Patients Prescribed Opioids After Extractions Report Worse Pain
2020-03-21
The use of opioids to soothe the pain of a pulled tooth could be drastically reduced or eliminated altogether from dentistry, reports the University of
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Public Toolkit Addresses the Opioid Epidemic in Oral Health
2020-02-28
UnitedHealthcare says it has expanded its efforts to help address the connection between dental care and the opioid epidemic, introducing a public toolkit with information to
Florida Dentists Fight for Patient Safety While Department of Health Flops
2020-02-24
Dentists in Florida have a history of being strong advocates for patient health and safety, including the Florida Dental Association (FDA), the Florida Board of
Workshop Teaches Dental Students How to Identify and Avoid Unhealthy Relationships
2019-11-21
The Boston University Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine (GSDM) is the first dental school in the nation to offer programming to its students
Dental Professionals Can Help Identify and Save Child Sex Trafficking Victims
2019-06-21
Child sex trafficking is the fastest growing crime in the world, according to a two-year study by the University of Texas School of Social Work.
Cigna Notes Decrease in Opioid Prescriptions Among Its Dental Providers
2019-06-18
Cigna has partnered with dentists to increase awareness of the dangers of opioids, the greater risk of misuse and addiction among teenagers, and safer non-opioid
Bad Dentists and the Professional Code of Silence
2019-06-14
Every profession inclusive of law enforcement, medicine, education, and law has an unfortunate number of violators to the public trust. Dentistry is no exception. When
Opioid Prescriptions Continue to Be Common for Adolescent Dental Patients
2019-06-04
Dental issues remain a significant cause of opioid prescriptions among teens and young adults, according to researchers at the Division of Emergency Medicine at Boston
Dentists Can Be the First Line of Defense in Identifying Domestic Abuse
2019-04-29
As much as 75% of head and neck trauma associated with domestic violence occurs with oral injury, reports a study by the University of Arizona
First-Time Opioid Prescription Rates Decline
2019-03-14
A national call for restraint in opioid prescribing has yielded dramatic progress in clinician prescribing patterns, with some notable room for improvement, according to a
Projects Educate Clinicians About the Signs of Child Sex Trafficking
2019-03-12
Child sex trafficking is the fastest growing crime in the world, according to the University of Texas at Austin School of Social Work. To make
Dental students trained to recognise signs of abuse
2018-01-19
Australian dental graduates at James Cook University (JCU) are being trained to recognise signs of domestic abuse. This is the first-of-its-kind program in Australia and was
