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Medications Could Affect Long-Term Oral Health Among Younger Adults
Many younger adult dental patients are taking medications that could affect their long-term oral...
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Patients With Dental Anxiety Take More Painkillers After Tooth Extractions
Patients who experience greater levels of anxiety during dental visits display greater needs to...
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Video Educates Patients About Antimicrobial Resistance
To help reduce the spread of antimicrobial resistance, the University of Central Lancashire (UCLan)...
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Tennessee Dentists Prescribing Fewer Opioids
Far fewer opioid prescriptions were written for TennCare dental patients in 2019 than in...
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Dentists Prescribed More Antibiotics During the Lockdown
One of the unintended consequences of the COVID-19 lockdowns in England earlier this year...
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New York Dentist Arrested for Illegally Dispensing Oxycodone
Vivian Letizia, a dentist in Stone Ridge, New York, was arrested on September 22...
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One in Ten Older Dental Patients Receive Inappropriately Prescribed Opioids
A significant number of older patients who receive opioids at dental visits also use...
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Childhood Antimicrobial Use Impacts Oral Microbiome
The frequent use of antimicrobial (AM) drugs in the first decade of life shifts...
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Dentists to Pay $30,000 to Settle Controlled Substances Act Allegations
Dr. Gary Hartman, Dr. Arnold Berger, and Dr. Paul Berger of Virginia Beach have...
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Dental Opioid Prescriptions Increase Before Weekends and Holidays
Dental practices represent a key battleground in nationwide efforts to reduce opioid use and...