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Oral Emergencies Burden Pharmacies

When patients don’t have access to a dentist for an oral issue, they turn...

UAB School of Dentistry Revamps Its Opioid Education Program

Alabama is first in the nation in opioid prescriptions per capita, according to the...

Ring in the New Year With a New Patient Medical History

Knowledge of pharmacology has never been more essential to dental patient care. As an...

Helping Patients With Opioid Addiction

We are witnessing one of the most lethal drug epidemics in history. According to...

Dentists Can Help Stop the Opioid Epidemic

Arizona is among six states that have declared the opioid epidemic a public health...

Legal and Ethics Conference Scheduled for February

The American College of Legal Medicine will present its 11th annual Ethics and Legal...

Dental Organizations Take the Lead in Fighting the Opioid Crisis

While President Trump has declared the opioid crisis a public health emergency, the federal...

Variety of Strategies Used in Treating Orthodontic Pain

Pain often is a part of orthodontic treatment with fixed appliances, though it varies...

When Dentists Should Prescribe Opioids—and When They Shouldn’t

Every day, 90 people die in the United States from an overdose that involves...

Dental Antibiotics Linked to Superbug Infections

Antibiotics prescribed by dentists may contribute to the growing problem of Clostridium difficile (C...