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Opioids And Dentistry, Anne E. Wampler

Pacific Journal of Health

Dental professionals are among the leading prescribers of opioids in the United States and play a significant role in the current opioid epidemic. While dental professionals prescribe these potent pain killers to provide relief to patients, the serious implications of their prescription and distribution must be considered. This manuscript covers the science behind opioids, history of the opioid epidemic, the affliction it is currently causing in the U.S., the immense impact dentists have in providing opioid prescriptions along with gross over-prescription practices, and much more. Other topics discussed include alternative pain management, safe prescribing practices, naloxone, and how dentists can …

J Mich Dent Assoc February 2021

The Journal of the Michigan Dental Association

Every month, The Journal of the Michigan Dental Association brings news, information, and features about Michigan dentistry to our state's oral health community and the MDA's 6,200+ members. No publication reaches more Michigan dentists!

In this issue, the reader will find the following original content:

• A feature article on “Pediatric Dentistry: Care for Our Youngest Patients in the Challenging Time”.
• A feature article, “The Hall Technique: A Minimally Invasive, Non-aerosol Approach for the Decayed Primary Molar”.
• The feature article, “Delayed Antibiotic Prescribing: A Simple Strategy to Promote Antibiotic Stewardship”.
• ”Dentistry and the Current State of the Opioid Epidemic in Michigan”, …