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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...

Touro Implements Strict Prescription Policy to Reduce Opioid Use

Touro Dental Health, the 81-chair dental teaching practice at the Touro College of Dental...

Informed Consent Form for Opioid Prescriptions Now Available

The Dentists Insurance Company (TDIC) has developed a resource to help prescribers follow a...

Family History Linked With Long-Term Opioid Use After Surgery

As the nation continues to wrestle with the opioid epidemic, researchers at the University...

Healthcare Reform Report Holds Significant Implications for Dentistry

On October 12, 2017, President Donald Trump directed the departments of Health and Human...

UnitedHealthcare Updates Policies to Reduce Potential Opioid Misuse

Noting that oral health professionals write 12% of all opioid prescriptions, including 45% of...

Antimicrobial Prescription Self-Auditing Tool Gets Updated

The Faculty of General Dental Practice (FGDP(UK)) and the British Dental Association have updated...

New Forms Required for Controlled Substance Prescriptions in California

Dentists in California who prescribe controlled substances now must use prescription forms that include...

MDA Brochure Educates Patients About Opioid Use

The Minnesota Dental Association (MDA) has published a new brochure on pain management and...

Head and Neck Cancer Patients Face Greater Opioid Addiction Risks

While head and neck cancer patients often receive pain medications during recovery from surgery,...