Did You Just Prescribe a Teenager’s Death?
In my years of practice and teaching residents at one of the busiest residency programs in the country, I have encountered over 20.
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Patients With Dental Anxiety Take More Painkillers After Tooth Extractions
Patients who experience greater levels of anxiety during dental visits display greater needs to take painkillers after tooth extractions, according to researchers at.
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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 in England, and the opioids they prescribe have a.
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Touro Implements Strict Prescription Policy to Reduce Opioid Use
Touro Dental Health, the 81-chair dental teaching practice at the Touro College of Dental Medicine (TCDM), has implemented a policy that will dictate.
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Walgreens Settles Fraud Cases for $269.2 Million
On January 22, 2019, the United States Department of Justice (USDOJ) announced the settlement of two separate fraud cases against Walgreens Boots Alliance.
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AAOMS Releases Opioid Prescription Guidelines
In response to the nationwide opioid epidemic, the American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons (AAOMS) has released prescription recommendations that urge ibuprofen.
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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.
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Patients Prefer Non-Opioid Painkillers After Oral Surgery
More than 7 in 10 oral surgery patients or their parents said they would opt for a non-opioid medication to treat postsurgical pain.
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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 opioids in 2015, reports the Centers for Disease Control.
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Acupuncture Explored as an Alternative Dental Treatment
Patients see plenty of needles when they’re at the dentist’s office. But they may be seeing more, as some dentists explore the use.
