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Letters, guidance about overdoses may cut opioid prescribing
By
Ava Barros
Alerting clinicians when patients die from a drug overdose may decrease high-dose opioid prescriptions and potentially prevent future casualties, according to a clinical trial recently published in
Nature Communications
.
January 24, 2024
Highs and lows of opioid prescribing for dental patients
By
Ava Barros
U.S. dentists and oral surgeons still prescribed opioids to millions of patients, according to a recently published study in
PLOS One
.
November 13, 2023
Dentists to get childhood trauma training to curb opioid crisis
By
Ava Barros
The University of Missouri will virtually train dentists to work with patients who experienced childhood trauma in a move to address the opioid epidemic.
November 6, 2023
University of Kentucky launches opioid prescription reduction project
By
Kate Madden Yee
The University of Kentucky in Lexington has launched a project to reduce the number of opioid prescriptions given to young people.
April 26, 2023
N.C. updates opioid action plan to prevent misuse
By
DrBicuspid.com staff writers
The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services updated the North Carolina Dental Opioid Action Plan to help dentists prevent the misuse of opioids. The updated plan provides clear steps for dentists, staff members, patients, families, and communities to address the opioid epidemic.
November 28, 2022
Regional anesthesia cuts opioid use in oral reconstructions
By
Melissa Busch
Supplemental regional anesthesia may reduce opioid use in patients following microvascular free flap reconstruction of the oral cavity, according to a study published in the
Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
.
November 14, 2022
Oral surgeons change opioid-prescribing habits
By
Melissa Busch
Though U.S. oral and maxillofacial surgeons decreased overall opioid prescribing by 20% between 2016 and 2019, they wrote more prescriptions for codeine and tramadol, according to a brief communication published on October 9 in the
Journal of Public Health Dentistry
.
October 10, 2022
10 reasons why dentists do -- and don't -- prescribe opioids
By
Hannah Welk, DrBicuspid.com contributing writer, and Theresa Pablos, editor in chief
From witnessing a family member struggle with substance abuse to performing a procedure on a Friday, dentists have a variety of personal and professional reasons for their opioid prescription habits. A study in the
Journal of the American Dental Association
highlighted 10 major factors that influence dentists' prescription decisions.
August 9, 2022
Most ED visits for toothaches result in antibiotics
By
Melissa Busch
Most adults and children who visit the emergency department (ED) for toothaches leave with prescriptions for antibiotics, according to a retrospective study published July 6 in the
American Journal of Emergency Medicine
July 7, 2022
3 factors that influence dentist opioid prescriptions
By
Alex Dagostino
A prescription for antibiotics, the use of sedation, and even whether a dental student was involved in the procedure are just some of the factors that influence whether a prescription for opioids was given after a tooth extraction, reports a study published on June 9 in the
Journal of the American Dental Association.
June 22, 2022
Tramadol-dexketoprofen combo effective for 3rd-molar extraction
By
Hannah Welk
A combination of the opioid class drug tramadol and nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) dexketoprofen proved more effective than ibuprofen alone for managing pain after third-molar extraction, according to a report published in the
Journal of Evidence Based Dental Practice.
March 28, 2022
Anesthesia & Pain Management Insider: Tramadol-dexketoprofen combo effective for 3rd-molar extraction
By
Theresa Pablos
March 23, 2022
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