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Dental Organizations Take the Lead in Fighting the Opioid Crisis
While President Trump has declared the opioid crisis a public health emergency, the federal...
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When Dentists Should Prescribe Opioids—and When They Shouldn’t
Every day, 90 people die in the United States from an overdose that involves...
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Dentists Wrestle with Prescribing Opioids
Opioid abuse continues to dominate the national conversation. In 2015, 12.5 million people misused...
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Collaboration Aims to Reduce Opioid Prescriptions After Extractions
With the support of the American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons (AAOMS), Pacira...
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AAOMS Releases Opioid Prescription Guidelines
In response to the nationwide opioid epidemic, the American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial...
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Most Prescribed Opioid Pills Go Unused
In a review of half a dozen published studies in which patients self-reported use...
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Providers Prescribe Fewer Opioids, Though Dangers Persist
The number of opioids prescribed in the United States peaked in the United States...
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Course to Explore the Opioid Epidemic and Dentistry
Opioid abuse continues to spread, with more than 15,000 deaths from overdoses of prescription...
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Drug Use Linked to Poor Oral Health
Dental patients with substance use disorders have more tooth decay and periodontal disease than...
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Precision Medicine Overcomes Painful TMD Treatment
Temporomandibular disorder (TMD), one the most painful and difficult to treat disorders facing the...