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Touro Implements Strict Prescription Policy to Reduce Opioid Use
Touro Dental Health, the 81-chair dental teaching practice at the Touro College of Dental...
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Dentist Pleads Guilty to Running Oxycodone Conspiracy
Virginia Beach dentist Gary Hartman, 48, pleaded guilty on May 9 to conspiracy to...
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Delaware Campaign Aims to Prevent Opioid Abuse After Dental Procedures
The Delaware Division of Public Health (DPH) is launching a campaign to increase awareness...
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First-Time Opioid Prescription Rates Decline
A national call for restraint in opioid prescribing has yielded dramatic progress in clinician...
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Informed Consent Form for Opioid Prescriptions Now Available
The Dentists Insurance Company (TDIC) has developed a resource to help prescribers follow a...
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Family History Linked With Long-Term Opioid Use After Surgery
As the nation continues to wrestle with the opioid epidemic, researchers at the University...
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Anesthesia Bills Face Opposition in Arkansas
The American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) and Arkansas Society of Anesthesiologists (ARSA) strongly oppose...
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Grant to Support Research into Light Therapy for Treating Oral Pain
University at Buffalo (UB) researchers have received part of a $1.5 million grant to...
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UnitedHealthcare Updates Policies to Reduce Potential Opioid Misuse
Noting that oral health professionals write 12% of all opioid prescriptions, including 45% of...
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Walgreens Settles Fraud Cases for $269.2 Million
On January 22, 2019, the United States Department of Justice (USDOJ) announced the settlement...