A drug that is readily available as an over-the-counter (OTC) medication and easily accessible could become the next substance of abuse affecting your dental patients,
An oral surgeon in Pennsylvania agreed to pay $150,000 to settle allegations that she mishandled opioids, diverting them from patients for personal use, which resulted
The Iowa Dental Board has suspended the license and the general anesthesia permit for an oral surgeon who allegedly diverted patients’ opioids for his own
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Michigan has filed a lawsuit against Cardinal Health, McKesson, AmerisourceBergen Drug, and Walgreens, alleging the four major opioid distributors are liable under the state’s Drug
The University of Pittsburgh (Pitt) School of Dental Medicine has established opioid-free pain management guidelines for most procedures performed at its clinics. It is the
Can hypnosis and other mind-body therapies reduce the number of opioids needed to treat pain after dental surgery? Maybe, according to the findings of a
U.S. residents are more than five times as likely to use prescription opioids than immigrants, according to a study published October 25 in JAMA Network
Benzocaine has been in the news lately, and, with that, here is another reminder for dental professionals about the anesthetic’s potential problems as well as
Dentists may be writing fewer opioid prescriptions for Medicaid patients, but recipients are still likely to get the drugs if emergency room practitioners or others
A third of dental patients in Ireland would consider sedation for procedures such as fillings and extractions, because of their fear of going to the
A former receptionist for a Harrisburg, PA, dentist has been sentenced to federal prison for forging opioid prescriptions, according to the U.S. Department of Justice.