Analyzing the Health Risks of Vaping
Breaking the Opioid Habit in Dentists’ Offices
The Opioid Crisis
The ADA is committed to ending the scourge of opioid abuse that has been devastating our families and communities. … [Read more...]
Oral Health & Opioids
Massachusetts Dental Schools Respond to the Prescription Opioid Crisis: A Statewide Collaboration
Abstract The prescription opioid crisis has involved all sectors of U.S. society, affecting every community, socioeconomic group, and age group. While federal and state agencies are actively working to deal with the epidemic, medical and dental providers have been tasked to increase their awareness of the issues and consider ways to safely … [Read more...]
Confronting the Opioid Epidemic: How Dental Schools Can Lead
ADEA Policy Brief The Role of Dental Education in the Prevention of Opioid Prescription Drug Misuse
Executive Summary The impact of the opioid epidemic has been felt in communities in all 50 U.S. states. Curbing the epidemic’s exponential trajectory requires special attention from dental educators. Academic dental institutions are using a variety of methods to mitigate substance misuse, including curriculum and clinical protocol changes. … [Read more...]
Combining ibuprofen and acetaminophen for acute pain management after third-molar extractions: translating clinical research to dental practice.
AbstractBACKGROUND: Effective and safe drug therapy for the management of acute postoperative pain has relied on orally administered analgesics such as ibuprofen, naproxen and acetaminophen, or N-acetyl-p-aminophenol (APAP), as well as combination formulations containing opioids such as hydrocodone with APAP. The combination of ibuprofen and … [Read more...]