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Test Assesses and Guides TMD Treatment
Temporomandibular joint disorder (TMD) affects 10 million Americans, according to the National Institute of...
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State Dental Association Releases Comprehensive Opioid Guidelines
The New Jersey Dental Association (NJDA) has released guidelines on safely prescribing and dosing...
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100 Million Opioids Go Unused After Tooth Extractions
More than half of the opioids prescribed to patients after the extractions of wisdom...
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Surgeon General Campaign Aims to Reduce Opioid Prescriptions
With opioid overdose deaths quadrupling since 1999, US Surgeon General Vivek H. Murthy, MD,...
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CDC Issues New Opioid Rx Recommendations
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has issued new recommendations for prescribing...
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NIH Grant Will Develop Cannabinoid Cancer Treatment
Oral cancer is a painful disease, affecting 45,750 new patients each year in the...
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Rx Painkillers Still a Significant Source of Addiction
The number of dental prescriptions for opioids has declined in recent years, though practitioners...
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ADA Joins White House Fight Against Rx Drug Abuse
President Obama launched an initiative to combat rising rates of opioid and other drug...
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Opioid Abuse Higher in Areas With More Dentists, Pharmacists
Having more healthcare personnel isn’t necessarily a good thing when it comes to opioid...