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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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MDA Brochure Educates Patients About Opioid Use
The Minnesota Dental Association (MDA) has published a new brochure on pain management and...
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Head and Neck Cancer Patients Face Greater Opioid Addiction Risks
While head and neck cancer patients often receive pain medications during recovery from surgery,...
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ADA Highlights Opioid Policies Designed to Curb Misuse and Abuse
Noting recently published research connecting opioid prescriptions for dental procedures to risks of abuse...
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Youth at Greater Risk of Opioid Addiction After Dental Prescriptions
Teens and young adults who receive their initial opioid prescriptions from their dentists or...
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Online Class Reviews ADA Opioid Policy
Leslie S.T. Fang, MD, PhD, a clinician-teacher at the Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard...
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Hargreaves Named ADA Gold Medal Winner
The ADA has named Kenneth M. Hargreaves, DDS, PhD, the winner of its Gold...
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Thousands Gather at AAE Annual Meeting
More than 4,000 members, guests, and exhibitors attended the American Association of Endodontists’ (AAE)...
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Dentists Can Help Stop the Opioid Epidemic
Arizona is among six states that have declared the opioid epidemic a public health...
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Marijuana’s Cottonmouth Affects Oral Health
“Do you smoke?” asks the dentist as he leans back in his chair, his...