What’s the best way to manage pain in patients with temporomandibular disorder (TMD)? Authors of a recent review propose a conservative approach that includes multiple
Dear Anesthesia & Pain Management Insider, Is intravenous (IV) acetaminophen a viable pain management option after third-molar extraction? In a recent study, researchers tested this
Dentists are writing fewer opioid prescriptions than other practitioners, but prescribing patterns differ by a patient’s race, ethnicity, and sex, as well as by provider
The number of opioids prescribed by dentists appears to be increasing over time, according to a new study in the Journal of the American Dental
Does providing postoperative local anesthetic in addition to intravenous analgesics improve comfort in children undergoing dental surgery under general anesthesia? Research presented on March 24
The ADA has announced a new policy on opioid pain medications in an attempt to address the ongoing opioid epidemic in the U.S. The policy
U.S. President Donald Trump signed a $1.3 trillion spending bill on March 23 that includes billions of dollars in funding to combat the opioid epidemic.
The average dentist anesthesiologist is a man who works at least four days per week and is optimistic about the future of the profession, according
Fear of the dentist may have broad consequences for oral health, according to the findings of a new study. Children who expressed dental fear were
Less than a third of children with oral pain saw a dentist before their parents went to a pharmacy for pain medication in a recent
Patients diagnosed with head and neck cancer were significantly more likely to be prescribed opioid medications than patients diagnosed with lung or colon cancer in
Two pain management experts discussed the role of dentists in the opioid crisis during a February 14 webinar jointly hosted by the ADA and the
