Addresses the Opioid Epidemic in Oral Health
UnitedHealthcare says it has expanded its efforts to help address the connection between dental...
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More Than Half of Dental Opioid Prescriptions Exceed CDC Guidelines
About half of the opioid prescriptions written by dentists in the United States exceed...
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Dentist to Pay $150,000 and Cease Opioid Prescriptions in Settlement
Dr. Pranathi V. Reddy of Bucks County, Pennsylvania, will pay $150,000 and stop prescribing...
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Pitt School of Dental Medicine Establishes Opioid-Free Treatment Guidelines
The University of Pittsburgh School of Dental Medicine is the first in the nation...
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Henry Schein to Be Dismissed from Summit County Opioid Litigation
The plaintiff in the opioid litigation involving Summit County, Ohio, presently before the US...
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NIH Grant to Support Development of Opioid Alternative Strategies
Associate professor David Seminowicz, PhD, of the University of Maryland School of Dentistry (UMSOD)...
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ADA Responds to Study of Excessive Opioid Prescriptions in Dentistry
The ADA says that it is aware of recent research from the University of...
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US Dentists Prescribe 37 Times More Opioids Than English Dentists
Dentists in the United States write 37 times more opioid prescriptions than those practicing...
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Delaware Campaign Aims to Prevent Opioid Abuse After Dental Procedures
The Delaware Division of Public Health (DPH) is launching a campaign to increase awareness...