Dental Opioid Prescriptions Put Families at Risk of Overdose
Overdose rates are two and a half times higher among patients who filled a prescription for an opioid medication after a dental procedure,.
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Tennessee Dentists Prescribing Fewer Opioids
Far fewer opioid prescriptions were written for TennCare dental patients in 2019 than in 2017, according to the DentaQuest Partnership for Oral Health.
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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 the three-day supply recommended by federal dental pain-management guidelines,.
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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 among dental providers about the addictive nature of opioid.
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First-Time Opioid Prescription Rates Decline
A national call for restraint in opioid prescribing has yielded dramatic progress in clinician prescribing patterns, with some notable room for improvement, according.
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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 government is not alone in taking action as dental.
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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 government is not alone in taking action as dental.
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Dentists Wrestle with Prescribing Opioids
Opioid abuse continues to dominate the national conversation. In 2015, 12.5 million people misused prescription opioids, with 15,281 deaths, according to the Department.
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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 of opioids prescribed to them after dental and other.
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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 at 782 morphine milligram equivalents (MMEs) per capita in.
