opioids

Dental Opioid Prescriptions Increase Before Weekends and Holidays

Dental practices represent a key battleground in nationwide efforts to reduce opioid use and...

Dentist Sentenced to Time Served on Unlawful Drug Distribution Charges

United States District Court Judge Robert D. Mariani of the Middle District of Pennsylvania...

Dentist Pleads Guilty to Oxycodone Diversion

Christopher Kania of Portage, Wisconsin, has pleaded guilty to obtaining oxycodone by use of...

Patients Prescribed Opioids After Extractions Report Worse Pain

The use of opioids to soothe the pain of a pulled tooth could be...

Public Toolkit Addresses the Opioid Epidemic in Oral Health

UnitedHealthcare says it has expanded its efforts to help address the connection between dental...

ER Patients Commonly Receive Opioid and Antibiotic Prescriptions for Dental Issues

More than 50% of patients who visit the emergency department for a dental-related condition...

Dentist Sentenced to 18 Months in Prison for Opioid and Medicare Fraud

Bradley A. Seyer, DDS, of Florissant, Missouri, has been sentenced to 18 months of...

More Than Half of Dental Opioid Prescriptions Exceed CDC Guidelines

About half of the opioid prescriptions written by dentists in the United States exceed...

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...

Dental Receptionist Sentenced to Prison for Forging Opioid Prescriptions

On October 28, Senior US District Court Judge Sylvia H. Rambo sentenced Belinda Dietrich...