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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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AAOMS Releases Opioid Prescription Guidelines
In response to the nationwide opioid epidemic, the American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial...
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Antibiotic Prescriptions Drop by 9%
The rate at which antibiotic prescriptions were filled declined 9% from 2010 to 2016,...
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Dentists Advised to Stay the Course in Antibiotics Debate
To combat antimicrobial resistance, physicians typically tell patients to complete their full courses of...
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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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Dental Hygienists and Therapists Push for Prescription Authority
Dental hygienists and dental therapists in the United Kingdom soon may get approval from...
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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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CDC Offers Antibiotic Dos and Don’ts for Dentists
Antiobiotic resistance is a growing concern among physicians, with leading health agencies around the...
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Toolkit Improves Antibiotic Stewardship
As antimicrobial resistance becomes a global danger, many leading medical organizations are responding with...